The Postal Service™ will issue a new Priority Mail® Flat-Rate Envelope (Items 222305, 222310, and 222325) on May 6, 2007, in Kansas City, Missouri. The new product is an accountable item and features the $4.60 Air Force One stamp image printed directly on the envelope along with standard Priority Mail graphics.
The prepaid envelope seeks to enhance customer convenience, improving access to USPS® services by saving time and simplifying transactions.
The envelope goes on sale May 6, 2007, and uses the Air Force One stamp image, which was designed by Phil Jordan of Falls Church, Virginia, and illustrated by William S. Phillips of Ashland, Oregon.
The envelope 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. It is not available in Post Offices™ at this time.
Issue:
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Prepaid Priority Mail Flat-Rate
Stamped Envelope |
Item Number:
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222300 |
Denomination &
Type of Issue:
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$4.60 Prepaid Priority Mail
Flat-Rate Envelope |
Stamped Envelope
Format:
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Normal Issue: Pack of 10 ($46.00)
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First Day Souvenir:
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Individually $4.98 |
Issue Date & City:
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May 6, 2007,
Kansas City, MO 64108 |
Designer:
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Phil Jordan of Falls Church, VA |
Photographer:
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William S. Phillips of Ashland, OR |
Manufacturing Process:
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Flexography |
Printer:
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Bell, Inc. |
Printed at:
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Bell, Inc., Sioux Falls, SD |
Press Type:
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Stevens |
Print Quantity:
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2.9 million envelopes (first run) |
Paper Type:
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12-point, clay-coated newsback |
Colors:
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Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Black,
PMS 294 (Blue), PMS 485 (Red),
Varnish |
Stamp Orientation:
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Horizontal |
Image Area (w x h):
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1.59375 x 1.25 in./40.48 x 31.75 mm |
Overall Size (w x h):
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9.5 x 12.5 in. (envelope) |
Catalog Item Number(s):
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222305 Regular Issue Envelope
(5/pack) — $23.00
222310 Regular Issue Envelope
(10/pack) — $46.00
222325 Regular Issue Envelope
(25/pack) — $115.00
222361 First Day Cover (each) —
$4.98 |
There is one philatelic product available for this stamp issue: Item 222361, Canceled Prepaid Priority Mail Flat-Rate Stamped Envelope with the first day of issue postmark, $4.98
At this time, this item will not be available through stamp distribution offices, Post Offices, or philatelic centers. If it will be made available through these channels at a later time, we will provide notification as appropriate.
— Package Services, Product Development;
and Stamp Services, Government Relations, 3-29-07
