Philately

STAMP ANNOUNCEMENT 06-08

Lady Liberty and U.S. Flag Stamp

The Postal ServiceTM will issue a 39-cent definitive stamp, Lady Liberty and U.S. Flag on March 8, 2006, in Washington, DC. The stamp will be available in the following formats:

• Water-activated gum (WAG) coil of 100 (Item 783900).

• WAG coil of 3,000 (Item 784200).

• WAG coil of 10,000 (Item 784000).

The stamp, designed by Terrence W. McCaffrey of the United States Postal Service®, Washington, DC, goes on sale nationwide March 8, 2006.

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:

LADY LIBERTY AND US FLAG DEFINITIVE STAMP
POSTMASTER
SPECIAL CANCELLATIONS
PO BOX 92282
WASHINGTON DC 20090-2282

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 April 7, 2006.

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

Philatelic Products

There are no philatelic products available for this stamp issue.

Distribution: Item 783900 $39 Lady Liberty and U.S. Flag, Water-Activated Gum Coil of 100

The 39-cent Lady Liberty and U.S. Flag definitive stamp in water-activated gum coils of 100 will not be automatically distributed to SDOs. Automatic distributions will be made to the appropriate accountable paper depository (APD) only. Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) requiring quantities of Item 783900 must order them from the appropriate APD using a separate PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return. SDOs ordering this item from APDs, need not order in master carton size quantities. SDOs should only order according to immediate customer demand (50 coils per tray is the minimum order from the APD).

Initial Supply to Post Offices

Post Offices requiring quantities of Item 783900 must order them from their designated SDO using a separate PS Form 17. SDOs must not distribute these coils to Post Offices before March 3, 2006.

Additional Supply

Post Offices requiring additional quantities of Item 783900 must requisition them from their designated SDO using a PS Form 17. SDOs requiring additional coils must order them from the appropriate APD using PS Form 17.

For fulfilling orders from SDOs, the San Francisco, Chicago, Memphis, and New York APDs will each receive 20,000 coils, and the Denver APD will receive 4,800 coils. For fulfilling supplemental orders from APDs, the Kansas City Stamp Services Center will receive 38,400 coils.

Item 784200 $1,170 Lady Liberty and U.S. Flag, Water-Activated Gum Coil of 3,000

SDOs will receive two automatic distributions of the 39-cent Lady Liberty and U.S. Flag definitive stamp in WAG coils of 3,000.

The first distribution will complete shipment on March 1, 2006. The second distribution will complete shipment on May 1, 2006. Distributions are rounded up to nearest master carton size (64 coils).

Initial Supply to Post Offices

SDOs will not make a subsequent automatic distribution of Item 784200 to Post Offices. Post Offices requiring quantities of Item 784200 must order them from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs must not distribute coils to Post Offices before March 3, 2006.

Philatelic Requirement

SDOs will not receive a separate quantity Item 784200 for their authorized philatelic centers. Philatelic centers must be supplied their quantities from the initial automatic distribution made to SDOs.

Additional Supply

Post Offices requiring additional Item 784200 must requisition them from their designated SDO using a PS Form 17. SDOs requiring additional coils must order them from the appropriate APD using PS Form 17.

Following the first automatic distribution to SDOs, the New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and Memphis APDs will each receive 1,280 additional coils; and the Denver APD will receive 640 additional coils for fulfilling supplemental orders from the SDOs.

Following the second automatic distribution to SDOs, the New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and Memphis APDs will each receive 2,560 additional coils; and the Denver APD will receive 1,280 additional coils for fulfilling supplemental orders from the SDOs.

Additional quantities of this definitive stamp coil will also be made available to SDOs via subsequent automatic distributions, shipped directly from the supplier to the SDOs.

Item 784000 $3,900 Lady Liberty and U.S. Flag, Water-Activated Gum Coil of 10,000

The 39-cent Lady Liberty and U.S. Flag definitive stamp in water-activated gum coils of 10,000 will not be automatically distributed to SDOs. Automatic distributions will be made to APDs only. SDOs requiring Item 784000 must order them from the appropriate APD using a separate PS Form 17. SDOs ordering this item from APDs need not order in master carton size quantities. SDOs should only order according to immediate customer demand (1 coil is minimum order from APD).

Initial Supply to Post Offices

Post Offices requiring quantities of Item 784000 must order them from their designated SDO using a separate PS Form 17. SDOs must not distribute these coils to Post Offices before March 3, 2006.

Additional Supply

Post Offices requiring additional Item 784000 must requisition them from their designated SDO using a PS Form 17. SDOs requiring additional coils must order them from the appropriate APD using PS Form 17.

For fulfilling orders from SDOs, the San Francisco, Chicago, Memphis, and New York APDs will each receive 720 coils; and the Denver APD will receive 200 coils. For fulfilling supplemental orders from APDs, the Kansas City Stamp Services Center will receive 1,200 coils.

— Stamp Services,
Government Relations, 2-16-06