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The Postal ServiceTM will issue 37-cent, Let's Dance/Bailemos commemorative stamps in four designs, on September 17, 2005, in Miami, Florida, and New York, New York. The stamps designed by Ethel Kessler of Bethesda, Maryland, go on sale nationwide on September 18, 2005. With the issuance of these stamps, the U.S. Postal Service® honors the contributions of Latino art to American culture featuring images that showcase one of four popular dances on each stamp. Four Latino artists present their personal interpretations of the dances. • For the Merengue stamp, Rafael Lopez uses a warm palette of colors, from red and orange to yellow and lime green, all suggesting the tropical sunlight and vegetation of the Caribbean islands. • Capturing motion in the billowing skirts of a salsa dancer, José Ortega uses palm leaves to refer to salsa's tropical roots in the Caribbean, and a cityscape to suggest its New York City birthplace.
• In creating his design for the Cha-Cha-Cha stamp, Edel Rodriguez effectively juxtaposes the warmth of the dancers' suntanned skin and the sinuous line formed by their bodies with the coolness suggested by their white clothing and waving palm fronds. • Sergio Baradat evokes elegance in his design for the Mambo stamp. Here, the red of a woman's dress offsets the nighttime purple and gold hues of the ambient light, while a drum-shaped moon seems to join the orchestra's saxophone and timbales. Designer Ethel Kessler borrowed the dance-school convention of step patterns for the margins of the stamps. All descriptive texts and headers are in English and Spanish. The Let's Dance/Bailemos stamps will be issued in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 (Item 457700) and a booklet of 20 stamped cards (Item 980800). How to Order the First Day of Issue PostmarkCustomers 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: INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE AT TIME OF PUBLICATION. 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 October 16, 2005. |
How to Order First Day CoversStamp 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 FULLFILLMENT Philatelic ProductsThere are six philatelic products available for this stamp issue: • First Day Cover (set of 4) $3.00, (Item 457763). • Digital Color Postmark Random Single Cover $1.50, (Item 457765). • Stamped Postal Cards $9.75, (Item 457766). • Digital Color Postmark (set of 4 covers) $6.00, (Item 457768). • Double-sided print (set of 4) $14.95, (Item 457793). • Cancellation Keepsake (cover/pane) $10.40, (Item 457793). These products will be available while supplies last at postal stores, online at www.usps.com, and by telephone at 800-STAMP-24. Distribution: Item 457700, 37-cent Let's Dance/Bailemos Commemorative StampsStamp 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 OfficesSDOs 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 September 12, 2005. Philatelic RequirementSDOs will not receive a separate quantity Item 457700 for their authorized philatelic centers. Philatelic centers must be supplied their quantities from the initial automatic distribution made to SDOs. Additional SupplyPost Offices requiring additional stamps must requisition Item 457700 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, Memphis, and New York APDs will each receive 4,800,000 additional stamps; the Chicago APD will receive 4,000,000 additional stamps; and the Denver APD will receive 2,000,000 additional stamps. Sales PolicyAll 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, |
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The Postal ServiceTM will issue a 3-cent, Silver Coffeepot definitive stamp (Item 782900) in one design, in a water-activated gum (WAG) coil of 10,000, on September 16, 2005, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (MILCOPEX Stamp Show). The stamp designed by Derry Noyes of Washington, DC, goes on sale nationwide on September 17, 2005. For this sixth issuance in the American Design series, artist Tania Lee of Washington, DC, chose the coffeepot as the subject of this new stamp featuring a watercolor and gouache painting of a pear-shaped silver coffeepot with a carved wood handle that was made circa 1786 in Philadelphia. Inaugurated in 2002 with the American Toleware stamp, the American Design series showcases beautiful works of American art and crafts. The 2002 issuance featured American Toleware, followed by American Clock and Tiffany Lamp (2003), and Chippendale Chair and Navajo Jewelry (2004).
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How to Order the First Day of Issue PostmarkCustomers 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: INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE AT TIME OF PUBLICATION. 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 October 15, 2005. How to Order First Day CoversStamp 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 Philatelic ProductsThere are no philatelic products available for this stamp issue. Distribution: Item 782900, 3-cent Silver Coffeepot WAG Coil of 10,000Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) will not receive an automatic distribution of Item 782900. Automatic distributions will be provided to accountable paper depositories (APDs) and stamp service centers (SSCs). SDOs requiring quantities of Item 782900 must order them from the appropriate APD using a separate PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return. Initial Supply to Post OfficesPost Offices requiring quantities of Item 782900 must order them from their designated SDO using a separate PS Form 17. SDOs must not distribute these coils to Post Offices before September 12, 2005. Philatelic RequirementPhilatelic centers requiring Item 782900 must order them from their designated SDO using a separate PS Form 17. Additional SupplyPost Offices requiring additional Item 782900 must requisition them from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs requiring additional coils must order them from the appropriate APD using PS Form 17. For fulfilling supplemental orders from SDOs, the Chicago, APD will receive 2,160 additional coils; the San Francisco, Memphis, and New York APDs will each receive 720 additional coils; and the Denver APD will receive 500 additional coils. For fulfilling supplemental orders from APDs, the Kansas City SSC will receive 12,240 additional coils. — Stamp Services, |
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The Postal ServiceTM will issue a 37-cent, Greta Garbo commemorative stamp (Item 458400) in one design, on September 23, 2005, in New York, New York, and Stockholm, Sweden. The stamp designed by Carl T. Herrman, of Carlsbad, California, goes on sale nationwide September 24, 2005. The U.S. Postal Service® joins Sweden Post in this stamp issuance commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of legendary film actress Greta Garbo (1905-1990), who was born in Stockholm, Sweden. Greta Garbo became one of the greatest stars of the silver screen. Transitioning from silent films to the sound movies of Hollywood, Garbo captivated audiences with her seductive voice, which enhanced the acting style and beauty that made her a legend. Sweden Post called on engraver Piotr Naszarkowski to incise a likeness of Greta Garbo from a black-and-white image made by portrait photographer Clarence Sinclair Bull during the filming of "As You Desire Me" (1932).
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How to Order the First Day of Issue PostmarkCustomers 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: GRETA GARBO STAMP GRETA GARBO STAMP 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 October 22, 2005. How to Order First Day CoversStamp 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 Philatelic ProductsThere are five philatelic products available for this stamp issue: • First Day Cover (single) $0.75, (Item 458461). • First Day Cover Joint Cover (1 USA plus 1 Sweden) $2.25, (Item 458462). • Digital Color Postmark Cover (USA) $1.50, (Item 458465). • Cancellation Keepsake (DCP cover/pane) $8.90, (Item 458499). • Swedish Souvenir Sheet TBD, (Item 458496). These products will be available while supplies last at postal stores, online at www.usps.com, and by telephone at 800-STAMP-24. Distribution: Item 458400, 37-cent Greta Garbo Commemorative StampStamp 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 OfficesSDOs 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 September 16, 2005. Philatelic RequirementSDOs will not receive a separate quantity Item 458400 for their authorized philatelic centers. Philatelic centers must be supplied their quantities from the initial automatic distribution made to SDOs. Additional SupplyPost Offices requiring additional stamps must requisition Item 458400 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 1,200,000 additional stamps; the San Francisco APD will receive 1,120,000 additional stamps; and the Denver APD will receive 400,000 additional stamps. Sales PolicyAll 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, |
