May 15, 2024, Yosemite National Park. Honor one of the most influential and best-known artists of the 20th century with the new
This pane of 16 stamps features some of Adams’s most famous images in his signature “straight photography” style, an approach defined by its precision and directness.
The first row of stamps (L to R) features Half Dome, Merced River, Winter, Yosemite National Park, California (1938); Oak Tree, Sunset City, Sierra Foothills, California (1962); Thundercloud, Ellery Lake, High Sierra, Sierra Nevada, California (1934); and Denali and Wonder Lake, Denali National Park, Alaska (1947).
The second row (L to R) features The Golden Gate and Bridge from Baker Beach, San Francisco, California (c.1953); Road and Fog, Del Monte Forest, Pebble Beach, California (1964); Rock and Grass, Moraine Lake, Sequoia National Park, California (1936); and Leaves, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington (c.1942).
The third row (L to R) features Monument Valley, Arizona (1958); Tetons and Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming (1942); Jeffrey Pine, Sentinel Dome, Yosemite National Park, California (1940); and Mirror Lake, Mount Watkins, Spring, Yosemite National Park, California (1935).
The fourth row (L to R) features Maroon Bells, near Aspen, Colorado (1951); Aspens, Dawn, Autumn, Dolores River Canyon, Colorado (1937); Road After Rain, Northern California (1960); and Dunes, Oceano, California (1963).
The Ansel Adams 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.
Product Specs:
| Issue: | Ansel Adams Stamps |
| Item Number: | 485000 |
| Denomination | First-Class Mail Forever |
| Format: | Pane of 16 (16 designs) |
| Series: | N/A |
| Issue Date & City: | May 15, 2024, Yosemite National Park, CA 95389 |
| Art Director: | Derry Noyes, Washington, DC |
| Designer: | Derry Noyes, Washington, DC |
| Existing Photos: | Ansel Adams |
| Modeler: | Sandra Lane / Michelle Finn |
| Manufacturing Process: | Offset |
| Printer: | Banknote Corporation of America |
| Press Type: | Alprinta 74 |
| Stamps per Pane: | 16 |
| Print Quantity: | 20000000 |
| Paper Type: | Phosphor, Block Tag |
| Adhesive Type: | Pressure-sensitive |
| Colors: | Black |
| Stamp Orientation: | Horizontal |
| Image Area (w x h): | 1.4200 x 1.0850 in. / 36.0680 x 27.5590 mm |
| Overall Size (w x h): | 1.5600 x 1.2250 in. / 39.6240 x 31.1150 mm |
| Full Pane Size (w x h): | 7.2400 x 7.4100 in. / 183.8960 x 188.2140 mm |
| Press Sheets Size (w x h): | 21.7200 x 22.2300 in. / 551.6880 x 564.6420 mm |
| Plate Size: | 144 stamps per revolution |
| Plate Number: | “B” followed by one (1) single digit |
| Front: | Header: ANSEL ADAMS • photographer, 1902 – 1984 • Plate number in bottom two corners |
| Back: | Ansel Adams photographs © The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust • © 2023 USPS • USPS logo • Two barcodes (485000) • Plate position diagram (9) • Promotional text |
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