© 2011 USPS
On February 28, 2012, in St. Petersburg, Florida, the Postal Service™ will issue a $5.15 Sunshine Skyway Bridge (Priority Mail®) stamp in one design in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 114700).
With this 2012 Priority Mail stamp, the U.S. Postal Service® honors the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Florida. The stamp art is a digital illustration showcasing the dramatic structural elements of the bridge in the natural beauty of its surroundings. The bridge crosses Tampa Bay and links the Gulf Coast communities surrounding St. Petersburg and Bradenton. Illustrator Dan Cosgrove worked with art director Carl T. Herrman to create the stamp art.
The stamp will go on sale nationwide February 28, 2012.
Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) and stamp distribution centers (SDCs) will receive 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/SDCs will not make a subsequent automatic distribution to Post Offices of this stamp issue. Post Offices requiring quantities of Item 114700 must requisition them from their designated SDO/SDC using PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Stock Return. SDCs and SDOs must not distribute this stamp to Post Offices before February 13, 2012.
All Post Offices must acquire and maintain a supply of each new commemorative stamp for a minimum of 90 days from the first day of issue and beyond that as long as customer demand exists, until inventory is depleted, or until the stamp is officially withdrawn from sale.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.
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:
Sunshine Skyway Bridge Stamp
St. Petersburg Main Post Office
3135 1st Avenue North
St. Petersburg, FL 33730-9998
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 28, 2012.
The Postal Service 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, online at www.usps.com/shop, or by calling 800-782-6724. Customers may request a free catalog by calling 800-782-6724 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 114761*, First Day Cover, $5.59.
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.
Issue:
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Sunshine Skyway Bridge (Priority Mail)
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Item Number:
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114700
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Denomination & Type of Issue:
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$5.15 Definitive
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Format:
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Pane of 20 (1 design)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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February 28, 2012, St. Petersburg, FL 33730 (Field Event)
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Designer:
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Carl T. Herrmann, North Las Vegas, NV
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Art Director:
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Carl T. Herrmann, North Las Vegas, NV
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Typographer:
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Carl T. Herrmann, North Las Vegas, NV
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Artist:
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Dan Cosgrove, Chicago, IL
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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, NC
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Press Type:
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Man Roland, 300
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Stamps per Pane:
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20
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Print Quantity:
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15 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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Sennett Security Products Finishing, Fredericksburg, VA
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Colors:
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Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, PMS 149
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Stamp Orientation:
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Horizontal
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Image Area (w x h):
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1.40 x 1.07 in./35.56 x 27.18 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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1.56 x 1.23 in./39.62 x 31.24 mm
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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7.24 x 7.12 in./183.90 x 180.85 mm
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Plate Size:
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180 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“S” followed by five (5) single digits
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Marginal Markings:
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Front:
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Plate block numbers in four corners
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Back:
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© 2010 USPS • Three USPS logos
• Plate position diagram • Barcode (114700) in lower left and upper right hand corners of pane • Promotional text
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— Stamp Services,
Government Relations and Public Policy, 2-9-12
