Celebrate a holiday that brings together family, community, and culture with the Kwanzaa stamp from the U.S. Postal Service®.
Inspired by a live performance during a Kwanzaa event, the stamp design features a male drummer and 2 female dancers and highlights the colors of the Pan-African flag — black, red, and green — and West African designs, for example on the floor, background, and drummer’s pants.
Art director Ethel Kessler designed the stamp with original artwork by Ekua Holmes.
The Kwanzaa 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:
September 25, 2024
Pittsburgh, PA 15290
Made in the USA
| Issue: | Kwanzaa Stamp |
| Item Number: | 581600 |
| Denomination & | First-Class Mail Forever |
| Type of Issue: | |
| Format: | Pane of 20 (1 design) |
| Series: | N/A |
| Issue Date & City: | September 25, 2024, Pittsburgh, PA 15290 |
| Art Director: | Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD |
| Designer: | Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD |
| Artist: | Ekua Holmes, Boston, MA |
| Modeler: | Joseph Sheeran |
| Manufacturing Process: | Offset, Microprint |
| Printer: | Ashton Potter |
| Press Type: | Muller A76 |
| Stamps per Pane: | 20 |
| Print Quantity: | 12000000 |
| Paper Type: | Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tag Applied |
| Adhesive Type: | Pressure-sensitive |
| Colors: | Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow |
| Stamp Orientation: | Vertical |
| Image Area (w x h): | 0.8180 x 1.0500 in. / 20.7770 x 26.6700 mm |
| Overall Size (w x h): | 0.9100 x 1.1900 in. / 23.1140 x 30.2260 mm |
| Full Pane Size (w x h): | 5.5500 x 5.7600 in. / 140.9700 x 146.3040 mm |
| Plate Size: | 320 stamps per revolution |
| Plate Number: | “P” followed by four (4) single digits in four corners |
| Marginal Markings: | |
| Front: | Plate number in four corners |
| Back: | © 2023 USPS • USPS Logo • Two barcodes (581600) • Plate position diagram (8) • Promotional text |
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