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Lighting Bison
The 21c Bison stamp, first appear Feb. 22, 2001, satifies the
need for additional ounce rate in first-class mail. The striking design
portrays a left-facing profile of a stylized bison silhouetted against
beams of light emanating from a low-hanging sun. The stamp is issued in
coil stamps in rolls of 100 and in panes of 20.
With the postage hike on 1st July 2001, the additional ounce rate rised
from 21c to 23 cents, while the postcard rate increased from 20c to 21c,
the 21c stamps got out of the uses they originally supposed to, but also
found a new place. In meet with the new needs, USPS re-issued the design
on September 20, 2001 in three new formats: water activated pane of 100,
self-adhesive pane of 10 and self-adhesive booklet pane of 10. The re-issues
were printed in 6 colors with microprinting "USPS", instead of 4 colors
used for the original printing.
Technical Details
| Issue |
21c Bison definitive stamp |
| Issue Date and Place |
Feb. 22, 2001, Wall, S.D |
| Format |
pane of 20 |
coil in roll of 100 |
| Designer, Art director and Typographer |
Carl Herrman, Carlsbad, Calif |
| Illustrator |
Tom Nikosey, Bell Canyon, Calif. |
| Modeler |
Avery Dennison, Clinton, S.C. |
| Process |
gravure |
| Printer and Processor |
Avery Dennison |
| Press |
Dia Nippon Kiko |
| Color |
cyan, magenta, purple, yellow |
| Paper |
prephosphored type II |
| Gum |
self-adhesive |
| Print Quantities |
200 million stamps |
600 million stamps |
| Image sizes |
0.72 inches by 0.82 inches |
0.82 inches by 0.72 inches |
| Overall Size |
0.87 inches by 0.98 inches |
0.98 inches by 0.87 inches |
| Pane Size |
4.35 inches by 5.86 inches |
| Plate Numbers |
"V" followed by one single digit |
| 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) |
Original information
from USPS News and Linns Stamp News
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