U.S. #2888
1994 20¢ Old Glory
“G” Rate Change Presort Stamp
Issue Date: December 13, 1994
City: Washington, DC
Quantity: 300,800,000
Printed By: Stamp Venturers
Printing Method: Photogravure
Perforations: 9.8 vertically
Color: Black “G”, blue, and multicolored
This First-Class Presort coil stamp was issued because of a postal rate change that was scheduled to take effect on January 1, 1995. The black “G” on the stamp indicates it was printed by Avery Dennison. A pre-sort stamp had not been issued with the previous rate change stamps (A-F). The blue background makes it easy to tell these stamps from the regular postage rate stamps.
The United States Postal Service started selling the G rate stamps on December 13, 1994. This series was produced by more printers and in formats than any previous rate change stamps.