The Postal Service™ will issue a 17-cent, definitive stamp, Bighorn Sheep, on May 21, 2007, in Washington, DC. Designed by Carl T. Herrman of Carlsbad, California, the stamp goes on sale nationwide May 21, 2007.
The Bighorn Sheep stamp will be issued in the following formats:
The stamp features a stylized drawing of a bighorn sheep (Ovis Canadensis). This kind of sheep is found from southwestern Canada to northern Mexico; its range includes the colder, higher elevations of the Rocky Mountains and some of the hottest, most arid regions of the American Southwest and Mexico.
To create the image on the stamp, artist Nancy Stahl of New York, New York, worked from photographs of bighorn sheep.
Customers have 60 days to obtain the first day of issue postmark by mail. They may purchase new stamps at their local Post Office™, or at The Postal Store® Web site at www.usps.com/shop or by calling 800-STAMP-24. 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:
BIGHORN SHEEP STAMP
POSTMASTER
SPECIAL CANCELLATIONS
PO BOX 92282
WASHINGTON DC 20090-9998
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 20, 2007.
Issue:
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Bighorn Sheep
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Item Number:
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101500
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Denomination &
Type of Issue:
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17-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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May 21, 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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Engraver:
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WRE ColorTech
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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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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 Pane:
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20
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Print Quantity:
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300 million stamps
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Paper Type:
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Nonphosphored, Type III
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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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Colors:
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Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Black
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Stamp Orientation:
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Vertical
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Image Area (w x h):
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0.84 x 0.73 in./21.336 x 18.542 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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0.98 x 0.87 in./24.892 x 22.098 mm
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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4.921 x 5.25 in./124.99 x 133.35 mm
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Plate Size:
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280 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“V” followed by four (4) single digits
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Marginal Markings:
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“© 2007 USPS” • Price “17 x
20=$3.40” • Plate position
diagram • Plate numbers on
4 corners on front of pane
• 4 Barcodes “101500” on
4 corners on back of pane.
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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 are two philatelic products available for this stamp issue:
Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) will receive approximately 325 percent of their standard automatic distribution quantity for a PSA sheet stamp. Distributions will be in multiple waves.
Wave 1 shipments, which began April 23, 2007, will be completed by May 2, 2007. Wave 2 shipments, which begin May 7, 2007, will be completed by May 16, 2007. Wave 3 shipments, which begin May 21, 2007, will be completed by June 8, 2007.
Distributions are rounded up to the nearest master carton size (40,000 stamps).
From the initial shipments of Item 101500 received by SDOs, a subsequent automatic distribution will be made to Post Offices for one-half their full standard automatic distribution quantities using PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return. SDOs must not distribute stamps to Post Offices before May 15, 2007.
Post Offices requiring additional stamps must requisition Item 101500 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.
Following the completion of the Wave 3 shipments to SDOs, the Memphis, Chicago, New York, and San Francisco APDs will each receive 7,200,000 additional stamps.The Denver APD will receive 2,400,000 additional stamps for fulfilling supplemental orders from SDOs. Also, the Kansas City Stamp Services Center (SSC) will receive 24,000,000 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.
All SDOs will receive an automatic distribution of the $17.00, Bighorn Sheep, PSA coil of 100. Shipments, which begin May 8, 2007, will be completed by May 23, 2007. Distributions are rounded up to nearest master carton size (800 coils).
Issue:
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Bighorn Sheep
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Item Number:
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785700
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Denomination &
Type of Issue:
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17-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 21, 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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Engraver:
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N/A
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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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Sennett Security Products/
Banknote Corporation of
America, Inc. (SSP/BCA)
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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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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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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./18.29 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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PMS 559 (Light Green), PMS 629
(Dark Green), PMS 2717 (Light
Blue), PMS 279 (Medium Blue),
PMS 660 (Dark Blue), PMS 539
(Navy Blue), PMS 614 (Yellow),
PMS 413 (Gray)
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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 eight (8) single digits
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Marginal Markings:
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© 2007 USPS • Plate Block
numbers every 31 stamps
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SDOs will not make a subsequent automatic distribution to Post Offices. All Post Offices requiring quantities of Item 785700 must order them from their designated SDO using a separate PS Form 17. SDOs must not distribute coils to Post Offices before May 15, 2007.
Post Offices requiring additional coils must requisition Item 785700 from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs requiring additional coils must order them from the appropriate APD using PS Form 17.
Following the automatic distribution to SDOs, the New York, Chicago, and Memphis APDs will each receive 134,400 additional coils; the San Francisco APD will receive 115,200 additional coils; and the Denver APD will receive 46,400 additional coils for fulfilling supplemental orders from the SDOs. The Kansas City SSC will receive 499,200 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.
— Stamp Services,
Government Relations, 4-26-07
