Spread awareness for the need to protect a beloved marine mammal with the new Save Manatees stamp from the U.S. Postal Service®.
The stamp features an illustration by Nancy Stahl, showing a gray-green West Indian manatee placidly lolling underwater near the surface.
The Save Manatees stamp is being issued as Forever® stamps. This Forever stamps will always be equal in value to the current FirstClass Mail® one-ounce rate.
Stamp Issuance:
March 27, 2024
Silver Springs, FL 34488
Made in the USA.
Product Specs
Issue: Save Manatees Stamp
Item Number: 684800
Denomination & First-Class Mail Forever
Type of Issue:
Format: Double-sided Booklet of 20 (1 design)
Series: N/A
Issue Date & City: March 27, 2024, Silver Springs, FL 34488
Designer: Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
Art Director: Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
Illustrator: Nancy Stahl, New York, NY
Modeler: Sandra Lane / Michelle Finn
Manufacturing
Process:
Offset, Microprint
Printer: Banknote Corporation of America
Press Type: Alprinta 74
Stamps per
Booklet:
20
Print Quantity: 175000000
Paper Type: Phosphor, Block Tag
Adhesive Type: Pressure-sensitive
Colors: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black
Stamp Orientation: Vertical
Image Area (w x h): 0.7700 x 1.0500 in. / 19.5580 x 26.6700 mm
Stamp Size (w x h): 0.9100 x 1.1900 in. / 23.1140 x 30.2260 mm
Booklet Size (w x h): 5.7430 x 2.3750 in. / 145.8720 x 60.3250 mm
Plate Size: 800 stamps per revolution
Plate Numbers: “B” followed by four (4) single digits
Marginal Markings: Header: “SAVE MANATEES” Twenty First-Class Forever Stamps • © 2023 USPS in peel strip area • Barcode •
USPS logo • Promotional text • Plate number in peel strip area
