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©2016 USPS
On January 27, 2017, in Norcross, GA, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue the U.S. Flag First-Class Mail® stamp (Forever® priced at 49 cents), in one design. The formats available are a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) booklet of 10 stamps (Item 674700) produced by security printer Banknote Corporation of America (BCA), a PSA booklet of 20 stamps (Item 672000) produced by security printers BCA and Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU), a PSA coil of 100 stamps (Item 749800) produced by security printers BCA and APU, and a PSA Automated teller machine (ATM) sheetlet of 18 stamps (Item 564400).
The stamp will go on sale nationwide January 27, 2017.
With the new U.S. Flag stamp, the Postal Service™ continues its tradition of celebrating patriotism with one of the most recognizable symbols of our nation. The stamp, sold in booklets of 10 and 20, coils of 100, and an ATM sheetlet of 18, features a detail from a photograph of the billowing Stars and Stripes. Terrence W. McCaffrey was the art director of the project and Greg Breeding designed the stamp with an existing photograph of the flag taken by Tom Grill.
Item 672000, $9.80 U.S. Flag 2017 First-Class Mail (Forever priced at 49 cents) Double-sided Booklet of 20 Stamps
Item 674700, $4.90 U.S. Flag 2017 First-Class Mail (Forever priced at 49 cents) Booklet of 10 Stamps
Item 564400, $8.82 U.S. Flag 2017 First-Class Mail (Forever priced at 49 cents) Sheetlet of 18 Stamps
Item 749800, $49.00 U.S. Flag 2017 First-Class Mail (Forever priced at 49 cents) PSA Coil of 100 Stamps
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.
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:
FDOI-U.S. Flag
Stamp Fulfillment Services
8300 NE Underground Drive, Suite 300
Kansas City, MO 64144-9900
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 27, 2017.
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 are two philatelic products for the booklet of 20:
n 672016*, First-Day Cover, $0.93.
n 672030*, Ceremony Program, $6.95.
There is one philatelic product for the coil of 100:
n 749816*, First-Day Cover, $0.93.
There are no philatelic products for the booklet of 10.
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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U.S. Flag Stamp
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Item Number:
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672000
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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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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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January 27, 2017, Norcross, GA 30071
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Art Director:
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Terrence W. McCaffrey,
New Braunfels, TX
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Designer:
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Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
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Typographer:
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Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
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Existing Photo:
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Tom Grill
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Modeler:
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Sandra Lane/Michelle Finn
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Manufacturing Process:
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Offset, Microprint
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Printer:
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Banknote Corporation of America
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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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1,750,000,000
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Paper Type:
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Phosphor Tagged Paper, Block
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Adhesive Type:
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Pressure-sensitive
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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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0.73 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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Booklet Size (w x h):
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5.52 x 1.96 in./140.21 x 49.78 mm
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Colors:
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Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black
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Plate Size:
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960 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“B” followed by four (4) single digits
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Marginal Markings:
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• Plate number in peel strip area
• © 2016 USPS in peel strip area
• Promotional text • USPS Logo
• Barcode
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IIssue:
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U.S. Flag Stamp
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Item Number:
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672000
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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 20 (1 design)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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January 27, 2017, Norcross, GA 30071
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Art Director:
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Terrence W. McCaffrey,
New Braunfels, TX
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Designer:
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Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
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Typographer:
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Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
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Existing Photo:
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Tom Grill
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Modeler:
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Joseph Sheeran
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Manufacturing Process:
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Offset, Microprint
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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 Martini A76
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Stamps per Booklet:
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20
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Print Quantity:
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1,750,000,000 stamps
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Paper Type:
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Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tag
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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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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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Full Booklet Size (w x h):
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5.52 x 1.96 in./140.21 x 49.78 mm
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Colors:
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Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black
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Plate Size:
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1040 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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Header. “U.S. Flag” Twenty First-Class Forever Stamps
• Plate numbers in peel strip area
• © 2016 USPS in peel strip area
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IIssue:
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U.S. Flag Stamp
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Item Number:
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749800
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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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Coil of 100 (1 design)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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January 27, 2017, Norcross, GA 30071
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Art Director:
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Terrence W. McCaffrey,
New Braunfels, TX
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Designer:
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Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
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Typographer:
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Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
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Existing Photo:
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Tom Grill
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Modeler:
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Sandra Lane/Michelle Finn
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Manufacturing Process:
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Offset, microprint
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Printer:
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Banknote Corporation of America
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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 Coil:
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100
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Print Quantity:
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2,000,000,000 stamps
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Paper Type:
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Phosphor Tagged Paper, Overall
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Adhesive Type:
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Pressure-sensitive
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Processed at:
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Banknote Corporation of America, Browns Summit, NC
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Colors:
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Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, 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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0.73 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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Plate Size:
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744 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“B” followed by four (4) single digits
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Coil Number Frequency:
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Plate numbers every 31st stamp below stamp image
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IIssue:
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U.S. Flag Stamp
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Item Number:
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749800
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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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Coil of 100 (1 design)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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January 27, 2017, Norcross, GA 30071
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Art Director:
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Terrence W. McCaffrey,
New Braunfels, TX
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Designer:
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Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
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Typographer:
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Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
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Existing Photo:
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Tom Grill
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Modeler:
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Joseph Sheeran
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Manufacturing Process:
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Offset, Microprint
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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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100
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Print Quantity:
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2,000,000,000 stamps
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Paper Type:
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Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tag
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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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Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
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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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0.8709 x 0.98 in./22.12 x 24.89 mm
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Plate Size:
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744 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“P” followed by four (4) single digits
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Coil Number Frequency:
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Plate numbers every 31st stamp below stamp image
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IIssue:
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U.S. Flag Stamp
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Item Number:
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674700
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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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Single-Sided Booklet of 10 (1 design)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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January 27, 2017, Norcross, GA 30071
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Art Director:
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Terrence W. McCaffrey,
New Braunfels, TX
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Designer:
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Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
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Typographer:
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Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
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Existing Photo:
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Tom Grill
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Modeler:
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Sandra Lane/Michelle Finn
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Manufacturing Process:
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Offset, Microprint
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Printer:
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Banknote Corporation of America
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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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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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Phosphor Tagged Paper, Block
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Adhesive Type:
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Pressure-sensitive
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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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0.73 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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Booklet Size (w x h):
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5.316 x 1.74 in./135.03 x 44.20 mm
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Colors:
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Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black
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Plate Size:
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560 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“B” followed by four (4) single digits
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Marginal Markings:
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• Plate number in peel strip area
• © 2016 USPS in peel strip area
• Promotional text • USPS Logo
• Barcode • Verso: U.S. Flag, 10 First-Class Forever Stamps
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Technical details for the ATM Sheetlet of 18 stamps will appear in a future edition of the Postal Bulletin.
— Stamp Services, Marketing, 12-22-16
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