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Scott 5865-5870; 5870b
Forever Protect Sea Turtles
Reference Images
Scott 5865-5870; 5870b
Forever Protect Sea Turtles
Pane Vertical Strip of 6
(reference or stock image)Scott 5870c
Forever Protect Sea Turtles
Pane of 18 (6 designs)
(reference or stock image)Scott 5865
Forever Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle
Pane Single
(reference or stock image)Scott 5866
Forever Green Sea Turtle
Pane Single
(reference or stock image)Scott 5867
Forever Leatherback Sea Turtle
Pane Single
(reference or stock image)Scott 5868
Forever Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Pane Single
(reference or stock image)Scott 5869
Forever Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Pane Single
(reference or stock image)Scott 5870
Forever Olive Ridley Sea Turtle
Pane Single
(reference or stock image)
Technical Notes
| Issue: | Protect Sea Turtles Stamps Stamp Announcement 24-19: Protect Sea Turtles Stamp Postal Bulletin 22649 — 2024 May 02 |
| Item Number: | 581300 |
| Denomination: | Forever |
| Type of Issue: | Commemorative |
| Format: | Pane of 18 (6 designs) |
| Series: | N/A |
| Issue Date: | 2024 June 11 |
| Issue City: | Corpus Christi TX 78401 |
| Art Director: | Derry Noyes Washington DC |
| Designer: | Derry Noyes Washington DC |
| Existing Photo: | Doug Perrine [Kemp’s Ridley #5865] |
| Existing Photo: | David B. Fleetham [Green Turtle #5866] |
| Existing Photo: | Rowan Byrne [Leatherback #5867] |
| Existing Photo: | James D. Watt (deceased) [Loggerhead #5868] |
| Existing Photo: | Claudio Contreras [Hawksbill #5869] |
| Existing Photo: | Solvin Zankl [Olive Ridley #5870] |
| Existing Photo: | Reinhard Dirscher [Selvage] |
| Modeler: | Joseph Sheeran |
| Manufacturing Process: | Offset |
| Printer: | Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU) |
| Press Type: | Muller A76 |
| Stamps per Pane: | 18 |
| Print Quantity: | 27 million stamps |
| Paper Type: | Nonphosphored Type III Block Tagged |
| Adhesive Type: | Pressure-sensitive |
| Colors: | Cyan; Magenta; Yellow & Black |
| Stamp Orientation: | Horizontal |
| Die Cut: | 11 x 11 |
| Image Area (w x h): | 1.4200 x 0.8400 in. 36.0680 x 21.3360 mm |
| Overall Size (w x h): | 1.5600 x 0.9800 in. 39.6240 x 24.8920 mm |
| Full Pane Size (w x h): | 6.3800 x 8.3000 in. 162.0520 x 210.8200 mm |
| Press Sheet Size (w x h): | 12.8900 x 25.1500 in. 638.8100 x 327.2790 mm |
| Plate Size: | 216 stamps per revolution |
| Plate Number: | P followed by four (4) single digits in bottom two corners |
| Front: | — |
| — Header: | PROTECT SEA TURTLES |
| Back: | © 2023 USPS |
