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The 23c Washinton, features the sign design of 20c Washington in red issued early this year, bears the color of green. The 23c postage satisfies the additional-ounce rate for a first-class, domestic letter that went into effect July 1. The 57c Eagle in green, also bearing the same design as 55c Eagle in yellow revealed early this year, meets the 2-ounce rate for a first-class, domestic letter. The new Washington is available in self-adhesive panes of 20 and coils of 100, while the Eagle is available only in self-adhesive panes of 20.
The postcard rate is increased from
20c to 21c in the new postage system, so the 21c Bison stamp issued also
early this year is still in great demand, that why USPS re-issued the sign
design in more three formats: water-activated panes of 100, self-adhesive
pane of 10 and vending booklet pane of 10. It is seems there isn't any
difference in specification of the latter two formats as indicated by USPS,
so there maybe only two collectable variaties.
| Issue | 23c George Washington | |
| Issue Date and Place | Sept. 20, 2001; Washington, DC 20066 | |
| Designer, Art Director and Typographer | Richard Sheaff, Scottsdale, Ariz. | |
| Modeler | Banknote Corporation of America, Browns Summit, N.C | |
| Printing Process | Offset (microprinting, one line: "USPS") | gravure |
| Printer and Processor | BCA, Browns Summit, N.C. | Guilford Gravure, Guilford, Conn. |
| Press | Goebel 670 | Cerrutti R118 |
| Colors | black, modified Pantone Matching System 430 gray, modified PMS 561 green | Pantone Matching System 5665 gray, PMS 561 green |
| Paper | prephosphored type II | |
| Gum | self-adhesive | |
| Format | pane of 20 | coil of 100 |
| Size | 0.69 inches by 0.80 inches (image);
0.84 inches by 0.99 inches (overall); 5.04 inches by 4.83 inches (pane) |
0.71 inches by 0.83 inches (image); 0.87 inches by 0.97 inches (overall) |
| Plate Numbers | "B" followed by three single digits | "B" followed by two single digits |
| Print Quantity | 200 million stamps | 300 million stamps |
| Issue | 57c Art Deco Eagle |
| Issue Date and Place | Sept. 20, 2001; Washington, DC 20066 |
| Illustrator | Nancy Stahl, New York, N.Y. |
| Designer, Art Director and Typographer | Carl Herrman, Carlsbad, Calif. |
| Modeler | Joseph Sheeran. |
| Printing Process | gravure |
| Printing Contractor | Sennett Security Products |
| Printer | American Packaging Corp., Columbus, Wis. |
| Processor | Unique Binders, Fredericksburg, Va. |
| Press | Rotomec 3000 |
| Colors | process black, black, blue, magenta, yellow |
| Paper | prephosphored type II |
| Gum | self-adhesive |
| Format | pane of 20 |
| Size | 0.69 inches by 0.84 inches (image);
0.84 inches by 0.99 inches (overall); 5.04 inches by 4.96 inches (pane) |
| Plate Numbers | "S" followed by five single digits |
| Marginal Markings | "2001 USPS," plate numbers, pane position diagram, price, bar codes |
| Print Quantity | 100 million stamps |
| Issue | 21c Bison | |
| Issue Date and Place | Sept. 20, 2001; Washington, DC 20066 | |
| Illustrator | Tom Nikosey, Bell Canyon, Calif. | |
| Designer, Art Director and Typographer | Carl Herrman, Carlsbad, Calif. | |
| Modeler | Banknote Corporation of America, Browns Summit, N.C | |
| Printing Process | offset (microprinting, one line: "USPS") | |
| Printer | Sterling Sommer, Tonawanda, N.Y. | Ashton Potter USA Ltd., Williamsville, N.Y. |
| Processor | Ashton Potter USA Ltd. | |
| Press | Heidelberg 840 | Stevens variable-size security press |
| Colors | black, cyan, magenta, Pantone Matching System 152 orange, PMS 269 purple, yellow; | |
| Paper | nonphosphored type III, block tagged | prephosphored type II |
| Gum | water-activated | self-adhesive |
| Format | pane of 100 | pane of 10 and vending booklet of 10 |
| Size | 0.71 inches by 0.82 inches (image);
0.84 inches by 0.99 inches (overall); 9.0 inches by 10.2 inches (pane) |
0.71 inches by 0.82 inches (image);
0.88 inches by 0.98 inches (overall) 1.75 inches by 6.75 inches (pane) |
| Plate Numbers | "P" followed by six single digits | |
| Print Quantity | 25 million stamps | 300 million stamps (pane of 10)
80.5 million stamps (vending booklet of 10) |