© 2010 USPS
On April 28, 2011, in Beverly Hills, California, the Postal Service™ will issue a Gregory Peck commemorative stamp (Forever® priced at 44 cents), in one design in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 466400). The stamp, designed by Phil Jordan, Falls Church, Virginia, will go on sale nationwide April 28, 2011.
The 17th stamp in the Legends of Hollywood series honors Gregory Peck (1916–2003), one of America’s most respected actors. Peck’s own favorite role, and the one for which he is most remembered, is Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962).
The stamp portrait is a still photograph from the film, which tells the story of Atticus’s defense of a black man falsely accused of raping a white woman. Peck’s performance earned him an Oscar, and the character was named the greatest hero in motion picture by the American Film Institute. The selvage image shows Peck with his Academy Award.
Issue:
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Gregory Peck
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Item Number:
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466400
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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 (one design)
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Series:
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Legends of Hollywood
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Issue Date & City:
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April 28, 2011, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
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Designer:
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Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA
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Art Director:
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Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA
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Typorapher:
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Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA
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Artist:
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N/A
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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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40 million stamps
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Paper Type:
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Nonphosphored, Type III, Block
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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:
Stamp Image:
Background:
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Black, PMS 444 (Gray)
Black, PMS 444 (Gray)
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Stamp Orientation:
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Vertical
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Image Area (w x h):
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0.84 x 1.42 in./21.33 x 36.06 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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0.98 x 1.56 in./24.89 x 39.62 mm
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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8.474 x 7.169 in./215.23 x 182.09 mm
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Plate Size:
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80 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“V” followed by four (4) single digits
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Marginal Markings:
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Front:
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Header: “LEGENDS OF HOLLYWOOD”
• 17TH IN A SERIES • Verso test • Plate numbers in four corners of stamp pane
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Back:
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© 2010 USPS • USPS logo • Plate position diagram • Barcode (466400) in bottom left corner • Verso text
• Proprietary notice
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How to Order the First Day of Issue Postmark
Customers have 60 days to obtain the first day of issue postmark by mail. They may purchase new stamps at their local Post Office™ facility, 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:
Gregory Peck Stamp
Los Angeles Marketing Department
7001 S. Central Ave., #307
Los Angeles, CA 90052-9998
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 June 28, 2011.
How to Order First Day Covers
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
Philatelic Products
There are six philatelic products available for this stamp issue:
n 466461*, First Day Cover, $0.88.
n 466462*, First Day Cancellation Full Sheet, $11.30.
n 466465*, Digital Color Postmark, $1.60.
n 466484, Uncut Press Sheet, $35.20.
n 466491*, Ceremony Program, $6.95.
n 466499*, Keepsake Pane w/Digital Color Postmark, $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.
Distribution: Item 466400, First-Class Mail Gregory Peck (Forever priced at 44 cents), PSA Pane of 20 Stamps
Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) and stamp distribution centers (SDCs) will receive approximately 25 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.
Initial Supply to Post Offices
SDOs/SDCs will make a subsequent automatic distribution to Post Offices of 25 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 April 14, 2011.
Additional Supply
Post Offices requiring additional quantities of Item 466400 must requisition them from their designated SDO/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 Post Offices, all of the SDCs will receive additional commemorative sheets.
Sales Policy
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, 3-24-11
