The Postal Service™ will issue a new Express Mail® Flat-Rate Envelope (Item 232303) on May 6, 2007, in Kansas City, Missouri. The new product is an accountable item and features the $16.25 Marine One stamp image printed directly on the envelope along with the standard Express Mail graphics and special 30th-anniversary Star Wars graphics.
There will be three separate versions of the Star Wars graphics printed directly on the envelopes. The envelopes will be made available only in a three-pack, with one envelope of each version. The prepaid envelopes seek to enhance customer convenience, improving access to USPS® services by saving time and simplifying transactions.
The envelopes will be available only from May 6 through September 1, 2007. The envelopes use the Marine One stamp image, which was designed by Phil Jordan of Falls Church, Virginia, and illustrated by William S. Phillips of Ashland, Oregon.
The envelopes will be available through The Postal Store® Web site at www.usps.com/shop, by telephone at 800-STAMP-24, in the quarterly USA Philatelic catalog, and from the USPS Inside Sales team. They are not available in Post Offices.™
Issue:
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Prepaid Star Wars Express Mail
Flat-Rate Stamped Envelope
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Item Number:
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232303
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Denomination &
Type of Issue:
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$16.25 Prepaid Express Mail
Flat-Rate Envelope
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Stamped Envelope
Format:
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Normal Issue: Pack of 3 — Item
No. 232303 ($48.75)
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First Day Souvenir:
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Packet of 3 Canceled — Item
No. 232363 ($49.89)
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Issue Date & City:
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May 6, 2007,
Kansas City, MO 64108
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Designer:
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Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA
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Illustrator:
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William S. Phillips, Ashland, OR
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Manufacturing Process:
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Flexography
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Printer:
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Bell, Inc.
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Printed at:
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Bell, Inc., Sioux Falls, SD
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Press Type:
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Stevens
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Print Quantity:
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421,200 envelopes (first run)
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Paper Type:
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12-point, clay-coated newsback
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Colors:
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Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Black,
PMS 294 (Blue), PMS 485 (Red),
Varnish
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Stamp Orientation:
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Horizontal
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Image Area (w x h):
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1.59375 x 1.25 in./40.48 x 31.75 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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9.5 x 12.5 in. (envelope)
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Catalog Item Number(s):
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232303 Regular Issue Envelope
(3/pack) — $48.75
232363 First Day Cover
(3/pack) — $49.89
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There is one philatelic product available for this stamp issue: Item 232363, Canceled Prepaid Express Mail Flat-Rate Stamped Envelope with the first day of issue postmark, $49.89.
The envelopes will not be available through stamp distribution offices, Post Offices, or philatelic centers.
— Package Services, Product Development;
and Stamp Services, Government Relations, 3-29-07
