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STAMP ANNOUNCEMENT 05-09
Robert Penn Warren Stamp
![Robert Warren Stamp](warren.gif)
The Postal ServiceTM will issue a 37-cent, Robert Penn Warren commemorative stamp (Item 458300) on April 22,
2005, in Guthrie, Kentucky. The stamp, designed by Carl T. Herrman of
Carlsbad, California, goes on sale nationwide April 23, 2005 and will
be sold in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20.
With this 21st stamp in the Literary
Arts series, the Postal Service honors poet, novelist, and educator
Robert Penn Warren on the centennial of his birth. This distinguished
man of letters was America's first official poet laureate (1986-87) and
a three-time recipient of the Pulitzer Prize; he received two prizes for
poetry and one prize for fiction.
Artist Will Wilson of San Francisco,
California, based his portrait of Warren on a 1948 photograph obtained
from the Center for Robert Penn Warren Studies at Western Kentucky University.
The background art recalls scenes from Warren's Pulitzer Prize-winning
novel, All the King's Men, and from the Academy Award-winning film
inspired by the book.
How to Order First Day of Issue Postmark
Customers have 30 days to obtain
the first day of issue postmark by mail. They may purchase new stamps
at their local Post OfficeTM, by telephone at 800-STAMP-24, and at the
Postal Store Web site at www.usps.com/shop. They should affix the
stamps to envelopes of their choice,
Issue: |
Robert Penn Warren |
Item Number: |
458300 |
Denomination
& Type of Issue: |
37-cent commemorative |
Format: |
Pane of 20 (1 design) |
Series: |
Literary Arts |
Issue Date &
City: |
April 22, 2005,
Guthrie, KY |
Designer: |
Carl T. Herrman,
Carlsbad, CA |
Illustrator: |
Will Wilson, San
Francisco, CA |
Art Director: |
Carl T. Herrman,
Carlsbad, CA |
Typographer: |
Carl T. Herrman,
Carlsbad, CA |
Engraver: |
Southern Graphics
System |
Modeler: |
Donald Woo |
Manufacturing Process: |
Gravure |
Printer: |
Sennett Security
Products (SSP) |
Printed at: |
American Packaging
Corporation,
Columbus, WI |
Press Type: |
Cerrutti, 950 |
Stamps per Pane: |
20 |
Print Quantity: |
45 million stamps |
Paper Type: |
Phosphor Tagged
Overall |
Adhesive Type: |
Pressure-sensitive |
Processed at: |
Unique Binders,
Fredericksburg, VA |
Colors: |
Magenta, Yellow,
Cyan, Black, PMS 129 (Yellow) |
Stamp Orientation: |
Horizontal |
Image Area (w x
h): |
1.41 x 0.84 in./35.814
x
21.336 mm |
Overall Size (w
x h): |
1.56 x 0.99 in./39.624
x
25.146 mm |
Full Pane Size (w
x h): |
7.25 x 5.94 in./184.15
x
150.87 mm |
Plate Size: |
120 stamps per revolution |
Plate Numbers: |
"S" followed
by five (5) single
digits |
Marginal Markings: |
© 2004 USPS •
Price • Plate
numbers in four corners of
pane • Plate position diagram
• Biographical text on back of
stamp • Barcodes in four
corners on back of pane |
Catalog
Item Number(s): |
458320
Block of 4 - $1.48
458330 Block of 10 - $3.70
458340 Full Pane of 20 - $7.40
458361 First Day Cover - $0.75
458393 Full Pane w/FDC -
$8.15 |
address the envelopes (to themselves
or others), and place them in a larger envelope addressed to:
ROBERT PENN WARREN COMMEMORATIVE STAMP
POSTMASTER
202 WEST PARK ST
GUTHRIE KY 42234-9998
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. All orders must be postmarked
by May 21, 2005.
How to Order First Day Covers
Stamp Fulfillment Services 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. Customers may request a free catalog by
calling 800-STAMP-24 or writing to:
INFORMATION FULFILLMENT
DEPT 6270
US POSTAL SERVICE
PO BOX 219014
KANSAS CITY MO 64121-9014
First day covers remain on sale
for at least 1 year after the stamp's issuance.
