2019 First-Class Forever Stamp,Spooky Silhouettes: Bats
# 5423 - 2019 First-Class Forever Stamp - Spooky Silhouettes: Bats
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US #5423
2019 Bats – Spooky Silhouettes
• The 3rd time Halloween was commemorated on US stamps (the first was the 1974 Legend of Sleepy Hollow stamp, the 2nd was the 2016 Jack-O’-Lanterns)
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Spooky Silhouettes
Value: 55¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: October 11, 2019
First Day City: Milford, New Hampshire
Quantity Issued: 40,000,000
Printed by: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method: Flexographic, Rainbow Foil
Format: Panes of 20
Tagging: Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tag
Why the stamp was issued: To celebrate the fun and spookiness of Halloween.
About the stamp design: Pictures a digital illustration of a traditional symbol of Halloween – bats – in a black silhouette with a purple backlit window.
Special design details: To add to the fun of the stamp design, shimmering rainbow foil was added to the printing process.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held at the Milford Pumpkin Festival in Milford, New Hampshire.
About the Spooky Silhouettes set: Four stamp designs celebrating Halloween. Each image pictures a digital illustration of a traditional symbol of Halloween: black cat and raven, ghosts, spider, and bats. Each is represented in a black silhouette with a backlit window pane of a different color: yellow, orange, red, and purple, respectively. Each stamp also includes rainbow foil, making the designs even more fun.
History the stamp represents: Bats have been featured in countless scary stories over the years. They have most commonly starred in tales about witches and vampires, but some cultures around the world have other superstitions about bats as well.
The most well-known horror story involving bats is likely Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula. Throughout the book, Stoker’s powerful nobleman Count Dracula terrorizes his neighbors and abducts beautiful young women. When Professor Abraham VanHelsing arrives on the scene, it is not long before he discovers the truth. The Count is actually a malevolent creature of the night known as a vampire.
VanHelsing reveals the identifying characteristics of a vampire, their weaknesses, and how to defeat them. He cautions his friends that vampires can change form and appear as bats, wolves, or even mist. They have no reflection in a mirror, fear crucifixes, and are especially repelled by the strange herb known as wolfsbane. In the end, VanHelsing and his friends destroy Dracula once and for all by driving a wooden stake through his heart.
While vampires may not be real, the superstitions surrounding bats remain. It is said they bring bad luck and are messengers of death. With all these spooky characteristics, it is no wonder bats are one of the most common decorations at Halloween.
US #5423
2019 Bats – Spooky Silhouettes
• The 3rd time Halloween was commemorated on US stamps (the first was the 1974 Legend of Sleepy Hollow stamp, the 2nd was the 2016 Jack-O’-Lanterns)
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Spooky Silhouettes
Value: 55¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: October 11, 2019
First Day City: Milford, New Hampshire
Quantity Issued: 40,000,000
Printed by: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method: Flexographic, Rainbow Foil
Format: Panes of 20
Tagging: Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tag
Why the stamp was issued: To celebrate the fun and spookiness of Halloween.
About the stamp design: Pictures a digital illustration of a traditional symbol of Halloween – bats – in a black silhouette with a purple backlit window.
Special design details: To add to the fun of the stamp design, shimmering rainbow foil was added to the printing process.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held at the Milford Pumpkin Festival in Milford, New Hampshire.
About the Spooky Silhouettes set: Four stamp designs celebrating Halloween. Each image pictures a digital illustration of a traditional symbol of Halloween: black cat and raven, ghosts, spider, and bats. Each is represented in a black silhouette with a backlit window pane of a different color: yellow, orange, red, and purple, respectively. Each stamp also includes rainbow foil, making the designs even more fun.
History the stamp represents: Bats have been featured in countless scary stories over the years. They have most commonly starred in tales about witches and vampires, but some cultures around the world have other superstitions about bats as well.
The most well-known horror story involving bats is likely Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula. Throughout the book, Stoker’s powerful nobleman Count Dracula terrorizes his neighbors and abducts beautiful young women. When Professor Abraham VanHelsing arrives on the scene, it is not long before he discovers the truth. The Count is actually a malevolent creature of the night known as a vampire.
VanHelsing reveals the identifying characteristics of a vampire, their weaknesses, and how to defeat them. He cautions his friends that vampires can change form and appear as bats, wolves, or even mist. They have no reflection in a mirror, fear crucifixes, and are especially repelled by the strange herb known as wolfsbane. In the end, VanHelsing and his friends destroy Dracula once and for all by driving a wooden stake through his heart.
While vampires may not be real, the superstitions surrounding bats remain. It is said they bring bad luck and are messengers of death. With all these spooky characteristics, it is no wonder bats are one of the most common decorations at Halloween.