Philately

STAMP ANNOUNCEMENT 06-18

Love: True Blue Stamp

The Postal ServiceTM will issue a 39-cent Love: True Blue special stamp, on May 1, 2006, in Washington, DC. The stamp designed by Craig Frazier of Mill Valley, California, goes on sale nationwide May 2, 2006. The stamp will be issued in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) convertible booklet of 20 (Item 675200).

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:

LOVE TRUE BLUE
POSTMASTER
SPECIAL CANCELLATIONS
PO BOX 92282
WASHINGTON DC 20066-9998

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 31, 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 two philatelic products available for this stamp issue:

• Item 675261, First Day Covers, $0.77.

• Item 675293, Cancellation Keepsake (booklet and FDC), $8.57.

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 675200, $7.80 Love: True Blue, PSA Convertible Booklet of 20

Initially, stamp distribution offices (SDOs) will receive two automatic distributions of this denominated 39-cent Love: True Blue special stamp in PSA booklets of 20.

The first distribution of approximately one eighth the standard automatic distribution quantity for a PSA booklet completes shipment on April 12, 2006. The second distribution, of approximately one-sixth the standard automatic distribution quantity for a PSA booklet completes shipment on May 15, 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 675200 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 26, 2006.

Philatelic Requirement

SDOs will not receive a separate quantity Item 675200 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 675200 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, Chicago, Memphis, and New York APDs will each receive 320,000 additional booklets; the Denver APD will receive 120,000 additional booklets.

Sales Policy

All Post Offices must acquire and maintain a supply of each new special stamp issue as long as customer demand exists, until inventory is depleted, or until the issue is officially withdrawn from sale. If supplies run low, Post Offices must reorder additional quantities using their normal ordering procedures.

— Stamp Services,
Government Relations, 3-30-06

STAMP ANNOUNCEMENT 06-19

Katherine Ann Porter Stamp

The Postal ServiceTM will issue a 39-cent Katherine Ann Porter commemorative stamp in one design on May 15, 2006, in Kyle, Texas. The stamp designed by Derry Noyes of Washington, DC, goes on sale nationwide May 16, 2006. The stamp will be issued in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 (Item 459500).

Considered a master prose stylist, writer Katherine Anne Porter (1890-1980) won the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1966 for the Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter, which was published in 1965. This is the 22nd stamp in the Literary Arts series.

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:

KATHERINE ANN PORTER STAMP
POSTMASTER
KYLE TX 78640-9998

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 14, 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 two philatelic products available for this stamp issue:

• Item 459561, First Day Cover, $0.77.

• Item 459593, Cancellation Keepsake (Pane w/FDC), $8.57.

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 459500, 39-cent Katherine Anne Porter, PSA Pane of 20 Stamps

Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) will receive approximately one-fourth 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 May 10, 2006.

Philatelic Requirement

SDOs will not receive a separate quantity Item 459500 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 459500 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 960,000 additional stamps; the Denver APD will receive 320,000 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, 3-30-06

Pictorial Postmark: Lewis and Clark Bicentennial

In the article "Pictorial Postmarks Announcement" in Postal Bulletin 22176 (3-16-06, pages 76-80), the pictorial postmark for The Lewis and Clark Bicentennial, Astoria, Oregon, on page 79 was incorrect. The correct pictorial postmark is given below.

US POSTAL SERVICE
LEWIS AND CLARK STATION
POSTMASTER
PO BOX 9998
ASTORIA OR 97103-9998

— Stamp Services,
Government Relations, 3-30-06

CORRECTION/ANNOUNCEMENT

Art of Disney: Romance Stamps

In the article "Stamp Announcement 06-17: The Art of Disney: Romance Stamps" in Postal Bulletin 22176 (3-16-06, pages 73-75), new information is now available:

• The first day of issue city for these stamps was given as Lake Buena Vista, FL. The first day of issue city has been changed to Orlando, FL.

• The address to send requests for the first day of issue postmark was not available until now. This information is given below.

THE ART OF DISNEY ROMANCE COMMEMORATIVE
STAMPS
POSTMASTER
10401 POST OFFICE BLVD
ORLANDO FL 32862-9998

— Stamp Services,
Government Relations, 3-30-06