2012 $1 Waves of Color: Purple Blue

 

Issue Date: December 1, 2012

City: Orlando, FL

Quantity: 10,000,000

Printed By: Ashton Potter

Printing Method: Intaglio/Offset

Perforations: Die Cut 11

Color: multicolored

 

In 2012, four stamps were issued with higher denominations.  They all feature a white background with different color waves and sizes for each value.  The $1 stamp is blue and is the smallest, the $2 is a green stamp, the $5 semi-jumbo stamp contains orange waves, and the largest value $10 jumbo stamp is grey.  These stamps were printed by a combination of intaglio and offset lithography.  They were designed to look like banknotes.