© 2011 USPS
On April 26, 2012, in New York, New York, the Postal Service™ will issue a Jose Ferrer commemorative stamp (Forever® priced at 45 cents), in one design in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 470200).
The stamp will go on sale nationwide April 26, 2012.
The U.S. Postal Service® honors actor, director, writer, musician, and producer Jose Ferrer (1912–1992), with a stamp in its Distinguished Americans series. Considered one of the most versatile talents of his generation, Ferrer performed on stage and in more than 60 films. He won the first Tony Award for Best Actor — in 1947, the inaugural year for the awards — for playing poet Cyrano de Bergerac on Broadway; and for the 1950 film version, he won the Oscar for Best Actor, the first for a Latino. He remains one of the few actors to ever win both awards for playing the same character on stage and on film. The portrait featured on the stamp is an oil painting by Daniel Adel, based on a photograph of Ferrer. Verso text appears on the back of the stamp sheet. Art director Antonio Alcala designed the stamp.
Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) and stamp distribution centers (SDCs) will receive their standard automatic distribution quantity for a PSA pane stamp. Distributions are rounded up to the nearest master carton size of 40,000 stamps.
SDOs/SDCs will make a subsequent automatic distribution to Post Offices of a quantity to cover approximately 45 days of sales. Distribution quantities for the automatic distribution will be posted, by finance number and unit ID, on the Asset Management SDC webpage at http://blue.usps.gov/purchase/assetmgnt/am_sdchome.htm. SDOs/SDCs must not distribute this commemorative sheet to Post Offices before April 12, 2012.
Post Offices requiring additional quantities of Item 470200 must requisition them from their designated SDO/SDC after the first day of issue using PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return.
All Post Offices should maintain a sufficient inventory level of this item until the stamp is officially withdrawn from sale.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:
Jose Ferrer Stamp
Postmaster
421 Eighth Ave., Rm. 2029B
New York, NY 10199-9998
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 26, 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:
U.S. Postal Service
Catalog Request
PO Box 219014
Kansas City, MO 64121-9014
There are five philatelic products available for this stamp issue:
n 470261*, First Day Cover, $0.89.
n 470265*, Digital Color Postmark, $1.60.
n 470291*, Ceremony Program, $6.95.
n 470297*, Panel, $9.95.
n 470299*, Cancellation Keepsake (DCP w/Pane), $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.
Issue:
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Jose Ferrer
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Item Number:
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470200
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Denomination & Type of Issue:
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First-Class Mail Forever
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Format:
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Pane of 20 (one design)
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Series:
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Distingished Americans
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Issue Date & City:
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April 26, 2012, New York, NY 10199
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Designer:
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Antonio Alcala, Alexandria, VA
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Art Director:
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Antonio Alcala, Alexandria, VA
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Typographer:
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Antonio Alcala, Alexandria, VA
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Artist:
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Daniel Adel, Coldspring, NY
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Modeler:
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Joseph Sheeran
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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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Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
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Printed at:
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Williamsville, NY
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Press Type:
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Mueller, A76
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Stamps per Pane:
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20
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Print Quantity:
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20 million stamps
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Paper Type:
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Nonphosphored Type III
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Adhesive Type:
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Pressure-sensitive
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Processed at:
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Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
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Stamp Orientation:
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Vertical
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Image Area (w x h):
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0.77 x 1.05 in./19.56 x 26.67 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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0.91 x 1.19 in./23.11 x 30.23 mm
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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5.55 x 5.76 in./140.97 x 146.30 mm
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Colors:
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Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, PMS 465 (Gold), PMS 411 (Grey), PMS 1807 (Red)
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Plate Size:
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240 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“P” followed by seven (7) single digits
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Marginal Markings:
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Front:
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Header: “DISTINGUISHED AMERICANS” — “Number 14 in a series” • Plate numbers in bottom two corners
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Back:
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© 2011 USPS • Plate position diagram • USPS logo • Barcode (470200) in lower left and upper right corners of pane • Biographical information on back of each pane • Proprietary notice at bottom left corner of pane
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— Stamp Services,
Government Relations and Public Policy, 3-22-12
