© 2004 USPS
On February 12, 2011, in Charleston, South Carolina, the Postal Service™ will issue a 2-cent Navajo Jewelry definitive stamp in a water-activated gum (WAG) coil of 10,000 stamps (Item 788000). The stamp, designed by Derry Noyes, Washington, DC, goes on sale nationwide February 12, 2011.
The Navajo Jewelry stamp was first issued in August 2004 (Item No. 107200) in a pressure-sensitive pane of 20 stamps and was the fifth issuance in the American Design series.
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:
Navajo Jewelry Stamp
Postmaster
7075 Cross County Road
Charleston, SC 29418-9998
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 April 12, 2011.
Issue:
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Navajo Jewelry
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Item Number:
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788000
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Denomination & Type of Issue:
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2-cent Definitive
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Format:
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Coil of 10,000 (one design)
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Series:
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American Design
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Issue Date & City:
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February 12, 2011, Charleston, SC 29418 (Ameristamp Expo) (No Ceremony)
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Designer:
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Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
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Art Director:
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Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
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Typographer:
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Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
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Illustrator:
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Lou Nolan, McLean, Virginia
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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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Engraver:
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N/A
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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, N.C.
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Press Type:
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Alprinta, 74
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Stamps per Coil:
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10,000
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Print Quantity:
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200 million stamps
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Paper Type:
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Nonprephosphored, Type III
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Adhesive Type:
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Water-activated
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Processed at:
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Unique Binders, Fredericksburg, VA
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Stamp Orientation:
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Vertical
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Image Area (w x h):
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.71 x .82 in./18.03 x 20.83 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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.87 x .98 in./22.10 x 24.89 mm
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Colors:
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Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, PMS 636 (Light Blue), PMS 309 (Dark Green)
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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N/A
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Plate Size:
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682 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“S” followed by six (6) single digits
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Marginal Markings:
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© 2004 • Plate block numbers every 31st stamp
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Stamp Fulfillment Services (SFS) 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 is one philatelic product available for this stamp issue:
n 788062*, First Day Cover, $0.84.
Items with an asterisk (*) will use the 128 barcode from SFS. All other philatelic products will continue to use barcode series A, with the exception of the Yearbook and the Guide Book.
The six stamp distribution centers (SDCs) will receive an automatic distribution of 788000.
Stamp Distribution Offices (SDOs) and SDCs will not make a subsequent automatic distribution to Post Offices of this stamp issue. Post Offices requiring quantities of Item 788000 must requisition them from their designated SDO/SDC using PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return. SDOs requiring these stamps must order them from the appropriate SDC using PS Form 17. SDOs must not distribute this stamp to Post Offices before January 28, 2011.
— Stamp Services,
Government Relations and Public Policy, 1-27-11
