Addictive drugs have been an issue in America since the 1800s.  The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) was created in 1973 to enforce federal drug laws and better handle the government's drug control activities.

Enrique "Kiki" Camarena joined the DEA in 1975 and became an undercover special agent.  Camarena believed one person could make a difference, so he set out to stop the supply of drugs coming into the United States.  With over 400 Mexican authorities, he assisted in the destruction of the eight-billion-dollar Rancho Bufalo – a 2,500-acre marijuana farm.


Almost a year later, in 1985, Camarena was abducted, tortured, and killed.  People in Camarena's hometown soon started wearing red ribbons to honor him and show their opposition to drugs.  The Red Ribbon Campaign was sponsored in 1988 by the National Family Partnership to continue the crusade against drugs.  Since then, the Red Ribbon Campaign has worked with communities, families, and schools to educate and promote drug-free lives.

In 2020, the US Postal Service released a Drug Free USA Forever stamp during Red Ribbon week.  Those who wear a red ribbon during october not only pledge to live drug free, but honor those who have lost their lives in the heroic fight against drugs.

Product Specs：

Issue: Drug Free USA Stamp
Item Number: 478900
Denomination & Type of Issue: First-Class Mail Forever
Format: Pane of 20 (1 design)
Series: N/A
Issue Date & City: October 27, 2020, Washington, DC 20066
Art Director: William J. Gicker, Washington, DC
Designer: Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
Artist: Aaron Draplin, Portland, OR
Modeler: Joseph Sheeran
Manufacturing Process: Offset, Microprint
Printer: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
Press Type: Muller A76
Stamps per Pane: 20
Print Quantity: 20,000,000 stamps
Paper Type: Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tag
Adhesive Type: Pressure-sensitive
Processed at: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
Colors: PMS 533 C Dark Blue, PMS 2121 C Light Blue, PMS 2133 C Blue, PMS 485 C Red, PMS Cool Gray 7C
Stamp Orientation: Vertical
Image Area (w x h): 0.84 x 1.42 in./21.336 x 36.068 mm
Overall Size (w x h): 0.98 x 1.56 in./24.892 x 39.624 mm
Full Pane Size (w x h): 5.92 x 7.24 in./150.368 x 183.896 mm
Press Sheets Size (w x h): 11.84 x 21.72 in./300.736 x 551.688 mm

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