Philatelic Products
There is one philatelic product
available for this stamp issue:
• Cancellation Keepsake $8.15
(Item 458393).
This Cancellation Keepsake will
be available while supplies last and can be ordered at the postal stores,
online at www.usps.com, and by telephone at 800 STAMP-24.
Distribution: Item 458300, Robert Penn Warren Commemorative
Stamp
Stamp
distribution offices (SDOs) will receive approximately one-half of their
standard automatic distribution quantity for a PSA sheet stamp. Distributions
are rounded up to the nearest master carton size (40,000 stamps).
Initial Supply to Post Offices
SDOs will make a subsequent automatic
distribution to Post OfficesTM of one-half their standard automatic distribution
quantity using PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return. SDOs
must not distribute stamps to Post Offices before April 15, 2005.
Philatelic Requirement
SDOs will not receive a separate
quantity Item 458300 for their authorized philatelic centers. Philatelic
centers must be supplied their quantities from the initial automatic distribution
made to stamp distribution offices.
Additional Supply
Post Offices requiring additional
stamps must requisition Item 458300 from their designated SDO using PS
Form 17. SDOs requiring additional stamps must order them from
the appropriate accountable paper depository (APD) using PS Form 17.
For fulfilling supplemental orders
from SDOs, the Chicago, Memphis, and New York APDs will each receive 640,000
additional stamps; the San Francisco APD will receive 520,000 additional
stamps; and the Denver APD will receive 200,000 additional stamps.
Sales Policy
All Post Offices must acquire and
maintain a supply of each new commemorative stamp as long as customer
demand exists, until inventory is depleted, or until the stamp is officially
withdrawn from sale. If supplies run low, Post Offices must reorder additional
quantities using their normal ordering procedures.
- Stamp Services,
Government Relations, 3-17-05
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STAMP ANNOUNCEMENT 05-10
Yip Harburg Stamp
![Yip Harburg Stamp](yip.gif)
The Postal ServiceTM will issue
a 37-cent, Yip Harburg commemorative stamp (Item 457600) on April
28, 2005, in New York, New York. The stamp, designed by Ethel Kessler
of Bethesda, Maryland, goes on sale nationwide April 29, 2005 and will
be sold in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20.
With this stamp, the Postal Service
honors E.Y. (Yip) Harburg, who wrote the lyrics for more than 600 popular
songs, including "Over the Rainbow," created with composer Harold
Arlen for "The Wizard of Oz." Stamp designer Ethel Kessler began
with a photograph made by portrait photographer Barbara Bordnick in 1978
in her studio in New York, then added other elements including a rainbow
and the lyric fragment from Harburg's Oscar-winning song.
How to Order First Day of Issue Postmark
Customers have 30 days to obtain
the first day of issue postmark by mail. They may purchase new stamps
at their local Post OfficeTM, by telephone at 800-STAMP-24, and at the
Postal Store Web site at www.usps.com/shop. 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:
YIP HARBURG COMMEMORATIVE STAMP
SPECIAL EVENTS UNIT
421 8TH AVE RM 2029B
NEW YORK NY 10199-9998
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. All orders must be postmarked
by May 27, 2005.
