STAMP ANNOUNCEMENT 07-03

Tiffany Lamp Stamp

The Postal ServiceTM will issue a 1-cent Tiffany Lamp definitive stamp in one design in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 104100), on March 16, 2007, at the American Stamp Dealers Association Mega Show at Madison Square Garden, in New York, New York. The stamp will also go on sale nationwide on March 16, 2007.

This stamp was previously issued on March 1, 2003, in a water-activated gum coil of 3,000 stamps, and was printed by Sennett Security Products.

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 at their local Post OfficeTM, by telephone at 800-STAMP-24, or 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:

TIFFANY LAMP 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 May 15, 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 is one philatelic product available for this stamp issue: Item 104161: First Day Cover, $0.78.

Distribution: Item 104100, 1-cent Tiffany Lamp, PSA Pane of 20 Stamps

All stamp distribution offices (SDOs) will receive an automatic distribution of Item 100410, 1-cent Tiffany Lamp, PSA pane of 20 stamps. Master carton size is 40,000 stamps.

Initial Supply to Post Offices

SDOs will not make a subsequent automatic distribution to Post Offices. To obtain an initial supply of this 1-cent definitive stamp, all Post Offices must immediately submit a separate PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return, to their designated SDO. SDOs must not distribute these stamps to Post Offices before March 9, 2007.

Philatelic Requirement

Philatelic centers must be supplied their required quantities from the initial automatic distribution made to SDOs.

Additional Supply

Post Offices requiring additional Item 104100 must requisition them from their designated SDO using PS Form 17.

SDOs will receive additional automatic distributions of Item 104100 and accountable paper depositories will also receive additional quantities for supplemental ordering by SDOs.

— Stamp Services,
Government Relations, 2-15-07