The Postal Service™ will issue a 26-cent, definitive stamp, Florida Panther, on May 12, 2007, in Washington DC. The stamp designed by Carl T. Herrman of Carlsbad, California, goes on sale nationwide May 12, 2007.
The Florida Panther stamp will be issued in the following formats:
The stamp features a highly stylized illustration of a Florida panther (Puma concolor coryi). This large tawny cat is related to the mountain lion — also known as a cougar or puma. Most active between dusk and dawn, the Florida panther is capable of short but quick bursts of speed while pursuing prey. Its diet includes white-tailed deer, small mammals, and birds.
Nationally known illustrator Nancy Stahl of New York, New York, used a photograph of a Florida panther as the basis for her stamp art.
Issue:
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Florida Panther
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Item Number:
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104500
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Denomination &
Type of Issue:
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26-cent Definitive
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Format:
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Pane of 20 (1 design)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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April 12, 2007,
Washington, DC 20066
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Designer:
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Carl T. Herrman, Carlsbad, CA
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Art Director:
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Carl T. Herrman, Carlsbad, CA
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Typographer:
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Carl T. Herrman, Carlsbad, CA
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Artist:
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Nancy Stahl, New York, NY
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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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Stevens, Vari-size Security Press
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Stamps per Pane:
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20
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Print Quantity:
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200 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. (APU)
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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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0.73 x 0.84 in./18.542 x 21.336 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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0.87 x 0.98 in./22.098 x 24.892 mm
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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5.35 x 4.93 in./135.890 x
125.222 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 four (4) single digits
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Marginal Markings:
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© 2007 USPS • Price • Plate
position diagram • Plate
numbers on four corners of pane
• Barcodes on four corners on
back of pane
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Customers have 60 days to obtain the first day of issue postmark by mail. They may purchase new stamps at their local Post Office™, 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:
FLORIDA PANTHER STAMP
POSTMASTER
SPECIAL CANCELLATIONS
WASHINGTON DC 20066-9998
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 11, 2007.
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
There four philatelic products available for this stamp issue:
Initially, stamp distribution offices (SDOs) will receive approximately 200% of their standard automatic distribution quantity for a PSA sheet stamp. SDO distributions will begin May 8, 2007, and be completed May 17, 2007. Distributions are rounded up to the nearest master carton size (40,000 stamps).
SDOs will make a subsequent automatic distribution to Post Offices of their full standard automatic distribution quantity for a PSA sheet stamp using PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return. SDOs may distribute stamps to Post Offices immediately upon receipt, but not before May 4, 2007.
Post Offices requiring additional stamps must requisition quantities of Item 104500 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 Memphis, Chicago, New York, and San Francisco APDs will each receive 8,640,000 additional stamps; and the Denver APD will receive 2,880,000 additional stamps. The Kansas City Stamp Services Center will receive 8,640,000 additional stamps for fulfilling supplemental orders from APDs.
Additional quantities of this definitive stamp will also be made available to SDOs via subsequent automatic distributions, shipped directly from the supplier to the SDOs.
Issue:
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Florida Panther
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Item Number:
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106700
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Denomination &
Type of Issue:
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26-cent Definitive
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Format:
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Pane of 100 (1 design)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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April 12, 2007,
Washington, DC 20066
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Designer:
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Carl T. Herrman, Carlsbad, CA
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Art Director:
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Carl T. Herrman, Carlsbad, CA
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Typographer:
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Carl T. Herrman, Carlsbad, CA
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Artist:
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Nancy Stahl, New York, NY
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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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Heidelberg, Speedmaster
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Stamps per Pane:
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100
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Print Quantity:
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15 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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Water-Activated
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Processed at:
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Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
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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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0.71 x 0.82 in./18.034 x 20.828 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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0.84 x 0.99 in./21.336 x 25.146 mm
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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9.00 x 10.18 x in./228.60 x
258.572 mm
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Plate Size:
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400 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“P” followed by four (4) single digits
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Marginal Markings:
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© 2007 USPS • Plate position
diagrams (4 positions) • Price
• Plate numbers • Barcode
“106700”
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The 26-cent Florida Panther definitive stamp in water-activated gum panes of 100 will not be automatically distributed to SDOs. Automatic distributions will be made to APDs only. SDOs requiring quantities of Item 106700 must order them from the appropriate APD using a separate PS Form 17. SDOs ordering this item from APDs, need not order in master carton size quantities. SDOs should only order according to immediate customer demand (10,000 stamps per pad is the minimum order from the APD).
SDOs will not make a subsequent automatic distribution to Post Offices. Post Offices requiring quantities of Item 106700 must order them from their designated SDO using a separate PS Form 17. SDOs must not distribute stamps to Post Offices before May 4, 2007.
Post Offices requiring additional stamps must requisition quantities of Item 106700 from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs requiring additional stamps must order them from the appropriate APD using PS Form 17.
Initially, SDOs will receive approximately 25 percent of their standard automatic distribution quantity for a PSA booklet. SDO distributions will begin May 14, 2007, and be completed June 13, 2007. Distributions are rounded up to nearest master carton size (4,000 booklets).
