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On March 6, 2014, in Kansas City, Missouri, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue the Ferns (Forever® priced at 49 cents) definitive stamp in five designs, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) 10K coil of stamps (Item 777300).
The stamp will go on sale nationwide March 6, 2014.
Issued earlier this year at the 49-cent First-Class Mail® rate, these five stamps celebrating the beauty and elegance of ferns will now be available as Forever stamps. Each of these stamps depicts a close-up photograph of a different species of fern —autumn fern, Goldie’s wood fern, soft shield fern, Fortune’s holly fern, and painted fern. The shapes and textures of the fronds stand out against a stark white background, highlighting the placement of the leaflets along each fern’s stem. Art director Phil Jordan designed the stamps using existing images by photographer, Cindy Dyer.
To learn more about the stories behind the stamps, visit http://uspsstamps.com.
Stamp Distribution Offices (SDOs) and Stamp Distribution Centers (SDCs) will receive their standard automatic distribution quantity for a PSA Coil of 10,000 stamps. Distributions for coils of 10,000 are rounded up to the nearest master carton size of 10 coils.
There will be no automatic distribution of these items to Post Offices™. Offices will be notified when these stamps are available to order through eBuy2.
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:
Ferns Forever Stamp (10K)
Cancellation Services
8300 NE Underground Drive, Pillar 210
Kansas City, MO 64144-0001
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 up to a quantity of 50. For more than 50, customers have to pay five cents each. All orders must be postmarked by May 5, 2014.
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 http://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 two philatelic products for this stamp issue:
n 777316*, First-Day Cover set of 5, $4.65.
n 777321*, Digital Color Postmark set of 5, $8.20.
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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Ferns Stamp
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Item Number:
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777300
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Denomination & Type of Issue:
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First-Class Mail Forever Definitive
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Format:
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Coil of 10,000 (5 designs)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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March 6, 2014, Kansas City, MO 64108 (No Ceremony)
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Art Director:
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Phil Jordan
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Designer:
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Phil Jordan
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Typographer:
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Phil Jordan
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Existing Photos:
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Cindy Dyer
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Engraver:
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WRE
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Modeler:
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CCL Label, Inc.
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Manufacturing Process:
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Gravure
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Printer:
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CCL Label, Inc.
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Printed at:
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Clinton, SC
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Press Type:
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Dia Nippon Kiko (DNK)
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Stamps per Coil:
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10,000
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Print Quantity:
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50 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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AVR, Clinton, SC
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Colors:
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Yellow, Magenta, Green (7482), Black
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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 0.73 in./21.34 x 18.54 mm
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Stamp Size (w x h):
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0.98 x 0.87 in./24.89 x 22.09 mm
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Plate Size:
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300 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“C” followed by four (4) single digits
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Coil Number Frequency:
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Plate numbers every 30th stamp below stamp image
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— Stamp Services,
Marketing and Sales, 3-6-14
