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United States
    Commemoratives  (2009)
Postal Cards     (2009)
First Day Covers        (2009)
    Other Official          (2009)
Art Prints          (2009)
Special Postmarks    (2009)
Other Countries
    Australia                  (2005)
Romania            (2004)
Illegal Issues   (purporting to be from:)
    Kyrgyzstan              (2000)
Mauritania        (2003)
Soviet Republics       (1999, 2001)
    Congo                        (2004)
China                  (2009)
 

United States Postal Service

The Simpsons are the first and only television show to be featured as the sole subject of a United States stamp set while still in primetime production.

US Postal Service
Individual Stamps Horizontal Strip

Stamp Booklet

Credits

Matt Groening: This is the biggest and most adhesive honor The Simpsons ever received.

James L. Brooks: We are emotionally moved by the Postal Service selecting us rather than the lazy choice of someone who has benefited society.

David Failor, USPS: We are excited to celebrate The Simpsons on postage stamps. Eyebrow-raising, to say the least, this witty, well-written pop icon continues to irreverently satire its parody of a middle-class family as it lampoons American culture. The Simpsons stamps, which include known philatelist Bart Simpson, will serve as a great opportunity to interest youngsters in stamp collecting.
[Bart mentioned his stamp collection in episode [1F09] Homer the Vigilante]

All stamps and postal icons are copyright 2009 United States Postal Service.. All Rights Reserved. Any reproduction, duplication or distribution is prohibited. These web pages, its operators and any content contained herein related to USPS are not authorized by the postal service. All Simpsons images/sounds are TM and copyright 2009 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

Individual Stamps

US Homer Simpson Stamp Homer Simpson
Scott: #4399
Michel: MiNr. 4493
WNS: US32.09
Denomination: $.44
Size: 30.0 mm x 22.5 mm
Perforation: imperf by 10
Date of Issue: May 7, 2009
Place of Issue: Los Angeles, CA 90052
Self-adhesive

US Marge Simpson Stamp Marge Simpson

Scott: #4400
Michel: MiNr. 4494
WNS: US33.09
Denomination: $.44
Size: 30.0 mm x 22.5 mm
Perforation: imperf by 10
Date of Issue: May 7, 2009
Self-adhesive

US Bart Simpson Stamp Bart Simpson

Scott: #4401
Michel: MiNr. 4495
WNS: US29.09
Denomination: $.44
Size: 30.0 mm x 22.5 mm
Perforation: imperf by 10
Date of Issue: May 7, 2009
Self-adhesive

US Lisa Simpson Stamp Lisa Simpson

Scott: #4402
Michel: MiNr. 4496
WNS: US30.09
Denomination: $.44
Size: 30.0 mm x 22.5 mm
Perforation: imperf by 10
Date of Issue: May 7, 2009
Self-adhesive

US Maggie Simpson Stamp Maggie Simpson

Scott: #4403
Michel: MiNr. 4497
WNS: US31.09
Denomination: $.44
Size: 30.0 mm x 22.5 mm
Perforation: imperf by 10
Date of Issue: May 7, 2009
Self-adhesive

Horizontal Strip

US Simpsons Stamps horizontal strip Simpsons

Scott: #4403a
Denomination: $.44 x 5
Size: 22 cm x 17 cm
Date of Issue: May 7, 2009

Horizontal strip:
Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, Maggie

  US Simpsons Stamps horizontal strip

Stamp Booklet Pane

US Simpsons Stamps stamp booklet Simpsons

Scott: #4403b
Denomination: $.44 x 20 ($8.80)
Size: 12.7 cm x 11.6 cm
Bar Code: 679000
Date of Issue: May 7, 2009
USPS Order No.: 679040 (one random booklet cover)
Price: $8.80 (stamp face value)
Withdrawn from sale: Dec 31, 2010
USPS Order No.: 679098 (set of the four different designs)
Price: $35.20 (stamp face value)
Withdrawn from sale: Dec 31, 2010

Stamp Booklet:
Four designs: Homer, Marge & Maggie, Bart, Lisa

  US Simpsons Stamp Booklet Homer US Simpsons Stamp Booklet Marge & Maggie
US Simpsons Stamp Booklet Bart US Simpsons Stamp Booklet Lisa

Credits and Specifications

US Simpsons Stamps stamp booklet Simpsons

Design: Matt Groening, native of Portland, Oregon
Art Director: Derry Noyes, Washington, D.C.
Typography: Provided by William Clarke, Fox Licensing
Modeler: Donald Woo
Printing: Offset-printed on an Alperta 74 press
Printer: Banknote Corporation of America, Sennett Security Products,
Printed at: Browns Summit, NC
Print quantity: One billion stamps, i.e., 50,000,000 booklets
Paper Type: Prephosphored, Type II
Processed at: Unique Binders, Fredericksburg, VA
Colors: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, PMS 116 (Yellow)
[Pantone Matching System 116 is Simpsons Yellow]
Image area: 0.77 x 1.05 in./19.56 x 26.67 mm
Overall size: 0.91 x 1.19 in./23.11 x 30.23 mm
Flat Booklet Size (w x h): 4.55 x 5.00 in./115.57 x 127.00 mm
Plate size: 480 stamps per revolution
Plate Numbers: "S" followed by five (5) single digits

Back to Index Definitions, Notes & Thanks!

United States
    Commemoratives  (2009)
Postal Cards     (2009)
First Day Covers        (2009)
    Other Official          (2009)
Art Prints          (2009)
Special Postmarks    (2009)
Other Countries
    Australia                  (2005)
Romania            (2004)
Illegal Issues   (purporting to be from:)
    Kyrgyzstan              (2000)
Mauritania        (2003)
Soviet Republics       (1999, 2001)
    Congo                        (2004)
China                  (2009)
 


All stamps and postal icons are copyright 2009 United States Postal Service.. All Rights Reserved. Any reproduction, duplication or distribution is prohibited. These web pages, its operators and any content contained herein related to USPS are not authorized by the postal service. All Simpsons images/sounds are TM and copyright 2009 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

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