Wedding Roses Forever Stamps 2011

Product details

• • • • Although modern couples plan weddings that reflect each person’s individuality, roses have remained a bridal tradition throughout many generations. Many people feel nothing conveys love better than a rose.

        Suitors introduced the rose as a symbol of love in the Victorian Era. Strict rules of conduct made it impossible for smitten young men to express their emotions verbally. A “language of flowers” developed, which allowed lovers to communicate sentiments by the type, color, and number of flowers they gave one another.

        The gift of red roses is a declaration of love, while pink roses convey sweetness, grace, and poetic romance. White roses carried on a bride’s wedding day signify eternal love, purity, and innocence.

        According to tradition, long-stemmed roses are an expression of love and devotion. They represent love that is deep and long-lasting. Because the number twelve represents a complete cycle, a dozen roses are the symbol of complete love. Since there are 24 hours in a day, two dozen roses signify complete devotion each moment of every day.

        Regardless of the color or number, a bouquet of roses is a special way to send a message of love.

        These Forever®stamps will always be equal in value to the current First-Class MailR one-ounce rate.

        Made in the USA.

         

        Product Specs：

        Issue:Wedding Roses

         

        Item Number:575900

         

        Denomination & Type of Issue:First-Class Forever Special

         

        Format:Pane of 20 (one design)

         

        Series:Weddings

         

        Issue Date & City:April 21, 2011, Washington, DC 20066 (No Ceremony)

         

        Designer:Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD

         

        Art Director:Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD

         

        Typographer:Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD

         

        Artist:Renee Comet, Washington, DC

         

        Modeler:Donald Woo

         

        Manufacturing Process:Offset/Microprint “USPS”

         

        Engraver:N/A

         

        Printer:Banknote Corporation of America, Inc./SSP

         

        Printed at:Browns Summit, NC

         

        Press Type:Alprinta, 74

         

        Stamps per Pane:20

         

        Print Quantity:300 million stamps

         

        Paper Type:Phosphor Tagged, Overall

         

        Adhesive Type:Pressure-sensitive

         

        Processed at:Unique Binders, Fredericksburg, VA

         

        Colors:Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black,

        PMS 874 (Gold)

         

        Stamp Orientation:Horizontal

         

        Image Area (w x h):1.03 x .75in./26.16 x 19.05 mm

         

        Overall Size (w x h):1.19 x .91 in./30.23 x 23.11 mm

         

        Full Pane Size (w x h):5.76 x 5.55 in./146.30 x 140.97 mm

         

        Plate Size:200 stamps per revolution

         

        Plate Numbers:“S” followed by five (5) single digits

         

        Plate block numbers in four corners

         

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