2006 $5 Washington Philatelic Exhibition

U.S. #4075c

$5 America
Washington 2006 World Philatelic Exhibition

Issue Date: May 29, 2006
City: Washington, DC
Quantity Issued: 3,000,000
Printed by: Banknote Corporation of America for Sennett Security Products
Printing Method: Lithographed and engraved
Perforations: 10 ¾ x 10 ½
Color: Carmine and blue

This $5 America stamp is part of a souvenir sheet that features reprints of the three highest denominations of the Series of 1922-25 flat plate printing. The stamps were printed using the original dies created in 1923 by the engravers at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. The souvenir sheet was released at the 2006 World Philatelic Exhibition in Washington, D.C. The international exhibition is held in the U.S. once every ten years.