Updated July 3rd: Here is the Digital Color Postmark for this issue: 
The Digital Color Postmark measures 2.6” x 1.25″.
Updated June 23rd: The first-day ceremony will be held Wednesday, July 13, 2016 11:00 a.m. in the Washington Hilton’s International Ballroom East (1919 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC — (Use T Street NW entrance and take escalators down to the Terrace Level). The dedicating official will be USPS Network Operations VP Robert Cintron.
Updated June 10th, from the Postal Bulletin:
On July 13, 2016, in Washington, DC, the U.S. Postal Service will issue the Jaime Escalante First-Class Mail stamp (Forever priced at 47 cents), in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 473800).
The stamp will go on sale nationwide July 13, 2016.
The U.S. Postal Service honors Jaime Escalante (1930ñ2010), the East Los Angeles teacher whose inspirational methods led supposedly “unteachable” high school students to master calculus. The digital illustration by Jason Seiler depicts Escalante in a style meant to resemble an oil painting. The illustration is based on a photograph taken by Jaime W. Escalante, on May 6, 2005, in the actual classroom at Hiram Johnson High School in Sacramento, California, where his father formerly taught. The story of Jaime Escalante and his students attracted national attention with the release of the 1988 movie, Stand and Deliver. Art director Greg Breeding designed the stamp with original art by Jason Seiler.
Stamp Fulfillment Services will make an automatic push distribution to Post Offices of a quantity to cover approximately 30 days of sales.
How to Order the First-Day-of-Issue Postmark:
Customers have 60 days to obtain the first-day-of-issue postmark by mail. They may purchase new stamps at their local Post Office, at The Postal Store website at http:??www.usps.com?shop, or by calling 800-782-6724. They should affix the stamps to envelopes of their choice, address the envelopes (to themselves or others), and place them in a larger envelope addressed to:
Jaime Escalante Stamp
Special Events
PO Box 92282
Washington, DC 20090-2282
After applying the first-day-of-issue postmark, the Postal Service will return the envelopes through the mail. There is no charge for the postmark up to a quantity of 50. There is a 5-cent charge for each additional postmark over 50. All orders must be postmarked by September 13, 2016.
There are seven philatelic products for this stamp issue:
- 473806 Press Sheet with Die-cut, $84.60 (print quantity 1,500).
- 473810 Digital Color Postmark Keepsake, $11.95.
- 473816 First-Day Cover, $0.91.
- 473821 Digital Color Postmark, $1.62.
- 473824 Framed Art, $39.95.
- 473830 Ceremony Program, $6.95.
- 473833 Panel, $10.95
Technical Specifications:
Issue: Jaime Escalante Stamp
Item Number: 473800
Denomination & Type of Issue: First-Class Mail Forever
Format: Pane of 20 (1 design)
Series: N?A
Issue Date & City: July 13, 2016, Washington, DC 20066
Designer: Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
Art Director: Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
Typographer: Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
Artist: Jason Seiler, Chicago, IL
Modeler: Sandra Lane?Michelle Finn
Manufacturing Process: Offset, Microprint
Printer: Banknote Corporation of America
Printed at: Browns Summit, NC
Press Type: Alprinta 74
Stamps per Pane: 20
Print Quantity: 12 million stamps
Paper Type: Phosphor Tagged Paper, Block
Adhesive Type: Pressure-sensitive
Processed at: Banknote Corporation of America, Browns Summit SC
Colors: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, PMS 5625?Green, PMS 118?Gold
Stamp Orientation: Vertical
Image Area (w x h): 0.84 x 1.42 in.?21.34 x 36.07 mm
Overall Size (w x h): 0.98 x 1.56 in.?24.89 x 39.62 mm
Full Pane Size (w x h): 6.50 x 8.50 in.?165.10 x 215.90 mm
Press Sheets Size (w x h): 20.00 x 26.00 in.? 508.00 x 660.40 mm
Plate Size: 180 stamps per revolution
Plate Numbers: “B” followed by six (6) single digits
Marginal Markings:
Front: Plate numbers in two corners of pane
Back: © 2015 USPS ï USPS logo ï Plate position diagram ï Barcode (473800) in lower right corner of pane ï Promotional text ï Jaime Escalante summary
Updated February 25th, from the USPS: This stamp will be issued Wednesday, July 13th, 11 a.m., at the Washington (DC) Hilton as part of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Convention and Exposition.
From the USPS August 20, 2015:
FDOI: Second Quarter (Birth date: December 31, 1930)
Format: Pane of 20
Beloved and charismatic California educator Jaime Escalante (1930–2010) used unconventional methods to inspire his inner-city students not only to learn calculus but also to pass Advanced Placement tests in the subject. With his colleagues at Garfield High School in East Los Angeles, he proved that students judged to be “unteachable” could master even the most difficult subject.
The stamp art features Escalante in a digital illustration that resembles an oil painting. The illustration is based on a 2005 photograph taken by Jaime W. Escalante, in a classroom where his father formerly taught.
Artist: Jason Seiler
Art Director: Greg Breeding
It measures 2.995” x 1.5”. There is no B&W pictorial for this issue, but there is a “special” postmark that individual post offices may use: 
On June 7, 2016, in Indianapolis, IN, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue the Indiana Statehood stamp (Forever® priced at 47 cents) in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 473700).
It measures 2.99” x 1.36”. The “rubber” or black-and-white cancellation for this issue is the standard 4-bar FIRST DAY OF ISSUE postmark.
On January 29, 2016, in Atlanta, GA, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue the Botanical Art stamps, (Forever® priced at 49 cents) in ten designs, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) double-sided booklet of 20, $9.80 (Item 680600) and a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) booklet of 10, $4.90 (Item 678700).
This Digital Color Postmark measures 2.45″x1.49″. The B&W postmark, surprisingly, is the four-bar FIRST DAY OF ISSUE cancel.
The U.S. Postal Service honors one of America’s greatest singers, Sarah Vaughan (1924–1990). In addition to her impeccable jazz credentials — as a young singer, she worked with great players such as Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, and Miles Davis — Vaughan successfully managed a second career as a pop singer. The stamp, part of the Music Icons series, features an oil painting of Vaughan in performance based on a photograph shot in 1955 by Hugh Bell. The stamp pane is designed to resemble a vintage 45 rpm record sleeve. One side of the pane includes the stamps and a brief text about Vaughan’s career with the image of a sliver of a record seeming to peek out of the top of the sleeve. A larger version of the art featured on the stamp, the logo for the Music Icons series, and a list of some of Vaughan’s most popular songs appear on the reverse side. Art director Ethel Kessler designed the stamp and the stamp pane with art created by Bart Forbes.
On February 2, 2016, in Philadelphia, PA, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue the Richard Allen First-Class Mail® stamp (Forever® priced at 49 cents), in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 473500).
Left to right: Karen Schott, Dallas District Manager of Marketing; Shaun Mossman, Acting Vice President Area Operations, Southern Area; Mark Duebner, Director of Aviation, City of Dallas; Janice D. Walker, VP of Corporate Communications; and Tim Costello, Dallas District Manager.
On January 12, 2016, in Dallas, TX, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue the Quilled Paper Heart stamp, (Forever® priced at 49 cents) in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 586300).
It measures 2.99” x 1.36”. The black and white postmark will be the standard 4-bar FIRST DAY OF ISSUE.
On February 5, 2016, in Jamaica, NY, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue the Year of the Monkey First-Class Mail® stamp (Forever® priced at 49 cents), in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 12 stamps (Item 586500). The Year of the Monkey $5.88 pane of 12 stamps may not be split, and the stamps may not be sold individually.
