U.S. #2878
1994 3¢ Dove
Make-up Rate Stamp
Issue Date: December 13, 1994
City: Washington, DC
Quantity: 600,000,000
Printed By: Stamp Venturers
Printing Method: Lithographed
Perforations: 10.8 x 10.9
Color: Tan, dark blue and red
This three-cent stamp served a very practical purpose - to make up the difference between the old first-class rate of 29 cents and the new first-class rate of 32 cents. Due to the great deal of criticism, the 1991 make-up rate stamp received for its unattractive design, this stamp features a flying dove with an olive branch in its beak.