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2. Postage stamp design - Wikipedia

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   Postage stamp design is the activity of graphic design as applied to postage stamps. ... The usual shape of a postage stamp is a rectangle, this being an efficient ...

3. Cut-out (philately) - Wikipedia

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   The "world's most famous stamp" — the unique 1856 British Guiana 1c magenta — is cut into an octagonal shape. Consequently, it has been referred to as being cut to shape, although technically that term is incorrect as the stamp design is rectangular in shape. See also. Oswald Marsh; Herbert Edgar Weston; References

4. Five cents John Kennedy - Wikipedia

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   The overall shape of the stamp is a horizontal rectangle, of a size standard for the time. The design consists of two side-by-side squares, the left one with a depiction of the John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame, the right one with a portrait of Kennedy adapted from a photograph taken in 1958 by Bill Murphy for The Los Angeles Times.

5. Postage stamps and postal history of the United States

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   The 1¢ stamp achieved notoriety, at least among philatelists, because production problems (the stamp design was too tall for the space provided) led to a welter of plate modifications done in piecemeal fashion, and there are no fewer than seven major varieties, ranging in price from $100 to $200,000 (the latter for the only stamp of the 200 ...

6. Pagsanjan Falls stamp - Wikipedia

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   The postage stamp design is of an upright rectangular form, a shape chosen so that the waterfall could be displayed in its entirety, and is printed in yellow and orange inks. The textural elements are at the top and bottom of the stamp; the base panel reads "United States of America" with 18 centavos denomination corner box on either side ...

7. Presidents of the United States on U.S. postage stamps

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   The stamp design is by Howard E. Paine of Delaplane, Virginia. The image of Reagan was modeled after a portrait painted by award-winning artist Michael J. Deas. [1] On June 14, 2006, this stamp was reissued with a 39-cent valuation to match the new first-class postage rate. [75]