© 2009 USPS
On September 1, 2010, in Hawaii National Park, Hawaii, the Postal Service™ will issue 44-cent Nature of America: Hawaiian Rain Forest commemorative stamps in ten designs in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 10 (Item 465700) and a $8.95 Premium Stamped Postal Card Set of 10 (Item 885400). Designed by Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, Maryland, the stamps go on sale nationwide September 1, 2010.
Featuring a Hawaiian rain forest, the 2010 Nature of America issuance is the 12th stamp pane in an educational series focusing on the beauty and complexity of major plant and animal communities in the United States.
The setting for the colorful acrylic painting on the stamp pane is a rain forest on Hawaii’s largest island, which is also named Hawaii. Artist John Dawson, Hilo, Hawaii, painted the scene and each of the previous ones in the Nature of America series: Sonoran Desert (1999), Pacific Coast Rain Forest (2000), Great Plains Prairie (2001), Longleaf Pine Forest (2002), Arctic Tundra (2003), Pacific Coral Reef (2004), Northeast Deciduous Forest (2005), Southern Florida Wetlands (2006), Alpine Tundra (2007), Great Lakes Dunes (2008), and Kelp Forest (2009).
Twenty-four species were depicted, and the scene itself is completely imaginary. Even so, every species depicted could be encountered in a Hawaiian rain forest, and all of the species and their interactions are appropriate and were recommended by scientists.
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:
Nature of America: Hawaiian Rain Forest Stamp
Postmaster
Hawaii National Park
1 Kilauea Military CP
Hawaii National Park, HI 96718-9997
Issue:
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Nature of America:Hawaiian Rain Forest
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Item Number:
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465700
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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 10 (10 designs)
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Series:
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Nature of America
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Issue Date & City:
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September 1, 2010, Hawaii National Park, HI 96718
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Designer:
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Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
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Art Director:
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Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
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Typographer:
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Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
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Artist:
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John D. Dawson, Hilo, HI
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Modeler:
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Donald Woo
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Manufacturing Process:
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Offset/Microprint “USPS”
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Printer:
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Banknote Corporation of America, Inc./SSP
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Printed at:
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Browns Summit, NC
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Press Type:
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Alprinta, 74
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Stamps per Pane:
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10
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Print Quantity:
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25 million stamps
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Paper Type:
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Phosphor Tagged, Block
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Adhesive Type:
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Pressure-sensitive
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Processed at:
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Unique Binders, Fredericksburg, VA
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Stamp Orientation:
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Horizontal and Vertical
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Image Area (w x h):
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1.40 x 1.065 in./35.56 x 27.05 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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1.56 x 1.225 in./39.62 x 31.12 mm
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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9.125 x 6.6875 in./231.78 x 169.86 mm
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Colors:
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Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, PMS 5635 (Green), PMS 1665 (Orange)
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Plate Size:
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80 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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N/A
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Marginal Markings:
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Front:
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Header: “HAWAIIAN RAIN FOREST”
• 12TH IN A SERIES in top right hand corner
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Back:
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“HAWAIIAN RAIN FOREST” • Descriptive text of pane and name of plants and animals featured • © 2009 USPS
• Barcode (465700) • “NATURE OF AMERICA — This series of stamps features the beauty and complexity of plant and animal communites in the United States” at bottom of pane
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Issue:
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Nature of America:Hawaiian Rain Forest
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Item Number:
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885400
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Denomination & Type of Issue:
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44-cent Stamped Postal Card
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Format:
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$8.95 Stamped Postal Card Set of 10 (10 designs)
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Series:
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Nature of America
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Issue Date & City:
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September 1, 2010, Hawaii National Park, HI 96718
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Designer:
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Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
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Art Director:
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Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
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Typographer:
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Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
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Artist:
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John Dawson, Hilo, HI
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Modeler:
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Joseph Sheeran
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Engraver:
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N/A
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Manufacturing Process:
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Offset
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Printer:
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Sterling Sommer, Inc.
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Printed at:
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Tonawanda, NY
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Finishers:
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Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
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Finished at
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Williamsville, NY
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Press Type:
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Heidelberg, Speedmaster
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Print Quantity:
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100,600 cards
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Paper Type:
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Nonphosphored,Type III, Block
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Adhesive Type:
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N/A
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Colors:
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Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, PMS 1665 (Orange)
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Stamp Orientation:
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Horizontal and Vertical
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Card Orientation:
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Horizontal
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Image Area (w x h):
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7.00 x 5.00 in./177.80 x 127.00 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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7.00 x 10.00 in./177.80 x 254.00 mm
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Plate Size:
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18 cards per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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N/A
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Marginal Markings:
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N/A
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(Other) Front:
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“HAWAIIAN RAIN FOREST”
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Back:
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© 2010 USPS • Header: “NATURE OF AMERICA” • Informational text for each of the ten images
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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 November 1, 2010.
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 seven philatelic products available for this stamp issue:
n 465762*, First Day Cover Full Pane, $6.90.
n 465764*, First Day Cancelled Full Pane, $6.90.
n 465784, Uncut Press Sheet, $35.20.
n 465791*, Ceremony Program, $6.95.
n 465793*, First Day Cover w/Full Pane Keepsake, $11.95.
n 465798, Limited Edition Collector’s Set, $99.95.
n 885400/01, Oversized Premium Post Cards, $8.95.
