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Updated June<\/span> 6th<\/sup>:<\/strong><\/span> Updated March<\/span> 24th<\/sup> from the Postal Bulletin<\/em>:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n On April 24, 2023, in New York, NY, the United States Postal Service\u00ae will issue the Roy Lichtenstein stamps (Forever\u00ae priced at the First-Class Mail\u00ae rate) in five designs, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 483500). These stamps will go on sale nationwide April 24, 2023, and must not be sold or canceled before the first-day-of-issue. The Roy Lichtenstein commemorative pane of 20 stamps must not be split and the stamps must not be sold individually. The selvage features a photograph by Bob Adelman of Lichtenstein, his face framed by a No automatic distribution.<\/p>\n How to Order the First-Day-of-Issue Postmark:<\/strong><\/span> FDOI \u2013 Roy Lichtenstein Stamps<\/span><\/strong> 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 August 24, 2023.<\/p>\n Technical Specifications:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Issue: Roy Lichtenstein Stamps First Day Postmarks:<\/strong><\/span> Updated March<\/span> 22nd<\/sup>:<\/strong><\/span> Who:<\/strong><\/span> Tom Marshall, U.S. Postal Service general counsel and executive vice president, will serve as dedicating official.<\/p>\n When:<\/strong><\/span> Monday, April 24, at 11:30 a.m. ET<\/p>\n RSVP:<\/strong> <\/span>Attendees are encouraged to RSVP at usps.com\/roylichtenstein<\/a>.<\/p>\n Background:<\/strong><\/span> Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997), the iconic American artist of the pop art Pop art, which arose in the late 1950s and reached its height in the 1960s, looked to popular culture for its aesthetic. It often was seen as poking fun at consumerism.<\/p>\n The many honors Lichtenstein received over the course of his career include induction into the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1979 and the National Medal of Arts in 1995. His work is found in prestigious museums and galleries around the world.<\/p>\n Updated January 10th<\/sup>:<\/strong><\/span> Announced by the USPS on October 24, 2022. The work of the iconic American artist of the pop art movement, Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997) is celebrated with a stamp issuance in his honor. Each of the five stamps in this pane … Continue reading
\nHere are the Scott catalogue numbers for this issue:
\n5792 Standing Explosion (Red), 1965
\na. Imperforate
\n5793 Modern Painting I, 1966
\na. Imperforate
\n5794 Still Life with Crystal Bowl, 1972
\na. Imperforate
\n5795 Still Life with Goldfish, 1972
\na. Imperforate
\n5796 Portrait of a Woman, 1979
\na. Imperforate
\nb. Horiz. strip of 5, #5792-5796
\nc. Imperforate horiz. strip of 5, #5792a-5796a<\/p>\n<\/a>With these stamps, the Postal Service\u2122 honors Roy Lichtenstein (1923\u20131997), the iconic American artist of the pop art movement. Each of the five stamps in this pane of 20 features one work of art by Lichtenstein:<\/p>\n\n
<\/a>Standing Explosion (Red) (porcelain enamel on steel, 1965).<\/li>\n<\/a>model of his 1983 sculpture, Brushstrokes in Flight. Derry Noyes served as art director and designer for this issuance.<\/p>\n
\nCustomers have 120 days to obtain the first-day-of-issue postmark by mail. They may purchase new stamps at their local Post Office\u2122 or at The Postal Store\u00ae website at store.usps.com\/store\/home. They must affix the stamps to envelopes of their choice, address the envelopes (to themselves or others), and place them in a larger envelope <\/a>addressed to:<\/p>\n
\nUSPS Stamp Fulfillment Services<\/span><\/strong>
\n8300 NE Underground Drive, Suite 300<\/span><\/strong>
\nKansas City, MO 64144-9900<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
\nItem Number: 483500
\nDenomination & Type of Issue: First-Class Mail Forever
\n<\/a>Format: Pane of 20 (5 designs)
\nSeries: N\/A
\nIssue Date & City: April 24, 2023, New York, NY 10199
\nArt Director: Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
\nDesigner: Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
\nExisting Art: Roy Lichtenstein
\nModeler: Sandra Lane \/ Michelle Finn
\nManufacturing Process: Offset \/ Flexographic
\nPrinter: Banknote Corporation of America
\nPress Type: Gallus RCS
\nStamps per Pane: 20
\nPrint Quantity: 18,000,000 stamps
\nPaper Type: Phosphor Tagged Paper, Block
\nAdhesive Type: Pressure-sensitive
\nColors: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, Pantone 1805C, Pantone 2104C
\nStamp Orientation: Vertical
\n<\/a>Image Area (w x h): 1.085 x 1.42 in \/ 27.559 x 36.068 mm
\nOverall Size (w x h): 1.225 x 1.56 in \/ 31.115 x 39.624 mm
\nFull Pane Size (w x h): 9.70 x 7.30 in \/ 246.38 x 185.42 mm
\nPress Sheets Size (w x h): 19.40 x 14.60 in \/ 492.76 x 370.84 mm
\nPlate Size: 80 stamps per revolution
\nPlate Number: \u201cB\u201d followed by six (6) single digits in two corners
\nMarginal Markings:
\nFront: Header: Roy Lichtenstein 1923\u20131997 \u2022 Plate number in bottom 2 corners
\nBack: \u00a92022 Estate of Roy Lichtenstein. All rights reserved. \u2022 \u00a92022 USPS \u2022 USPS logo \u2022 Two barcodes (483500) \u2022 Plate position diagram (4) \u2022 Promotional text<\/p>\n<\/a>The Digital Color Postmark for this issue measures 2.82″ x 1.49″ <\/a>The pictorial postmark measures 2.54″ x 1.23″<\/p>\n
\n[ceremony details] [click on any of the pictures for larger versions]<\/em><\/span>
\nArtist Roy Lichtenstein\u2019s<\/span> Work To Appear on Five Stamps<\/a><\/strong><\/span>What:<\/strong><\/span> The U.S. Postal Service will honor American artist Roy Lichtenstein with five commemorative Forever stamps featuring his colorful pop art.<\/p>\n<\/a>The first-day-of-issue event for the stamps is free and open to the public. News of the stamps is being shared with the hashtag #RoyLichtensteinStamps.<\/p>\n<\/a>Where:<\/strong><\/span>
\nWhitney Museum of American Art<\/a>
\nSusan and John Hess Family Theater
\n99 Gansevoort Street
\nNew York, NY 10014<\/p>\n<\/a>movement, stunned the art world in 1961 with his large paintings starring cartoon characters and a range of consumer products, among other unlikely subjects. Some art connoisseurs found them outrageous, but others saw great meaning in them. Lichtenstein\u2019s career quickly took off.<\/p>\n<\/a>With their trademark heavy black outlining, intense colors, dot patterns simulating four-color mechanical printing and machine-made quality, Lichtenstein\u2019s paintings are instantly recognizable.<\/p>\n<\/a>VSC:<\/span><\/strong> The five works on the stamps, left to right, are<\/p>\n\n
\nThese stamps will be issued Monday, April 24th, in New York City. Lichtenstein’s studio in Greenwich Village was donated (“gifted”) to the Whitney Museum of American Art<\/a> and is being refurbished now. He worked there from 1988 to 1997.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"