U.S. #2483
20¢ Blue Jay
Flora and Fauna Series
Issue Date: June 15, 1995
City: Kansas City, MO
Quantity: 378,720,000
Printed By: Stamp Venturers
Printing Method: Photogravure
Perforations: 10.9 x 9.8
Color: Multicolored
Issued just three days after the USPS proposed a rate increase of one cent for the postcard rate, this stamp paid the new 20-cent postcard rate. Robert Giusti, who also created the artwork for the 29-cent Wild Animals booklet stamps of 1992, the 30-cent Cardinal stamp of 1991, and the 29-cent Wood Duck booklet stamps of 1991-93, is credited with creating the stamp's attractive design. In 1996, it was issued as self-adhesive booklets and coils to meet consumer demand.