Philately
STAMP ANNOUNCEMENT 06-28
Judy Garland Stamp
The Postal ServiceTM will issue a 39-cent Judy Garland
commemorative stamp in one design in a pressure-
sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 459400)
on June 10, 2006, in Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall in New
York, New York. The stamp, designed by Ethel Kessler of
Bethesda, Maryland, goes on sale nationwide June 11,
2006.
With this 12th stamp in the Legends of Hollywood
series, the U.S. Postal Service honors Judy Garland, considered by many to be one of the greatest entertainers of
the 20th century.
Art director Ethel Kessler designed the stamp using a
portrait of Garland by Tim O'Brien, an artist living in Brooklyn, New York. This portrait is based on a publicity photo for
A Star Is Born, the 1954 film for which Garland received an
Academy Award nomination for best actress. A reproduction of Garland's signature appears at the bottom of the
stamp. The photograph on the selvage shows her in another signature role, as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz.
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Issue:
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Judy Garland
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Item Number:
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459400
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Denomination
& Type of Issue:
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39-cent Commemorative
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Format:
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Pane of 20 (1 design)
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Series:
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Legends of Hollywood
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Issue Date & City:
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June 10, 2006,
New York, NY 10199
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Designer:
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Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
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Engraver:
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N/A
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Artist:
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Tim O'Brien, Brooklyn, NY
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Art Director:
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Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
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Typographer:
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Greg Berger, Bethesda, MD
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Modeler:
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Donald Woo
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Manufacturing Process:
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Offset/Microprint "USPS"
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Printer:
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Banknote Corporation of
America, Inc./SSP
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Printed at:
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Browns Summit, NC
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Press Type:
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Man Roland, 300
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Stamps per Pane:
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20
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Print Quantity:
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75 million stamps
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Paper Type:
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Phosphored tagged, Block
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Adhesive Type:
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Pressure-sensitive
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Processed at:
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Unique Binders,
Fredericksburg, VA
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Colors:
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Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
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Stamp Orientation:
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Vertical
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Image Area (w x h):
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0.840 x 1.40 in./21.34 x
35.56 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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0.990 x 1.560 in./25.15 x
39.63 mm
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Pane Size (w x h):
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7.28 x 8.575 in./183.09 x
217.81 mm
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Plate Size:
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240 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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"S" followed by four (4) single
digits
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Marginal Markings:
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" 2005 USPS" • Plate numbers
in four corners • Plate position
diagram • Price • Header
"LEGENDS OF HOLLYWOOD"
• Biographical text and image
on selvage • Proprietary
information • "12TH IN A
SERIES" • Four barcodes on
back of pane
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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:
JUDY GARLAND STAMP
POSTMASTER
421 EIGHTH AVE RM 2029B
NEW YORK NY 10199-9998
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 July 9, 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 six philatelic products available for this stamp
issue:
• Item 459461, First Day Cover, $0.77.
• Item 459462, FDC Full Pane, $10.30.
• Item 459465, Digital Color Postmark FDC, $1.50,
• Item 459484, Uncut Press Sheet, $46.80.
• Item 459493, Cancellation Keepsake (FP w/FDC),
$8.57.
• Item 459499, Digital Color Postmark Keepsake
w/DCP, $9.30.
These products will be available while supplies last at
postal stores, online at www.usps.com, and by telephone at
800-STAMP-24 (800-782-6724).
Distribution: Item 459400, 39-cent Judy Garland,
PSA Pane of 20 Stamps
Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) will receive approximately three-fourths 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 June 6, 2006.
Philatelic Requirement
SDOs will not receive a separate quantity Item 459400
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 459400 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 New
York, and San Francisco APDs will each receive 1,600,000
additional stamps; the Memphis and Chicago APDs will
each receive 1,440,000 additional stamps; and the Denver
APD will receive 600,000 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, 5-25-06
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