Philately

STAMP ANNOUNCEMENT 06-16

Lady Liberty and U.S. Flag Stamp

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

• Pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 (Item 567900).

• PSA double-sided booklet of 20 (Item 675400).

• PSA convertible booklet of 10 (Item 675900).

• PSA coil of 100 (Item 783600).

The stamp, designed by Terrence W. McCaffrey of the Postal Service, Washington, DC, also goes on sale nationwide April 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 CANCELLATION
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 May 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

This stamp issue has six philatelic products:

• 567920 - Block of 4 - $1.56.

• 567930 - Block of 10 - $3.90.

• 567940 - First Day Cover - $.77.

• 675461 - First Day Cover - $.77.

• 675961 - First Day Cover - $.77.

• 783661 - First Day Cover - $.77.

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 567900, 39-cent Lady Liberty and U.S. Flag, PSA Pane of 20

Initially, stamp distribution offices (SDOs) will receive approximately two and one-fourth times their full standard automatic distribution quantity for the 39-cent Lady Liberty and U.S. Flag definitive stamp in PSA panes of 20. This initial distribution completes shipment on March 9, 2006. Distributions are rounded up to the nearest master carton size (40,000 stamps).

Initial Supply to Post Offices

SDOs will not make a subsequent automatic distribution to Post Offices. Post Offices requiring quantities of Item 567900 must order them from their designated SDO using a separate PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return. SDOs must not distribute stamps to Post Offices before April 3, 2006.

Philatelic Requirement

SDOs will not receive a separate quantity Item 567900 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 stamps must requisition Item 567900 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 Memphis, Chicago, New York, and San Francisco APDs will each receive 2,800,000 additional stamps; and the Denver APD will receive 1,440,000 additional stamps. The Kansas City Stamp Services Center will receive 11,520,000 additional stamps for fulfilling supplemental orders from APDs.

Additional quantities of this definitive stamp in panes of 20 will also be made available to SDOs via subsequent automatic distributions, shipped directly from the supplier to the SDOs.

Distribution: Item 675400, $7.80 Lady Liberty and U.S. Flag, PSA Double-Sided Booklet of 20

Initially, SDOs will receive approximately one-third their standard automatic distribution quantity of the 39-cent Lady Liberty and U.S. Flag definitive stamp in PSA convertible booklets of 20. This initial distribution completes shipment on March 2, 2006. Distributions are rounded up to nearest master carton size (4,000 booklets).

Initial Supply to Post Offices

SDOs will not make a subsequent automatic distribution to Post Offices. Post Offices requiring quantities of Item 675400 must order them from their designated SDO using a separate PS Form 17. SDOs must not distribute stamps to Post Offices before April 3, 2006.

Philatelic Requirement

SDOs will not receive a separate quantity Item 675400 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 booklets must requisition Item 675400 from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs requiring additional booklets must order them from the appropriate APD using PS Form 17.

For fulfilling supplemental orders from SDOs, the San Francisco, Chicago, Memphis, and New York APDs will each receive 1,000,000 additional booklets; and the Denver APD will receive 400,000 additional booklets. Additional quantities of this definitive stamp in booklets of 20 will also be made available to SDOs via subsequent automatic distributions, shipped directly from the supplier to the SDOs.

Distribution: Item 675900, $3.90 Lady Liberty and U.S. Flag, PSA Convertible Booklet of 10

Initially, SDOs will receive approximately one-third their standard automatic distribution quantity of the 39-cent Lady Liberty and U.S. Flag definitive stamp in PSA convertible booklets of 10.This initial distribution completed shipment on February 23, 2006. Distributions are rounded up to nearest master carton size (4,000 booklets).

Initial Supply to Post Offices

SDOs will not make a subsequent automatic distribution to Post Offices. Post Offices requiring quantities of Item 675900 must order them from their designated SDO using a separate PS Form 17. SDOs must not distribute stamps to Post Offices before April 3, 2006.

Philatelic Requirement

SDOs will not receive a separate quantity Item 675900 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 booklets must requisition Item 675900 from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs requiring additional booklets must order them from the APD using PS Form 17.

For fulfilling supplemental orders from SDOs, the San Francisco, Chicago, Memphis, and New York APDs will each receive 800,000 additional booklets; and the Denver APD will receive 300,000 additional booklets. The Kansas City Sales and Service Center will receive 400,000 additional booklets for fulfilling supplemental orders from APDs. Additional quantities of this definitive stamp in booklets of 10 will also be made available to SDOs via subsequent automatic distributions, shipped directly from the supplier to the SDOs.

Distribution: Item 783600, $39.00 Lady Liberty and U.S. Flag, PSA Coil of 100

Initially, SDOs will receive an automatic distribution of the 39-cent Lady Liberty and U.S. Flag definitive stamp in PSA coils of 100. This initial distribution completes shipment on March 23, 2006. Distributions are rounded up to nearest master carton size (800 coils).

Initial Supply for Post Offices

SDOs will not make a subsequent automatic distribution to Post Offices. Post Offices requiring quantities of Item 783600 must order them from their designated SDO using a separate PS Form 17. SDOs must not distribute stamps to Post Offices before April 3, 2006.

Philatelic Requirement

SDOs will not receive a separate quantity Item 783600 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 coils must requisition Item 783600 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 the SDOs, the New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and Memphis APDs will each receive 204,800 additional coils; and the Denver APD will receive 96,000 additional coils. Additional quantities of this definitive stamp in coils of 100 will also be made available to SDOs via subsequent automatic distributions, shipped directly from the supplier to the SDOs.

—Stamp Services,
Government Relations, 3-2-06