SDOs will make a subsequent automatic distribution to Post Offices for one-fourth their standard automatic distribution quantity for a PSA booklet using PS Form 17. SDOs may distribute stamps to Post Offices immediately upon receipt, but not before May 4, 2007.
Post Offices requiring additional booklets must requisition quantities of Item 677400 from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs requiring additional booklets must order them from the appropriate APD using PS Form 17.
For fulfilling supplemental orders from SDOs, the San Francisco, Chicago, Memphis, and New York APDs will each receive 1,120,000 additional booklets; and the Denver APD will receive 560,000 additional booklets. The Kansas City Stamp Services Center will receive 2,800,000 additional booklets for fulfilling supplemental orders from APDs.
Additional quantities of this definitive stamp booklet will also be made available to SDOs via subsequent automatic distributions, shipped directly from the supplier to the SDOs.
All SDOs will receive automatic distributions of $24.00 Florida Panther, PSA coil of 100. Distributions will be in multiple waves. Wave 1 shipments, which began April 10, 2007, will be completed April 19, 2007. Wave 2 shipments, which begin April 24, 2007, will be completed by May 10, 2007. Wave 3 shipments, which will begin June 19, 2007, will be completed by July 19, 2007. Distributions are rounded up to nearest master carton size (800 coils).
SDOs will not make a subsequent automatic distribution to Post Offices. All Post Offices requiring quantities of Item 785500 must order them from their designated SDO using a separate PS Form 17. SDOs must not distribute coils to Post Offices before May 4, 2007.
Post Offices requiring additional coils must requisition quantities of Item 785500 from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs requiring additional coils must order them from the appropriate APD using PS Form 17.
Issue:
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Florida Panther
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Item Number:
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677400
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Denomination &
Type of Issue:
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26-cent Definitive
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Format:
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Double-sided Convertible Booklet
of 10 (1 design)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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April 12, 2007,
Washington, DC 20066
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Designer:
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Carl T. Herrman, Carlsbad, CA
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Art Director:
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Carl T. Herrman, Carlsbad, CA
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Typographer:
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Carl T. Herrman, Carlsbad, CA
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Artist:
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Nancy Stahl, New York, NY
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Modeler:
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Avery Dennison, SPD
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Manufacturing Process:
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Gravure
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Engraver:
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WRE/ColorTech
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Printer:
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Avery Dennison, (AVR)
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Printed at:
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AVR, Clinton, SC
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Press Type:
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Dia Nippon Kiko (DNK)
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Stamps per booklet:
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10
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Print Quantity:
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246 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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AVR, Clinton, SC
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Stamp Orientation:
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Vertical
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Image Area (w x h):
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0.73 x 0.84 in./18.542 x 21.336 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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0.87 x 0.98 in./22.098 x 24.892 mm
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Booklet Size:
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1.74 x 6.5 in./44.196 x 165.1
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Colors:
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Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Black,
PMS 547 (Blue)
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Plate Size:
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500 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“V” followed by five (5) single digits
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Marginal Markings:
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Stamp Side:
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© 2007 USPS • USPS Logo • Plate
numbers
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Cover Side:
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Header “FLORIDA PANTHER”
• Barcode “677400” • “Ten 26-¢
Self-adhesive Stamps $2.60”
• Promotional paragraph
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Following the second automatic distribution to SDOs, the New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and Memphis APDs will each receive 57,600 additional coils; and the Denver APD will receive 19,200 additional coils for fulfilling supplemental orders from the SDOs.
Following the third automatic distribution to SDOs, the New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and Memphis APDs will each receive 115,200 additional coils; and the Denver APD will receive 38,400 additional coils for fulfilling supplemental orders from the SDOs.
Also following the third distribution, the Kansas City Stamp Services Center will receive 384,000 additional coils for fulfilling supplemental orders from APDs.
Additional quantities of this definitive stamp coil will also be made available to SDOs via subsequent automatic distributions, shipped directly from the supplier to the SDOs.
Issue:
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Florida Panther
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Item Number:
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785500
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Denomination &
Type of Issue:
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26-cent Definitive
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Format:
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Coil of 100 (1 design)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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May 12, 2007,
Washington, DC 20066
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Designer:
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Carl T. Herrman, Carlsbad, CA
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Art Director:
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Carl T. Herrman, Carlsbad, CA
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Typographer:
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Carl T. Herrman, Carlsbad, CA
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Artist:
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Nancy Stahl, New York, NY
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Modeler:
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Donald Woo
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Manufacturing Process:
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Offset/Microprinting “USPS”
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Engraver:
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N/A
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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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Alprinta, 74
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Stamps per Coil:
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100
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Print Quantity:
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1 billion 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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Unique Binders, Fredericksburg, VA
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Stamp Orientation:
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Vertical
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Image Area (w x h):
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0.72 x 0.81 in./18.28 x 20.57 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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0.87 x 0.96 in./22.10 x 24.38 mm
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Colors:
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Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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N/A
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Plate Size:
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775 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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Plate block numbers every
31 stamps
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— Stamp Services,
Government Relations, 4-12-07
