© 2010 USPS
On February 10, 2011, in Simi Valley, California, the Postal Service™ will issue a Ronald Reagan commemorative stamp (Forever® priced at 44 cents), in one design in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 466500). The stamp, designed by Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, Maryland, will go on sale nationwide February 10, 2011.
With this stamp, the U.S. Postal Service® recognizes the centennial of the birth of Ronald Reagan (1911–2004), America’s 40th president. The stamp issuance is one of a number of centennial events taking place across the nation in 2011 to commemorate Reagan’s life and legacy.
The stamp art by Bart Forbes, Plano, Texas, was created in oil wash on board. It is based on a photograph of Reagan taken in 1985, during his second term as president, at his beloved “Rancho del Cielo” (Ranch in the Sky), near Santa Barbara, California.
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:
Ronald Reagan Stamp
Postmaster
2551 N. Galena Ave.
Simi Valley, CA 93065-9998
Issue:
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Ronald Reagan
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Item Number:
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466500
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Denomination & Type of Issue:
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First-Class Forever Commemorative
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Format:
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Pane of 20 (1design)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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February 10, 2011, Simi Valley, CA 93065
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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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Bart Forbes, Plano, TX
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Engraver:
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Trident
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Modeler:
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Avery Dennison, SPD
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Manufacturing Process:
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Gravure
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Printer:
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Avery Dennison (AVR)
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Printed at:
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AVR, Clinton, SC
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Press Type:
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Dia Nippon Kiko (DNK)
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Stamps per Pane:
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20
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Print Quantity:
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100 million stamps
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Paper Type:
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Prephosphored, Type I
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Adhesive Type:
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Pressure-sensitive
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Processed at:
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AVR, Clinton, SC
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Colors:
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Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Black, Dark Blue, Gray 9
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Stamp Orientation:
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Square
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Image Area (w x h):
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1.085 x 1.085 in./27.55 x 27.55 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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1.225 x 1.225 in./31.11 x 31.11 mm
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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7.125 x 5.75 in./180.98 x 146.05 mm
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Plate Size:
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200 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“V” followed by six (6) single digits
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Marginal Markings:
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Front:
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Header: “ RONALD REAGAN CENTENNIAL” • Plate numbers in two corners
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Back:
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© 2010 USPS • USPS logo • Plate position diagram • Barcode (466500) in two positions • Text on back of pane
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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 April 11, 2011.
Only the following pictorial postmark is permitted for the Ronald Reagan stamp. The word “Station” or the abbreviation “STA” is required somewhere in the design, because it will be a temporary station.
To finalize the Ronald Reagan stamp pictorial postmark art, insert the date, city, state, and ZIP Code™ of the physical location of your event adjacent to the stamp image. Overall dimensions of the pictorial postmark must not exceed 4 inches horizontally by 2 inches vertically. Collectors prefer the dimensions 3 1/2 inches by 1.
The Postal Service must make all special postmarks known to collectors through advance publicity in the Postal Bulletin. Therefore, all special dedication cancellations must be reported to Stamp Services 2 weeks before the events using PS Form 413, Pictorial Postmark Announcement/Report. To get a copy of the form, go to http://blue.usps.gov/formmgmt/pt.htm.
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 five philatelic products available for this stamp issue:
n 466561*, First Day Cover, $0.82.
n 466565*, Digital Color Postmark, $1.50.
n 466584*, Uncut Press Sheet, $88.00.
n 466591*, Ceremony Program, $6.95.
n 466599, Keepsake (Pane of 20 w/DCP), $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) and stamp distribution centers (SDCs) will receive approximately 50 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 and/or SDCs will make a subsequent automatic distribution to Post Offices of 50 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 January 27, 2011.
Post Offices requiring additional quantities of Item 466500 must requisition them from their designated SDO and/or SDC using PS Form 17. SDOs requiring additional commemorative sheets must order them from the appropriate SDC using PS Form 17. For fulfilling supplemental orders from SDOs, the six SDCs 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, 1-13-11
