On June 1, 2007, in Barrigada, Guam, the Postal Service™ will issue a Hagåtña Bay, Guam 90-cent international letter rate stamp in one design in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 570300). Designed by Ethel Kessler of Bethesda, Maryland, the stamp goes on sale nationwide June 1, 2007.
This international rate stamp in the Scenic American Landscapes series honors the territory of Guam and features a photograph by Michael S. Yamashita, Chester, New Jersey, of a sunset at Hagåtña Bay in Hagatna, the capital of Guam. The capital was known as Agana until 2002, when it was officially changed back to its pre-World War II name.
Customers have 60 days to obtain the first day of issue postmark by mail. They may purchase new stamps at their local Post Office™, 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:
HAGåTñA BAY INTERNATIONAL STAMP
POSTMASTER
489 ARMY DR
BARRIGADA, GU 96913-1316
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 31, 2007.
Issue:
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Hagåtña Bay, Guam
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Item Number:
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570300
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Denomination &
Type of Issue:
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90-cent International Letter Rate
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Format:
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Pane of 20 (1 design)
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Series:
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Scenic American Landscapes
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Issue Date & City:
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June 1, 2007, Barrigada, GU 96913
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Designer:
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Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
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Engraver:
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Keating Gravure
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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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Photographer:
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Michael S. Yamashita, Chester, NJ
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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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100 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,
PMS 300 (Silver)
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Stamp Orientation:
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Vertical
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Image Area (w x h):
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1.420 x 0.85 in./36.068 x 21.590 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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1.56 x 0.99 in./39.624 x 25.146 mm
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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7.25 x 5.85 in./184.15 x 148.59 mm
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Plate Size:
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200 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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“© 2007 USPS” • Price • Plate
Position Diagram • Plate
Numbers in 4 corners on front of
pane • Barcode on back in
4 corners 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 is one philatelic product available for this stamp issue: Item 570361, First Day Cover, $1.28.
Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) will receive approximately 70 percent of their standard automatic distribution quantity for a PSA sheet stamp. Distributions are rounded up to the nearest master carton size (40,000 stamps).
SDOs will not make a subsequent automatic distribution to Post Offices. Post Offices requiring quantities of Item 570300 must order them from their designated SDO using a separate PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return. SDOs must not distribute stamps to Post Offices before May 25, 2007.
Post Offices requiring additional stamps must requisition Item 570300 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 5,040,000 additional stamps. The Denver APD will receive 1,680,000 additional stamps. The Kansas City Stamp Services Center will receive 23,520,000 additional stamps for fulfilling supplemental orders from APDs.
— Stamp Services,
Government Relations, 4-26-07
