Philately
STAMP ANNOUNCEMENT 06-44
Ella Fitzgerald Stamp
 The Postal ServiceTM will issue a 39-cent Ella Fitzgerald
commemorative stamp in one design in a pressure-
sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item
460700), on January 10, 2007, in New York, New York. The
stamp, designed by Ethel Kessler of Bethesda, Maryland,
will also be available at Post Offices nationwide on
January 10, 2007.
With the 30th stamp in its Black Heritage series, the U.S.
Postal Service honors Ella Fitzgerald, the expert singer
who was widely known as "the first lady of song." Art director Ethel Kessler lauds the stamp portrait by illustrator Paul
Davis, of New York, for the way it captures the joy and excitement of Fitzgerald's art.
How to Order First Day of Issue Postmark
Customers have 60 days to obtain the first day of issue
postmark by mail. They may purchase new stamps, only by
mail order, from the USA Philatelic catalog or 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:
ELLA FITZGERALD STAMP
POSTMASTER
421 EIGHTH AVE RM 2029B
NEW YORK NY 10199-9998
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Issue:
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Ella Fitzgerald
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Item Number:
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460700
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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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Black Heritage
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Issue Date & City:
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January 10, 2007,
New York, NY 10199
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Designer:
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Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
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Art Director:
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Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
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Typographer:
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Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
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Artist:
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Paul Davis, New York, NY
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Engraver:
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N/A
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Modeler:
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Joseph Sheeran
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Manufacturing Process:
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Offset, Microprinting, "USPS"
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Printer:
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Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
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Printed at:
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Williamsville, NY
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Press Type:
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Mueller Martini, A 74
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Stamps per Pane:
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20
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Print Quantity:
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150 million stamps
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Paper Type:
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Prephosphored, Type II
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Adhesive Type:
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Pressure-sensitive
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Processed at:
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Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
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Colors:
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Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow,
PMS 115 (Yellow), PMS 550
(Blue)
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Stamp Orientation:
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Vertical
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Image Area (w x h):
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0.84 x 1.42 in./31.336 x
36.068 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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0.98 x 1.56 in./24.892 x
39.624 mm
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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5.95 x 7.24 in./151.13 x
183.896 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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"P" followed by six (6) single
digits
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Marginal Markings:
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blank |
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Stamp Side:
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2006 USPS • Plate position
diagram • Header "BLACK
HERITAGE" "30th IN A
SERIES" • Price • Plate
numbers on four corners of
pane
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Back Side:
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Biographical text on back of each
stamp • Four barcodes • "Ella
Fitzgerald licensed by CMG
Worldwide, Indianapolis, IN."
• USPS logo
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envelopes of their choice, address the envelopes (to themselves or others), and place them in a larger envelope
addressed to:
ELLA FITZGERALD 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 March 10, 2007.
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 460720: Block of 4 - $1.56.
• Item 460730: Block of 10 - $3.90.
• Item 460740: Full Pane of 20 - $7.80.
• Item 460761: First Day Cover - $0.77.
• Item 460776: Diary Page w/Maxi Card and Pane -
$12.95.
• Item 460793: Cancellation Keepsake - $8.57.
Distribution: Item 460700, 39-cent Ella
Fitzgerald, PSA Pane of 20 Stamps
Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) will receive approximately 110 percent to 120 percent of their full 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 OfficesTM of their full standard automatic distribution
quantity using PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp
Return. SDOs must not distribute stamps to Post Offices
before January 4, 2007.
Additional Supply
Post Offices requiring additional stamps must requisition
Item 460700 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 APD will receive 9,600,000 additional stamps; the
New York, San Francisco, and Memphis APDs will each
receive 7,200,000 additional stamps; and the Denver APD
will receive 1,520,000 additional stamps.
The Kansas City Stamp Services Center will receive
19,200,000 additional stamps for fulfilling supplemental
orders from the APDs.
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, 12-7-06
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