42c Hanukkah single

National Postal Museum

Object Details

Description
On October 24, 2008, in New York, New York, the Postal Service issued a 42-cent Hanukkah stamp in a pressure-sensitive adhesive pane of twenty stamps. Ethel Kessler of Bethesda, Maryland designed the stamps. This stamp design was previously issued with a 37-cent denomination in 2004, a 39-cent denomination in 2006, and a 41-cent denomination in 2007.
Forty million stamps were printed in the offset process with microprint "USPS" by Ashton Potter (USA), Ltd., Williamsville, New York.
Reference:
Postal Bulletin (September 25, 2008).
unused
Credit line
Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
October 24, 2008
Object number
2010.2003.53
Type
Postage Stamps
Medium
paper; ink / lithographed
Place
United States of America
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Title
Scott Catalogue USA 4372
National Postal Museum
Topic
Holidays & Celebrations
U.S. Stamps
Record ID
npm_2010.2003.53
Metadata Usage (text)
Usage conditions apply
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm812ccd343-3cd1-41a5-8cf2-d8a809edbba4

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