Postal Bulletin 22204 >
Information Desk > Philately > Stamp Announcement 07-11: Pineapple Stamped Cards
The Postal Service™ will issue a 26-cent Pineapple stamped card design on May 12, 2007, in Washington, DC. The card, designed by Ethel Kessler of Bethesda, Maryland, also goes on sale nationwide May 12, 2007.
Artist Cathie Bleck of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, created the pineapple artwork with black ink on white scratchboard, a board with a thin coat of white clay on its surface. The white in the design is the result of scraping away a portion of the black ink using a razor-sharp tool. Bleck describes the process as similar to woodblock printing.
The Pineapple stamped card will be issued in the following formats:
Issue:
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Pineapple
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Item Number:
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224700
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Denomination &
Type of Issue:
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26-cent Stamped Card
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Format:
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Single Cut Cards
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Series:
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American Scenes
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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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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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Cathie Bleck,
Cleveland Heights, OH
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Modeler:
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Joseph Sheeran
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Manufacturing Process:
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Offset
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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, A76
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Print Quantity:
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48,865,000 stamped cards
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Paper Type:
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Nonphosphored Type III, Block
tagged
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Adhesive Type:
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N/A
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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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Image Orientation:
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Horizontal
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Image Area (w x h):
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2.125 x 1.25 in./53.975 x 31.75 mm
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Card Size (w x h):
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5.5 x 3.5 in./139.70 x 88.90 mm
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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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28 cards per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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N/A
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Marginal Markings:
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© 2007 USPS • Recycled logo
followed by “recycled”
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Customers have 60 days to obtain the first day of issue postmark by mail. They may purchase new stamped cards 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 address the cards (to themselves or others), and place them in a larger envelope addressed to:
PINEAPPLE STAMPED CARDS
POSTMASTER
SPECIAL CANCELLATIONS
PO BOX 92282
WASHINGTON DC 20066-9998
After applying the first day of issue postmark, the Postal Service will return the cards 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 is one philatelic product available for this stamp issue: Item 224761, stamped card w/first day cancellation, $0.38.
All stamp distribution offices (SDOs) will receive automatic distributions of the following 26-cent Pineapple stamped card items: 224700, 24800, 224900, and 225000 (for vending use only). Stamped card items will be automatically distributed to SDOs in two waves.
The initial automatic distribution of all formats begins April 17, 2007, and will be completed May 9, 2007.
The second automatic distribution of all formats, begins May 15, 2007, and will be completed June 17, 2007.
Post Offices will not receive an automatic distribution of these stamped cards, but should order sufficient quantities of those formats which are required to meet initial customer demand. Post Offices must order these stamped cards from their designated SDO using a separate PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return. SDOs must not distribute stamped cards to Post Offices before May 4, 2007.
Post Offices requiring additional stamped cards must requisition them from their designated SDO using PS Form 17.
SDOs requiring additional quantities of stamped card Items 224700, 224800, 224900, and 225000 (for vending use only) must go online to the SDO Stamped Card Fulfillment Site to place the order: (1) launch Internet Explorer and (2) type in the address bar: ashtonpotter.myprintdesk.com/uspostalservice.
Issue:
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Pineapple
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Item Number:
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224800
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Denomination &
Type of Issue:
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26-cent Stamped Card
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Format:
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Double Cut Reply Cards
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Series:
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American Scenes
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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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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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Cathie Bleck,
Cleveland Heights, OH
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Modeler:
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Joseph Sheeran
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Manufacturing Process:
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Offset
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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, A76
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Print Quantity:
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2,426,000 stamped cards
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Paper Type:
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Nonphosphored Type III, Block
tagged
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Adhesive Type:
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N/A
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Colors:
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Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
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Image Orientation:
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Horizontal
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Image Area (w x h):
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2.125 x 1.25 in./53.975 x 31.75 mm
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Card Size (w x h):
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5.5 x 7.0 in./139.70 x 177.80 mm
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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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12 cards per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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N/A
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Marginal Markings:
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© 2007 USPS • Recycled logo
followed by “recycled”
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Issue:
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Pineapple
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Item Number:
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224900
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Denomination &
Type of Issue:
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26-cent Stamped Card
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Format:
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Sheet of 40 Cards
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Series:
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American Scenes
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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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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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Cathie Bleck,
Cleveland Heights, OH
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Modeler:
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Joseph Sheeran
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Manufacturing Process:
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Offset
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Printer:
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Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
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Printed at:
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Sterling Sommer, Tonawanda NY
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Press Type:
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Mueller Martini, A76
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Print Quantity:
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48,865,000 stamped cards
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Paper Type:
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Nonphosphored Type III, Block
tagged
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Manufacturing Process:
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Offset
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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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Print Quantity:
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7,420,000 stamped cards
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Paper Type:
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Nonphosphored Type III, Blocked
tagged
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Adhesive Type:
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N/A
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Processed at:
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GPO, Washington, DC
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Colors:
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Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
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Image Orientation:
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Horizontal
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Image Area (w x h):
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2.125 x 1.25 in./53.975 x 31.75 mm
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Card Size (w x h):
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5.5 x 3.5 in./139.70 x 88.90 mm
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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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40 cards per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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N/A
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Marginal Markings:
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© 2007 USPS • Recycled logo
followed by “recycled”
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Catalog Item Number(s):
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N/A
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Issue:
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Pineapple
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Item Number:
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225000
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Denomination &
Type of Issue:
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26-cent Stamped Card
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Format:
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5-card Banded Vending
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Series:
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American Scenes
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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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Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
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Art Director:
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Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
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Typographer:
|
Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
|
Artist:
|
Cathie Bleck,
Cleveland Heights, OH
|
Modeler:
|
Joseph Sheeran
|
Manufacturing Process:
|
Offset
|
Printer:
|
Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
|
Printed at:
|
Williamsville, NY
|
Press Type:
|
Mueller Martini, A76
|
Print Quantity:
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2,626,000 stamped cards
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Paper Type:
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Nonphosphored Type III, Block
tagged
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Adhesive Type:
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N/A
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Colors:
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Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
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Image Orientation:
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Horizontal
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Image Area (w x h):
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2.125 x 1.25 in./53.975 x 31.75 mm
|
Card Size (w x h):
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5.5 x 3.5 in./139.70 x 88.90 mm
|
Full Pane Size (w x h):
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N/A
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Plate Size:
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28 cards per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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N/A
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Marginal Markings:
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© 2007 USPS • Recycled logo
followed by “recycled”
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— Stamp Services,
Government Relations, 4-12-07
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