by

Lawrence Sherman, M.D.San Diego, California

Creative ideas forthe Forever stampcame from The NewYorker.

The Forever Stamp

Four Threes

1. Three Formats

2. Three Printers

3. Three Year Dates

4. Three Microprintings (±)

1. The Three Formats

Folded Vending Booklet Double-Sided Convertible BookletATM Pane

Carl T. Herrman, Stamp Designer

2. The Three Printers

(Left) Sennett Security Products / Banknote Corporation of America (SSP/BCA)

(Center) Avery Dennison Security Printing Division (AVR / SPD)

(Right) Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)

3. The Three Year Dates

4. The Three Microprintings

Ashton Potter(Double-sided

booklet stamps)

Sennett Security(Double-sided

booklet stamps ↑and

Vending booklet stamps ↓)

Avery Dennison(Double-sided booklet stamps

And ATM pane stamps)

Small “Forever”

Medium “Forever”

Large “Forever”

And so We Come to the First4 Major Scott Numbers

Scott 4125Large Microprinting

Bell 16 mm Wide

Scott 4126Small Microprinting

Bell 16 mm Wide

Scott 4127Medium Microprinting

Bell 15 mm Wide

Serpentine Die Cut 11¼ x 10¾

. . . And the Fourth

Scott 4128Large Microprinting

Bell 16 mm Wide

Sepentine Die Cut 8 (ATM Pane Stamp)

Serpentine Die Cuts

Die Cut 11 ¼ x 10 ¾

Scott 4125, 4126, or 4127 series, depending

on Microprinting

Die Cut 8

Scott 4128 series

3 1

3' 4

2

The Forever Stamp First Day:April 12, 2007

Medium micro-printing,

15 mm bell (both double-sided and vending booklets)

Scott 4127

Small microprinting, 16 mm bellScott 4126

Large microprinting,

16 mm bellScott 4125

Large microprinting,

16 mm bellScott 4128

The Liberty Bell Forever Stamp Class of 2007

←――――――Die Cut 11¼ x 10¾―――――→ Die cut 8

1 23 &3'

4

The Class of 2007 in Postal Action

Year Date 2007Small Microprinting,

Bell 16 mm Wide(Printer: Ashton Potter)Serpentine Die Cut 11¼ x 10¾

Scott 4126

Year Date 2007

Large Microprinting, Bell 16 mm Wide(Printer: Avery Dennison)Serpentine Die Cut 11¼ x 10¾

Scott 4125

Medium micro-

printing,15 mm bell

Scott 4127d

Small microprinting, 16 mm bellScott 4126b

Large microprinting,

16 mm bellScott 4125b

Medium microprinting,

15 mm bellsmall 2008, vending

Scott 4127f

The Liberty Bell Forever Stamp Class of 2008

← ― ― ― ― Die Cut 11¼ x 10¾ ― ― ― ― →

The Class of 2008 in Postal Action, 1

Year Date 2008Small Microprinting, Bell 16 mm Wide(Printer: Ashton Potter)Serpentine Die Cut 11¼ x 10¾

Scott 4126b

Year Date 2008Medium Microprinting, Bell 15 mm Wide(Printer: Sennett Security Prioducts)Serpentine Die Cut 11¼ x 10¾

Scott 4127d

The Class of 2008 in Postal Action, 2

1st ounce domestic ratechanged from 42¢ to44¢ on May 11, 2009

Medium micro-

printing,15 mm bellScott 4127i

Small microprinting, 16 mm bellScott 4126d

Large microprinting,

16 mm bellScott 4125f

Large microprinting,

16 mm bellScott 4128b

The Liberty Bell Forever Stamp Class of 2009

←――――――Die Cut 11¼ x 10¾―――――→ Die cut 8

The Liberty Bell Forever Stamp Class of 2010

• The stamp, with its 2009 year date,was printed that year by AshtonPotter, but was issued Feb 3, 2010.

• Though it is an ATM stamp, the diecut = 11¼x10¾.

• The copper colored year date is atrifle smaller than that on the nearlyidentical 2009 stamp from thecompany’s double-sided pane.

• The medium size microprinting islarger than the small microprintingon the nearly identical 2009 stamp.

Scott 4437

Two 2009 Year-Dated Ashton Potter Stamps: Double-Sided Booklet Stamp vs. ATM Stamp

Double-sided, issued Aug 7, 2009

(Scott 4126d)

ATM, Issued Feb 3, 2010

(Scott 4437)

ATM:Larger microprinting

ATM: Smaller Year Date

The Class of 2009 in Postal Action, 1

Year Date 2009Medium Microprinting, Bell 15 mm Wide(Printer: Sennett Security Products)Serpentine Die Cut 11¼ x 10¾

Scott 4127i

The Class of 2009 in Postal Action, 2

Year Date 2009Large Microprinting, Bell 16 mm Wide(Printer: Avery Dennison)Serpentine Die Cut 8 (∴ stamp from ATM pane)

Scott 4128b

The Class of 2009 in Postal Action, 3

Year Date 2009~Medium Microprinting, Bell 16 mm WideSerpentine Die Cut 11¼ x 10¾(ATM stamp, Printer: Ashton Potter)

Scott 4437

The Class of 2009 in Postal Action, 4

Year Date 2009Large Microprinting, Bell 16 mm Wide(Printer: Avery Dennison)Serpentine Die Cut 11¼ x 10¾

Scott 4125f

The Class of 2010 in Postal Action

Year Date 2009 (Issued Feb 2010)Medium Microprinting, Bell 16 mm Wide(Printer: Ashton Potter)Serpentine Die Cut 11¼ x 10¾ (but ATM stamp)Scott 4437

Mixed Classes in Postal Action

2008, medium micro-printing, 15 mm bell =

Sc. 4127i

2007, large micro-printing, 16 mm bell

= 4125

2008, large micro-printing, 16 mm bell

= 4125b

Of Booklets and Panes

Folded Vending Booklet Double-Sided Convertible BookletATM Pane

Sennett Security

↓

Avery Dennison 2007 ATM Pane, 1

(Scott 4128a)

Avery Dennison 2007 ATM Pane, 2

(Scott 4128a)

2009 ATM Panes

Avery Dennison (Scott 4128c) Ashton Potter (Scott 4437a)

Vending Booklets

2007 Vending Booklet, Sennett Security 676500 on back

Scott BK 304

2008 Vending Booklet, Sennett Security 679200 on back

Scott BK 304a

2 0 0 7 2 0 0 8

First Day of Issue Ceremony Program, 2009

(Thanks to Ted Bahry)

First Day of Issue Ceremony Program, 2009

Postal Stationery

Liberty Bell stampedenvelopes are issued inthree sizes: #6¾, #9, and#10. All sizes come in regularor window formats, andwith water-activated gum orself-adhesive envelope flaps.