© 2013 USPS
On August 21, 2014, in Hartford, CT, the U.S. Postal Service® will reissue the Poinsettia (Forever® priced at 49 cents) First-Class Mail® stamp, in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) booklet of 20 stamps
(Item 688600).
The stamp will go on sale nationwide August 21, 2014.
The Poinsettia stamp features a bright, cheerful rendering of America’s favorite holiday flower. Introduced in 2013, the stamp is being reissued in 2014. The stamp art depicts the rich red and vibrant green leaves surrounding the flower — the cluster of small, rather modest cup-shaped structures in the center. The red “petals” that we think of as the flower are actually modified leaves called bracts. The art reference for this stamp was a potted poinsettia. Designed by art director Ethel Kessler, the Poinsettia stamp features the work of William Low.
To learn more about the stories behind the stamps, visit http://uspsstamps.com.
Distribution: Item 688600, Christmas Contemporary, Poinsettia First-Class Mail (Forever priced at 49 cents) $9.80 PSA Booklet of 20 Stamps
Stamp Fulfillment Services will receive a small distribution quantity for a double-sided booklet of 20 stamps. Distributions are rounded up to the nearest master carton size of 4,000 stamps. All orders for this item will be filled through Stamp Fulfillment Services.
Stamp Fulfillment Services will not make a subsequent automatic push distribution to Post Offices™.
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 http://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:
Poinsettia 2014 Reprint
Hartford Post Office
MOWU
141 Weston Street
Hartford, CT 06101-9998
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 up to a quantity of 50. For more than 50, customers have to pay five cents each. All orders must be postmarked by October 21, 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 is one philatelic product for this stamp issue:
n 688617*, First-Day Cover, $0.93.
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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Poinsettia Stamp
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Item Number:
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688600
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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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Double-Sided Booklet of 20 (1 design)
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Series:
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Holiday Celebrations
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Issue Date & City:
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August 21, 2014, Hartford, CT 06101
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Art Director:
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Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
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Designer:
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Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
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Typographer:
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Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
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Artist:
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William Low, Huntington, NY
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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/SSP
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Printed at:
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Browns Summit, NC
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Press Type:
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Alprinta, 74
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Stamps per Booklet:
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20
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Print Quantity:
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160 million stamps
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Paper Type:
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Phosphor Tagged, Overall
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Adhesive Type:
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Pressure-sensitive adhesive
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Processed at:
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Banknote Corporation of America, Browns Summit, NC
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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./19.55 x 26.67 mm
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Stamp Size (w x h):
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0.91 x 1.19 in./23.11 x 30.22 mm
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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5.74 x 2.38 in./145.80 x 60.45 mm
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Colors:
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Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black
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Plate Size:
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800 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“S” followed by four (4) single digits
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Marginal Markings:
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• Plate numbers in peel strip area
• © 2014 • USPS in peel strip area
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— Stamp Services,
Marketing and Sales, 8-21-14
