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2007-2010 "Forever" Liberty Bell Identifier

The “Forever” Liberty Bell was issued only in self-adhesive booklets. Booklet sizes are panes of 20 double or single sided, and single-sided ATM panes of 18 on thin paper. There are 13 identifiable varieties of the single stamps. This will help you identify these varieties.

The easiest method to identify this complicated issue is to first determine the date type and size, then the type of die-cut "perforations", and finally the size of the "FOREVER" microprint.

The date is found to the top left of the bell yoke. The "FOREVER" microprint is found at the bottom of the right side of the yoke.

2007 date 2008 large date 2008 small date 2009 black date 2009 copper date

Large microprint

Medium microprint

Medium microprint,
white background

Small microprint

2007 Date

4125

Perf 11¼x10¾ on 2 or 3 sides
Large microprint

4126

Perf 11¼x10¾ on 2 or 3 sides
Small microprint

4127

Perf 11¼x10¾ on 2 or 3 sides
Medium microprint

4128

Perf 8 on 2 to 4 sides
Thin paper
Large microprint

2008 Date

All perf 11¼x10¾ on 2 or 3 sides

4125b

Large date
Large microprint

4126b

Large date
Small microprint

4127d

Large date
Medium microprint,
white background

4127f

Small date
Medium microprint,
gray background

2009 Date

4126d

Copper date
Perf 11¼x10¾ on 2 or 3 sides
Small microprint

4127i

Copper date
Perf 11¼x10¾ on 2 or 3 sides
Medium microprint,
white background

4437

Copper date
Perf 11¼x10¾ on 2 to 4 sides
Thin shiny paper
Medium microprint,
gray background

4125f

Black date
Perf 11¼x10¾ on 2 or 3 sides
Large microprint

4128b

Black date
Perf 8 on 2 to 4 sides
Thin paper
Large microprint