1994 20c G-rate Old Glory

# 2879 - 1994 20c G-rate Old Glory

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U.S. #2879
1994 G-rate Old Glory

  • Issued as a non-denominated stamp
  • Yellow background made it easily distinguished as postcard rate
  • The yellow ink bleeds onto the selvage

Stamp Category: Definitive
Set: G Series
Value:  20¢ Postcard Rate
First Day of Issue:  December 13, 1994
First Day City(s):  Washington, DC
Quantity Issued: 354,000,000
Printed by:  Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method:  Gravure Printing (7-color Andreotti gravure webfed press)
Format:  Sheet stamp. Panes of 100, vertical, 10 across, 10 down.  Gravure printing cylinders of 400 subjects (20 across, 20 around).
Perforations:  11.2 x 11.1
Selvage Markings: “© UNITED STATES/POSTAL SERVICE 1992.” “USE CORRECT ZIP CODE”

Why the stamp was issued:  The USPS issued this G series general-use stamp for the new postcard rate that would take place in 1995.

About the stamp design:  This stamp was designed by Ronald Sharpe who was the first African-American Banknote Designer at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. The black “G” on the stamp indicates it was printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.

Special design details:  The yellow ink of the background bled onto the selvage for both printers. The BEP panes only bled a small amount and the marginal inscriptions were still legible.

About the printing process:  The stamp was printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing on their 7-color Andreotti gravure webfed press (601). This Italian-made press was acquired by the BEP in 1970 and was the workhorse making all the multicolored stamps around that time period.

First Day City:  Most definitive stamps that don’t receive a first day ceremony get issued in Washington, DC which is home of the United States Postal Headquarters.

About the G-rate Series: The USPS issued G-rate stamps to aid in the transition of a new postal rate. All, except two, G-rate stamps picture the US Flag with “Old Glory” in text above it, the other two are blue doves. They released eighteen different versions of G-rate stamps.  These came in six different formats, in five varied rates, from five different printers! These include six different sheet stamps, six coils, four booklets, and two self-adhesives. This made the G-rate stamps printed by more printers and in more formats that any previous rate change stamp.

History the stamp represents:  The US Postal Service started making rate change stamps, or “contingency” stamps as they were known, in 1978 with the A-rate which was fifteen cents. They wanted to make sure they had stamps to fulfill any rate change, gap in prices, or any combination.  In early 1981 the B-rate stamps were issued to make up eighteen cents. At the end of 1981 the C-rate for twenty cents was issued. A few years went by before the D-rate came along in 1985.  With the E-rate collectors saw a shift from an eagle with the color stamp to the image reflecting the letter, E having an Earth on the stamp in 1988. The F make-up-rate was only four cents and depicted a tulip on the stamp. G-rate was in 1995 and H followed in 1999. Collectors thought they were going to keep going following the rest of the alphabet, but H was where it ended. Many joked that the US Postal Service didn’t want to issue an I-rate stamp, but the reasons behind the end was never clear.

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U.S. #2879
1994 G-rate Old Glory

  • Issued as a non-denominated stamp
  • Yellow background made it easily distinguished as postcard rate
  • The yellow ink bleeds onto the selvage

Stamp Category: Definitive
Set: G Series
Value:  20¢ Postcard Rate
First Day of Issue:  December 13, 1994
First Day City(s):  Washington, DC
Quantity Issued: 354,000,000
Printed by:  Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method:  Gravure Printing (7-color Andreotti gravure webfed press)
Format:  Sheet stamp. Panes of 100, vertical, 10 across, 10 down.  Gravure printing cylinders of 400 subjects (20 across, 20 around).
Perforations:  11.2 x 11.1
Selvage Markings: “© UNITED STATES/POSTAL SERVICE 1992.” “USE CORRECT ZIP CODE”

Why the stamp was issued:  The USPS issued this G series general-use stamp for the new postcard rate that would take place in 1995.

About the stamp design:  This stamp was designed by Ronald Sharpe who was the first African-American Banknote Designer at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. The black “G” on the stamp indicates it was printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.

Special design details:  The yellow ink of the background bled onto the selvage for both printers. The BEP panes only bled a small amount and the marginal inscriptions were still legible.

About the printing process:  The stamp was printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing on their 7-color Andreotti gravure webfed press (601). This Italian-made press was acquired by the BEP in 1970 and was the workhorse making all the multicolored stamps around that time period.

First Day City:  Most definitive stamps that don’t receive a first day ceremony get issued in Washington, DC which is home of the United States Postal Headquarters.

About the G-rate Series: The USPS issued G-rate stamps to aid in the transition of a new postal rate. All, except two, G-rate stamps picture the US Flag with “Old Glory” in text above it, the other two are blue doves. They released eighteen different versions of G-rate stamps.  These came in six different formats, in five varied rates, from five different printers! These include six different sheet stamps, six coils, four booklets, and two self-adhesives. This made the G-rate stamps printed by more printers and in more formats that any previous rate change stamp.

History the stamp represents:  The US Postal Service started making rate change stamps, or “contingency” stamps as they were known, in 1978 with the A-rate which was fifteen cents. They wanted to make sure they had stamps to fulfill any rate change, gap in prices, or any combination.  In early 1981 the B-rate stamps were issued to make up eighteen cents. At the end of 1981 the C-rate for twenty cents was issued. A few years went by before the D-rate came along in 1985.  With the E-rate collectors saw a shift from an eagle with the color stamp to the image reflecting the letter, E having an Earth on the stamp in 1988. The F make-up-rate was only four cents and depicted a tulip on the stamp. G-rate was in 1995 and H followed in 1999. Collectors thought they were going to keep going following the rest of the alphabet, but H was where it ended. Many joked that the US Postal Service didn’t want to issue an I-rate stamp, but the reasons behind the end was never clear.