1991 29c F-rate Flower, KCS booklet single
# 2520 - 1991 29c F-rate Flower, KCS booklet single
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US #2520
1991 Flower
- Rate Change Stamp
- Printed by three different companies
- Produced in three formats
Category of Stamp: Definitive
Value: 29¢, First-Class mail rate
First Day of Issue: January 22, 1991
First Day City: Washington, DC
Quantity Issued: 157,173,750
Printed by: KCS Industries Inc.
Printing Method/Format: Photogravure. Booklets of 1 pane of 10 (2 across, 5 down) from printing cylinders of 400 (20 across, 20 down)
Perforations: 11 on 2 or 3 sides
Reason the stamp was issued: The Flower stamp was issued as a result of a rate change for First Class letters from 25¢ to 29¢. The rate change stamp was issued to meet demand until stamps with the new rate were produced.
About the stamp design: Beginning in 1978, rate change stamps were marked by a letter of the alphabet. This stamp was the sixth in this progression, so it bears the letter “F.” It pictures a red tulip with a single green leaf. The design is the work of Wallace Marosek, who produced the artwork for a project when he was a student at Yale University School of Art and Architecture.
About the printing process: In addition to the KCS Industries Inc. booklet stamps, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing produced booklets, as well as coils. Sheet stamps were printed by United States Bank Note Corporation. The KCS Industries stamps are slightly darker than the others.
First Day City: There was no official First Day of Issue ceremony for the “F” stamp.
History the stamp represents: Since 1978, the USPS has accompanied a change in rate with a non-denominated stamp on which a letter of the alphabet represents the new denomination. Prepared long in advance, the “F” stamp was ready and waiting for the 1991 rate change. Like the 1988 “E” stamp, the subject of this stamp, a single red tulip, was chosen to match the letter “F.”
US #2520
1991 Flower
- Rate Change Stamp
- Printed by three different companies
- Produced in three formats
Category of Stamp: Definitive
Value: 29¢, First-Class mail rate
First Day of Issue: January 22, 1991
First Day City: Washington, DC
Quantity Issued: 157,173,750
Printed by: KCS Industries Inc.
Printing Method/Format: Photogravure. Booklets of 1 pane of 10 (2 across, 5 down) from printing cylinders of 400 (20 across, 20 down)
Perforations: 11 on 2 or 3 sides
Reason the stamp was issued: The Flower stamp was issued as a result of a rate change for First Class letters from 25¢ to 29¢. The rate change stamp was issued to meet demand until stamps with the new rate were produced.
About the stamp design: Beginning in 1978, rate change stamps were marked by a letter of the alphabet. This stamp was the sixth in this progression, so it bears the letter “F.” It pictures a red tulip with a single green leaf. The design is the work of Wallace Marosek, who produced the artwork for a project when he was a student at Yale University School of Art and Architecture.
About the printing process: In addition to the KCS Industries Inc. booklet stamps, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing produced booklets, as well as coils. Sheet stamps were printed by United States Bank Note Corporation. The KCS Industries stamps are slightly darker than the others.
First Day City: There was no official First Day of Issue ceremony for the “F” stamp.
History the stamp represents: Since 1978, the USPS has accompanied a change in rate with a non-denominated stamp on which a letter of the alphabet represents the new denomination. Prepared long in advance, the “F” stamp was ready and waiting for the 1991 rate change. Like the 1988 “E” stamp, the subject of this stamp, a single red tulip, was chosen to match the letter “F.”