© 2011 USPS
On May 23, 2012, in Silver Spring, Maryland, the Postal Service™ will issue the Great Film Directors commemorative stamp (Forever® priced at 45 cents) in four designs in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 469200). The stamps will go on sale nationwide May 23, 2012.
With these stamps, the U.S. Postal Service® honors four extraordinary film directors — Frank Capra, John Ford, John Huston, and Billy Wilder. Creators of some of the most iconic scenes in American cinema, they gave audiences an unforgettable (and in some cases, deeply personal) vision of life. The stamps showcase portraits of each filmmaker against a background suggesting scenes from their work: Frank Capra, It Happened One Night; John Ford, The Searchers; John Huston, The Maltese Falcon; and Billy Wilder, Some Like It Hot. Working with art director Derry Noyes, illustrator Gary Kelley created the stamp art using pastels on paper.
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 May 9, 2012.
Post Offices requiring additional quantities of Item 469200 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All Post Offices should maintain a sufficient inventory level of this item until the stamp is officially withdrawn from sale.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:
Postmaster
Great Film Directors Commemorative Stamp
8616 Second Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910-9998
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 July 23, 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 469263*, First Day Cover Set of 4, $3.56.
n 469268*, Digital Color Postmark Set of 4, $6.40.
n 469291*, Ceremony Program (random single), $6.95.
n 469297*, Panel, $9.95.
n 469299*, Cancellation Keepsake (DCP Set of 4
w/Pane), $15.95.
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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Great Film Directors
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Item Number:
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469200
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Denomination & Type of Issue:
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First-Class Mail® Rate Forever Commemorative
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Format:
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Pane of 20 (4 designs)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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May 23, 2012, Silver Spring, MD 20910
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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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Artist:
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Gary Kelley, Cedar Falls, IA
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Engraver:
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Trident
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Modeler:
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Avery Dennison, Designed and Engineered Solutions
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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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25 million stamps
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Paper Type:
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Prephosphored, Type II
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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, 5425
(Gray-Blue)
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Stamp Orientation:
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Horizontal
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Image Area (w x h):
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1.42 x 0.84 in./36.07 x 21.34 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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1.56 x 0.98 in./39.62 x 24.89 mm
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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7.25 x 6.75 in./184.15 x 171.45 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 five (5) single digits
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Marginal Markings:
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Front:
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Heading: “Great Film Directors” John Ford — Frank Capra — Billy Wilder — John Huston • Plate numbers in four corners of pane • Film directors movie credits at bottom of pane
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Back:
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©2011 USPS • USPS logo • Plate position diagram • Barcode (469200) in upper right and lower left corners of pane
• Promotional text • Short biographies of all four film directors on back of each pane
• Production company copyrights
• Proprietary notice
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— Stamp Services,
Government Relations and Public Policy, 4-19-12
