© 2015 USPS
On January 29, 2016, in Atlanta, GA, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue the Botanical Art stamps, (Forever® priced at 49 cents) in ten designs, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) double-sided booklet of 20, $9.80 (Item 680600) and a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) booklet of 10, $4.90 (Item 678700).
The stamps will go on sale nationwide January 29, 2016.
The U.S. Postal Service continues its tradition of beautiful floral-themed stamps with Botanical Art, in booklets of 10 and 20 stamps. The stamp art features ten different floral designs, each a detail of an illustration from an American nursery catalog printed between 1891 and 1912. The design details are courtesy of The New York Botanical Garden; the catalogs are part of NYBG’s Nursery and Seed Catalog Collection, one of the largest and most important such collections in the U.S. Art director Ethel Kessler designed the stamps.
Stamp Fulfillment Services will make an automatic push distribution to Premier Post Offices™ of a quantity to cover approximately 30 days of sales. Distribution quantities for the automatic push distribution are available by logging on to SFS Web at https://sfsweb.usps.gov. Post Offices may begin ordering stamps prior to the FDOI through SFS Web. However, offices should check the website noted above to determine the amount they will receive on their automatic push distribution.
Stamp Fulfillment Services will make an automatic push distribution to Premier Post Offices of a quantity to cover approximately 30 days of sales. Distribution quantities for the automatic push distribution are available by logging on to SFS Web at https://sfsweb.usps.gov. Post Offices may begin ordering stamps prior to the FDOI through SFS Web. However, offices should check the website noted above to determine the amount they will receive on their automatic push distribution.
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 800-782-6724. 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:
Botanical Art Stamps
Atlanta MPO
Postmaster
3900 Crown Road
Atlanta, GA 30304-9998
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. There is a 5-cent charge for each additional postmark over 50. All orders must be postmarked by March 29, 2016.
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://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 seven philatelic products for this stamp issue:
n 680606, Press Sheet with Die-Cut, $78.40,
(print quantity 300).
n 680608, Press Sheet without Die-Cut, $78.40,
(print quantity 350).
n 680610*, Digital Color Postmark Keepsake
(random single), $11.95.
n 680616*, First-Day Cover (set of 10), $9.30.
n 680621*, Digital Color Postmark (set of 10), $16.40.
n 680624*, Framed Art, $29.95.
n 680630*, Ceremony Program (random single), $6.95.
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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Botanical Art
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Item Number:
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680600
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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
(10 designs)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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January 29, 2016, Atlanta, GA 30303
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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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Modeler:
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Joseph Sheeran
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Manufacturing Process:
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Offset
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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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Muller A76
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Stamps per Booklet:
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20
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Print Quantity:
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500,000,000 stamps
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Paper Type:
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Nonphosphored Type III Block Tag applied
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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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Stamp 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 Booklet Size (w x h):
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5.76 x 2.38 in./146.30 x 60.45 mm
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Press Sheet Size (w x h):
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23.04 x 4.76 in./585.22 x 120.90 mm
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Colors:
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Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
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Plate Size:
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880 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“P” followed by four (4) single digits
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Marginal Markings:
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Cover “Botanical Art” Twenty First-Class Forever Stamps • USPS Logo
• Plate numbers in peel strip area
• © 2015 USPS • “Design details courtesy of the New York Botanical Garden” in peel strip area • Promo-tional Text in peel strip area
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Issue:
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Botanical Art
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Item Number:
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678700
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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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Booklet of 10 (10 designs)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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January 29, 2016, Atlanta, GA 30303
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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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Modeler:
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Joseph Sheeran
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Manufacturing Process:
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Offset
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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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Muller A76
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Stamps per Booklet:
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10
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Print Quantity:
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100,000,000 stamps
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Paper Type:
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Nonphosphored Type III Block Tag applied
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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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Stamp 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 Booklet Size (w x h):
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1.82 x 6.37 in./46.23 x 161.70 mm
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Colors:
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Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
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Plate Size:
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520 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“P” followed by four (4) single digits
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Marginal Markings:
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Cover “Botanical Art” Ten First-Class Forever Stamps • USPS Logo • Plate numbers in peel strip area • “Design details courtesy of the New York Botanical Garden” • Purchasing Information • © 2015 USPS
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— Stamp Services, Marketing and Sales, 1-7-16
