© 2009 USPS
On March 31, 2010, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the Postal Service™ will issue a 44-cent, Bill Mauldin commemorative stamp in one design in a pressure-sensitive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 466000). The stamp, designed by Terrence W. McCaffrey, USPS®, goes on sale nationwide March 31, 2010.
The U.S. Postal Service® honors Bill Mauldin, one of America’s favorite cartoonists. During World War II, military readers got a knowing laugh from Mauldin’s characters Willie and Joe, who gave their civilian audience an idea of what life was like for soldiers. After the war, Mauldin became a popular and influential editorial cartoonist.
U.S. Postal Service Art Director Terrence W. McCaffrey chose to honor Mauldin through a combination of photography and an example of Mauldin’s art. The photograph of Bill Mauldin is by John Phillips, a photographer for Life magazine; it was taken in Italy on December 31, 1943. Mauldin’s cartoon, showing characters Willie and Joe, is used courtesy of the 45th Infantry Division Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Customers have 60 days to obtain the first day of issue postmark by mail. They may purchase new stamps at their local Post Office™, at The Postal Store® website at www.usps.com/shop, or by calling 800-STAMP-24. They should affix the stamps to envelopes of their choice, address the envelopes (to themselves or others), and place them in a larger envelope addressed to:
Bill Mauldin Stamp
120 South Federal Place
Santa Fe, NM 87501-9998
After applying the first day of issue postmark, the Postal Service will return the envelopes through the mail. There is no charge for the postmark. All orders must be postmarked by May 31, 2010.
Issue:
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Bill Mauldin
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Item Number:
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466000
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Denomination & Type of Issue:
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44-cent Commemorative
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Format:
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Pane of 20 (1 design)
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Issue Date & City:
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March 31, 2010, Santa Fe, NM 87501
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Art Director:
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Terrence W. McCaffrey, USPS
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Designer:
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Terrence W. McCaffrey, USPS
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Engraver:
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N/A
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Modeler:
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Joseph Sheeran
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Manufacturing Process:
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Offset, Microprint “USPS”
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Printer:
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Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
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Printed at:
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Williamsville, NY
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Press Type:
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Mueller Martini, A76
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Stamps per Pane:
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20
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Print Quantity:
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20 million stamps
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Paper Type:
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Nonphosphored, Type III, Block Tagged
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Adhesive Type:
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Pressure-sensitive
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Processed at:
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Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
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Colors:
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Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
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Stamp Orientation:
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Horizonal
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Image Area (w x h):
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1.42 x .84 in./36.07 x 21.34mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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1.56 x .98 in./39.62 x 24.89 mm
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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7.24 x 5.95 in./183.90 x 151.13 mm
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Plate Size:
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240 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“P” followed by four (4) single digits
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Marginal Markings:
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Front:
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Plate numbers in four corners
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Back:
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© 2009 USPS • USPS logo • Plate position diagram • Barcode (466000) in two corners • Price • Verso text behind each stamp • Proprietary notice
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Stamp Fulfillment Services also offers first day covers for new stamp issues and Postal Service stationery items postmarked with the official first day of issue cancellation. Each item has an individual catalog number and is offered in the quarterly USA Philatelic Catalog. Customers may request a free catalog by calling 800-STAMP-24 or writing to:
Information Fulfillment
Dept. 6270
U.S. Postal Service
PO Box 219014
Kansas City, MO 64121-9014
There are four philatelic products available for this stamp issue:
n 466061*, First Day Cover, $0.82.
n 466065*, Digital Color Postmark, $1.50.
n 466091*, Ceremony Program, $6.95.
n 466099*, Digital Color Postmark Keepsake, $10.95.
Items with an asterisk (*) will use the 128 barcode from Stamp Fulfillment Services. All other philatelic products will continue to use barcode series A, with the exception of the Yearbook and the Guide Book.
Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) will receive approximately 18–22 percent of their standard automatic distribution quantity for a PSA sheet stamp. Distributions are rounded up to the nearest master carton size of 40,000 stamps.
SDOs will make a subsequent automatic distribution to Post Offices of 15 percent of their standard automatic distribution quantity using PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return. SDOs must not distribute this commemorative sheet to Post Offices before March 22, 2010.
Post Offices requiring additional commemorative sheets must requisition them from their designated SDO/SDC using PS Form 17. SDOs requiring additional commemorative sheets must order them from the appropriate accountable paper depository (APD) or stamp distribution center (SDC) using PS Form 17.
For fulfilling supplemental orders from SDOs, the New York APD, Dulles SDC, and Kansas City SDC will receive additional commemorative sheets.
All Post Offices must acquire and maintain a supply of each new commemorative stamp as long as customer demand exists, until inventory is depleted, or until the stamp is officially withdrawn from sale. If supplies run low, Post Offices must reorder additional quantities using their normal ordering procedures.
— Stamp Services,
Government Relations and Public Policy, 2-25-10
