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Roy Lichtenstein Stamps

Roy Lichtenstein Stamps

Roy Lichtenstein Stamps

Forever 68¢ | Multiple Stamp Designs

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Issue Date: 4/24/2023

With these eye-catching new stamps, the U.S. Postal Service honors Roy Lichtenstein (1923–1997), the iconic American artist of the pop art movement. This genre, which arose in the late 1950s and reached its height in the 1960s, looked to popular culture for its aesthetic.

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  • With these eye-catching new stamps, the U.S. Postal Service honors Roy Lichtenstein (1923–1997), the iconic American artist of the pop art movement. This genre, which arose in the late 1950s and reached its height in the 1960s, looked to popular culture for its aesthetic.

    Each of the five stamps in the pane of 20 features one work of art by Lichtenstein: Standing Explosion (Red) (porcelain enamel on steel, 1965); Modern Painting I (acrylic, oil, graphite pencil on canvas, 1966); Still Life with Crystal Bowl (acrylic, oil, graphite pencil on canvas, 1972); Still Life with Goldfish (acrylic, oil, graphite pencil on canvas, 1972); and Portrait of a Woman (acrylic, oil, graphite pencil on canvas, 1979). In the left third of the pane is a photograph by Bob Adelman of Lichtenstein standing in front of one of his dot-pattern paintings. His face is framed by a model of his 1983 sculpture Brushstrokes in Flight.

    Lichtenstein stunned the art world in 1961 with his large paintings starring Mickey Mouse, Popeye, and a range of consumer products, among other unlikely subjects. Some art connoisseurs found them outrageous, but others saw great meaning in them. His career quickly took off.

    With their trademark heavy black outlining, intense colors, dot pattern simulating four-color mechanical printing, and machine-made quality, Lichtenstein’s paintings are instantly recognizable. His work is found in prestigious museums and galleries around the world.

    Art director Derry Noyes designed the stamps.

    The Roy Lichtenstein stamps are being issued as Forever® stamps. These Forever stamps will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail® one-ounce rate.

    Made in the USA.

  • Issue:Roy Lichtenstein Stamps
    Item Number:483500
    Denomination &First-Class Mail Forever
    Type of Issue:
    Format:Pane of 20 (5 designs)
    Series:N/A
    Issue Date & City:April 24, 2023, New York, NY 10199
    Art Director:Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
    Designer:Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
    Existing Art:Roy Lichtenstein
    Modeler:Sandra Lane / Michelle Finn
    Manufacturing Process:Offset / Flexographic
    Printer:Banknote Corporation of America
    Press Type:Gallus RCS
    Stamps per Pane:20
    Print Quantity:18,000,000 stamps
    Paper Type:Phosphor Tagged Paper, Block
    Adhesive Type:Pressure-sensitive
    Colors:Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, Pantone 1805C, Pantone 2104C
    Stamp Orientation:Vertical
    Image Area (w x h):1.085 x 1.42 in / 27.559 x 36.068 mm
    Overall Size (w x h):1.225 x 1.56 in / 31.115 x 39.624 mm
    Full Pane Size (w x h):9.70 x 7.30 in / 246.38 x 185.42 mm
    Press Sheets Size (w x h):19.40 x 14.60 in / 492.76 x 370.84 mm
    Plate Size:80 stamps per revolution
    Plate Number:“B” followed by six (6) single digits in two corners
    Marginal Markings:
    Front:Header: Roy Lichtenstein 1923–1997 • Plate number in bottom 2 corners
    Back:©2022 Estate of Roy Lichtenstein. All rights reserved. • ©2022 USPS • USPS logo • Two barcodes (483500) • Plate position diagram (4) • Promotional text

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