© 2012 USPS
On June 1, 2012, in San Marcos, Texas, the Postal Service™ will issue a 1-cent Bobcat definitive stamp in one design in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) coil of 3,000 stamps (Item 789100).
The stamp will go on sale nationwide June 1, 2012.
The U.S. Postal Service® will issue a 1-cent stamp featuring a bobcat (Lynx rufus), a member of the feline family found across America. The stamp art is a highly stylized, digital image of a bobcat with golden eyes, pink nose, and fur in shades of brown. Nancy Stahl illustrated the stamp, under the direction of Carl T. Herrman.
Stamp distribution offices (SDOs)/stamp distribution centers (SDCs) will not make a subsequent automatic distribution to Post Offices of this stamp issue. Post Offices requiring quantities of Item 789100 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 May 18, 2012.
All Post Offices should maintain a sufficient inventory level of this item until the stamp is officially withdrawn from sale.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:
Bobcat Stamp
Postmaster
301 N. Guadalupe Street
San Marcos, TX 78666-9998
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 August 1, 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 is one philatelic product available for this stamp issue:
n 789162*, First Day Cover (1 Bobcat, 1- $0.44 U.S. Flag), $0.89.
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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Bobcat
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Item Number:
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789100
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Denomination & Type of Issue:
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1-cent Definitive, Non-Profit Organization
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Format:
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Coil of 3,000 (1 design)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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June 1, 2012, San Marcos, TX 78666 (Field Event)
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Designer:
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Carl T. Herrman, North Las Vegas, NV
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Art Director:
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Carl T. Herrman, North Las Vegas, NV
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Typographer:
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Carl T. Herrman, North Las Vegas, NV
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Artist:
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Nancy Stahl, New York, 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 Martini, A76
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Stamps per Coil:
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3,000
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Print Quantity:
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30 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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0.73 x 0.84 in./18.54 x 21.34 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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0.87x 0.98 in./22.10 x 24.89 mm
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Coil Size (w x h):
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10,000.00 x 0.98 in./254,000 x
24.89 mm
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Colors:
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Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
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Plate Size:
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594 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“P” followed by four (4) single digits
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Plate Number Frequency:
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Plate block number on first stamp of the form below stamp
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Coil Back Number Frequency:
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Sequential numbering in increments of 10 located behind every 10th stamp throughout the coil
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Marginal Markings:
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N/A
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Other:
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Packaging barcode (07891001)
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— Stamp Services,
Government Relations and Public Policy, 5-3-12
