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STAMP ANNOUNCEMENT 05-12

Masterworks of Modern American Architecture Stamps

The Postal ServiceTM will issue a souvenir sheet of the 37-cent Masterworks of Modern American Architecture commemorative stamps in 12 designs (Item 566800) on May 19, 2005, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The stamps designed by Margaret Bauer of Washington, DC, go on sale nationwide May 20, 2005. This $4.44 souvenir sheet may not be split, and the stamps may not be sold individually.

With this stamp pane, the Postal Service salutes 12 masterworks of modern American architecture. Art director Derry Noyes and designer Margaret Bauer chose breathtaking photographs to honor the following buildings:

• Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum by Frank Lloyd Wright.

• Chrysler Building by William Van Alen.

• Vanna Venturi House by Robert Venturi.

• TWA Terminal by Eero Saarinen.

• Walt Disney Concert Hall by Frank Gehry.

• 860-880 Lake Shore Drive by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.

• National Gallery of Art East Building by I.M. Pei.

• Glass House by Philip Johnson.

• Yale Art and Architecture by Paul Rudolph.

• High Museum of Art by Richard Meier.

• Exeter Academy Library by Louis I. Kahn.

• Hancock Center by Bruce Graham and Fazlur Kahn.

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:

MASTERWORKS OF MODERN AMERICAN
ARCHITECTURE STAMPS
POSTMASTER
4975 SWENSON ST
LAS VEGAS NV 89119-9998

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 June 18, 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 (FP w/FP FDC black ink) $11.38 (Item 566893).

This Cancellation Keepsake will be available while supplies last at postal stores, online at www.usps.com, and by telephone at 800-STAMP-24.

Distribution: Item 566800, $4.44 Masterworks of Modern American Architecture, PSA Souvenir Sheet of 12 Stamps

Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) will receive approximately one-half of their standard automatic distribution quantities for a PSA sheet stamp. Distributions are rounded up to the nearest master carton size (2,000 souvenir sheets/24,000 stamps).

Initial Supply to Post Offices

SDOs will make a subsequent automatic distribution to Post Offices for one-half of their standard automatic distribution quantities using PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return. SDOs must not distribute this souvenir sheet to Post Offices before May 13, 2005.

Philatelic Requirement

SDOs will not receive a separate quantity of this souvenir sheet 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 souvenir sheets must requisition Item 566800 from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs requiring additional souvenir sheets must order them from the appropriate accountable paper depository (APD) using PS Form 17.

For fulfilling supplemental orders from SDOs, the New York, Memphis, and Chicago APDs will each receive 140,000 additional souvenir sheets; the San Francisco APD will receive 100,000 additional souvenir sheets; and the Denver APD will receive 46,000 additional souvenir sheets.

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. The $4.44 Masterworks of Modern American Architecture souvenir sheet may not be split and the stamps may not be sold individually.

- Stamp Services,
Government Relations, 4-14-05

STAMP ANNOUNCEMENT 05-13

Henry Fonda Stamp

The Postal ServiceTM will issue a 37-cent, Henry Fonda commemorative stamp (Item 458600) in a pressure- sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20, on May 20, 2005, in Los Angeles, California. The stamp designed by Derry Noyes of Washington, DC, goes on sale nationwide May 21, 2005.

With the 11th stamp in its Legends of Hollywood series, the U.S. Postal Service® honors Henry Fonda (1905-1982), one of America's greatest actors, on the 100th anniversary of his birth. Stamp artist Drew Struzan of Pasadena, California, based his portrait of Fonda on a photograph taken by Frank Powolny in 1941. For the selvage, art director Derry Noyes chose a photograph showing Fonda in his iconic performance as dispossessed farmer Tom Joad in the "Grapes of Wrath" (1940).

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:

HENRY FONDA COMMEMORATIVE STAMP
POSTMASTER
7001 S CENTRAL AVE RM 337
LOS ANGELES CA 90052-9998

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 June 15, 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 (cover/pane) $8.15 (Item 458693).

This Cancellation Keepsake will be available while supplies last at postal stores, online at www.usps.com, and by telephone at 800-STAMP-24.

Distribution: Item 458600, Henry Fonda 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 Offices 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 May 13, 2005.

Philatelic Requirement

SDOs will not receive a separate quantity Item 458600 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 458600 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 San Francisco APD will receive 1,440,000 additional stamps; the Chicago, Memphis, and New York APDs will each receive 1,000,000 additional stamps; and the Denver APD will receive 360,000 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, 4-14-05

Pictorial Postmarks Announcement

As a community service, the Postal ServiceTM offers pictorial postmarks to commemorate local events celebrated in communities throughout the nation. A list of events for which pictorial postmarks are authorized appears below. If available, the sponsor of the pictorial postmark appears in italics under the date. Also provided, as space permits, are illustrations of those postmarks that were reproducible and available at press time.

People attending these local events may obtain the postmark in person at the temporary Post OfficeTM station established there. Those who cannot attend the event, but who wish to obtain the postmark, may submit a mail order request. Pictorial postmarks are available only for the dates indicated, and requests must be postmarked no later than 30 days following the requested pictorial postmark date.

All requests must include a stamped envelope or postcard bearing at least the minimum First-Class Mail® postage. Items submitted for postmark may not include postage issued after the date of the requested postmark. Such items will be returned unserviced.

Customers wishing to obtain a postmark should affix stamps to any envelope or postcard of their choice, address the envelope or postcard to themselves or others,insert a card of postcard thickness in envelopes for sturdiness, and tuck in the flap. Place the envelope or postcard in a larger envelope and address it to: PICTORIAL POSTMARKS, followed by the NAME OF THE STATION,ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP+4® CODE, exactly as listed below (using all capitals and no punctuation, except thehyphen in the ZIP+4 code).

Customers can also send stamped envelopes and postcards without addresses for postmark, as long as they supply a larger envelope with adequate postage and their return address. After applying the pictorial postmark, the Postal Service returns the items (with or without addresses) under addressed protective cover.

- Stamp Services,
Government Relations, 4-14-05

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