©2016 USPS
On April 28, 2016, in Dulles, VA, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue the USA nondenominated, nonprofit organization stamp (5-cent value), in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) coil of 10,000 (Item 777500).
The stamp will go on sale nationwide April 28, 2016.
USA, the new nondenominated, nonprofit stamp, showcases the letters “USA” in blue accompanied by a bright red star on a white background. This patriotic design with full letterforms and flourishes is a confident, playful, and celebratory treatment of one of our most familiar abbreviations. “NONPROFIT ORG” is printed across the bottom of the stamp. The USA stamp will be issued in coils of 10,000. Antonio Alcalá served as the art director and designed the stamp with Leslie Badani.
Stamp Fulfillment Services will not make an automatic push distribution to Post Offices™. Post Offices may begin ordering stamps prior to the FDOI through SFS Web.
How to Order the First-Day-of-Issue Postmark
Customers have 60 days to obtain the first-day-of-issue postmark by mail. Each cover must have sufficient postage to meet First-Class Mail® requirements. 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:
USA Nonprofit Stamp
Special Events
22403 Randolph Drive
Dulles, VA 20103-9998
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 June 28, 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 is one philatelic product for this stamp issue:
n 777516*, First-Day Cover.
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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USA
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Item Number:
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777500
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Denomination & Type of Issue:
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Nondenominated Nonprofit
(5-cent value)
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Format:
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Coil of 10,000, 1 design
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Series:
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N⁄A
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Issue Date & City:
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April 28, 2016, Dulles, VA 20103
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Art Director:
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Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA
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Designer:
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Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA
Leslie Badani, Alexandria, VA
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Typographer:
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Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA
Leslie Badani, Alexandria, VA
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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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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 Coil:
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10,000
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Print Quantity:
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2 billion 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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Colors:
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PMS 286C Blue, PMS 199C Red, PMS 429C Gray
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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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Stamp Size (w x h):
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0.87 x 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 0.98⁄254,000.00 x 24.89
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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 three (3) single digits
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Coil Number Frequency:
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Plate numbers every 27th stamp below stamp image
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— Stamp Services,
Marketing and Sales, 3-31-16
