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Protect Sea Turtles Stamps, Sheet of 18

Name: Protect Sea Turtles Stamps, Sheet of 18
SKU: 581304
Price: 12.24 USD
Availability: InStock

Protect Sea Turtles Stamps, Sheet of 18

Forever 68¢ | Multiple Stamp Designs
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Issue Date: 6/11/2024

Celebrate an ancient sea creature with these new Protect Sea Turtles stamps from the U.S. Postal Service®.

The photographs on these stamps showcase 6 unique sea turtle species taken by different photographers.

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Sheet of 18 $12.24

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Celebrate an ancient sea creature with these new Protect Sea Turtles stamps from the U.S. Postal Service®.
The stamps showcase a gray-green Kemp’s ridley (Doug Perrine, photographer); a black and white leatherback (Rowan Byrne, photographer); an olive ridley (Solvin Zankl, photographer); a green sea turtle (David B. Fleetham, photographer); a mottled orange-brown loggerhead (James D. Watt, photographer); and a brownish-yellow hawksbill (Claudio Contreras, photographer).
The Protect Sea Turtles stamps are being issued as Forever® stamps. These Forever stamps will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail® one-ounce rate.
Stamp Issuance:
June 11, 2024
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Made in the USA

Issue:	Protect Sea Turtles Stamps
Item Number:	581300
Denomination &	First-Class Mail Forever
Type of Issue:
Format:	Pane of 18 (6 designs)
Series:	N/A
Issue Date & City:	June 11, 2024, Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Art Director:	Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
Designer:	Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
Existing Photo:	Rowan Byrne
Existing Photo:	Claudio Contreras
Existing Photo:	David B. Fleetham
Existing Photo:	Doug Perrine
Existing Photo:	James D. Watt (deceased)
Existing Photo:	Solvin Zankl
Existing Photo:	Reinhard Dirscherl
Modeler:	Joseph Sheeran
Manufacturing Process:	Offset
Printer:	Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
Press Type:	Muller A76
Stamps per Pane:	18
Print Quantity:	27000000
Paper Type:	Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tagged
Adhesive Type:	Pressure-sensitive
Colors:	Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black
Stamp Orientation:	Horizontal
Image Area (w x h):	1.4200 x 0.8400 in. / 36.0680 x 21.3360 mm
Overall Size (w x h):	1.5600 x 0.9800 in. / 39.6240 x 24.8920 mm
Full Pane Size (w x h):	6.3800 x 8.3000 in. / 162.0520 x 210.8200 mm
Press Sheet Size (w x h):	12.8900 x 25.1500 in. / 638.8100 x 327.2790 mm
Plate Size:	216 stamps per revolution
Plate Number:	“P” followed by four (4) single digits in bottom two corners
Marginal Markings:
Front:	Header: PROTECT SEA TURTLES • KEMP’S RIDLEY • GREEN • LEATHERBACK • LOGGERHEAD • HAWKSBILL • OLIVE RIDLEY • Plate number in bottom two corners
Back:	© 2023 USPS • USPS logo • Two barcodes (581300) • Plate position diagram (6) • Promotional text

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