How to Order First Day Covers
Stamp Fulfillment Services 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
Issue: |
Yip Harburg |
Item Number: |
457600 |
Denomination
& Type of Issue: |
37-cent commemorative |
Format: |
Pane of 20 (1 design) |
Series: |
N/A |
Issue Date &
City: |
April 28, 2005,
New York, NY 10199 |
Designer: |
Ethel Kessler, Bethesda,
MD |
Art Director: |
Ethel Kessler, Bethesda,
MD |
Typographer: |
Greg Berger, Bethesda,
MD |
Photographer: |
Barbara Bordnick,
New York, NY |
Engraver: |
N/A |
Modeler: |
Donald Woo |
Manufacturing Process: |
Offset/Microprint
"USPS" |
Printer: |
Banknote Corporation
of
America, Inc./SSP |
Printed at: |
Browns Summit, NC |
Press Type: |
Man Roland, 300 |
Stamps per Pane: |
20 |
Print Quantity: |
40 million stamps |
Paper Type: |
Phosphor Tagged |
Adhesive Type: |
Pressure-sensitive |
Processed at: |
Unique Binders,
Fredericksburg, VA |
Colors: |
Black, Cyan, Magenta,Yellow |
Stamp Orientation: |
Horizontal |
Image Area (w x
h): |
1.40 x 0.820 in./35.56
x
20.83 mm |
Overall Size (w
x h): |
1.560 x 0.980 in./39.62
x
24.89 mm |
Full Pane Size (w
x h): |
7.26 x 5.9 in./184.4
x 149.86 mm |
Plate Size: |
240 stamps per revolution |
Plate Numbers: |
"S" followed
by four (4) single
digits |
Marginal
Markings: |
© 2004
USPS • Price • Plate
numbers in four corners of
pane • Plate position diagram
• Biographical text on back of
stamp • Barcodes in four
corners on back of pane |
Catalog
Item Number(s): |
457320
Block of 4 - $1.48
457630 Block of 10 - $3.70
457640 Full Pane of 20 - $7.40
457661 First Day Cover - $0.75
457693 Full Pane w/FDC -
$8.15 |
in the quarterly USA Philatelic catalog. Customers may request a free catalog by calling 800-STAMP-24
or writing to:
INFORMATION FULFILLMENT
DEPT 6270
US POSTAL SERVICE
PO BOX 219014
KANSAS CITY MO 64121-9014
First day covers remain on sale
for at least 1 year after the stamp's issuance.
Philatelic Products
There is one philatelic product
available for this stamp issue:
• Cancellation Keepsake $8.15
(Item 457693).
This Cancellation Keepsake will
be available while supplies last at the postal stores, online at www.usps.com, and by telephone at 800 STAMP-24.
Distribution: Item 457600, Yip Harburg Commemorative
Stamp
Stamp
distribution offices (SDOs) will receive approximately one-third of their
standard automatic distribution quantity for a PSA sheet stamp. Distributions
are rounded up to the nearest master carton size (40,000 stamps).
Initial Supply to Post Offices
SDOs will make a subsequent automatic
distribution to Post Offices of one-fourth their standard automatic distribution
quantity using PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return. SDOs
must not distribute stamps to Post Offices before April 22, 2005.
Philatelic Requirement
SDOs will not receive a separate
quantity Item 457600 for their authorized philatelic centers. Philatelic
centers must be supplied their quantities from the initial automatic distribution
made to stamp distribution offices.
Additional Supply
Post Offices requiring additional
stamps must requisition Item 457600 from their designated SDO using PS
Form 17. SDOs requiring additional stamps must order them from
the appropriate accountable paper depository (APD) using PS Form 17.
For fulfilling supplemental orders
from SDOs, the New York APD will receive 1,200,000 additional stamps;
the Chicago, Memphis, and San Francisco APDs will each receive 880,000
additional stamps; and the Denver APD will receive 400,000 additional
stamps.
Sales Policy
All Post Offices must acquire and
maintain a supply of each new commemorative stamp as long as customer
demand exists, until inventory is depleted, or until the stamp is officially
withdrawn from sale. If supplies run low, Post Offices must reorder additional
quantities using their normal ordering procedures.
- Stamp Services,
Government Relations, 3-17-05
CORRECTION
Ronald Reagan First Day of Sale Postmark for Tampico,
Illinois
The article, "Pictorial Postmarks
Announcement" in Postal Bulletin 22149 (3-3-05, beginning
on page 23), incorrectly lists a Ronald Reagan first day of sale postmark
for Tampico, Illinois.
There is no Ronald Reagan first
day of sale postmark authorized for Tampico, Illinois, but there is a
pictorial postmark (see "Notice: Ronald Reagan Pictorial Cancellation
for Tampico, Illinois," article below.)
- Stamp Services,
Government Relations, 3-17-05
NOTICE
Ronald Reagan Pictorial Postmark for Tampico, Illinois
There is a Ronald Reagan pictorial
postmark for Tampico, Illinois. The cancellation is pictured here and
is also provided in the pictorial postmarks table on page 18. The postmark
has been extended for 30 days and is available until April 5, 2005, for
mail-back service.
- Stamp Services,
Government Relations, 3-17-05
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