On June 13, 2007, in Washington, DC, the Postal Service™ will issue a 75-cent (3-ounce rate) Harriet Beecher Stowe definitive stamp in one design in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 104000). Designed by Richard Sheaff of Scottsdale, Arizona, the stamp goes on sale nationwide June 13, 2007.
This ninth issuance in the Distinguished Americans series honors Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, one of the most influential novels in American history. Artist Mark Summers of Waterdown, Canada, based his portrait of Harriet Beecher Stowe on a circa 1855 stipple engraving by English engraver Francis Holl (1815–1884), which in turn was based on an earlier portrait of Stowe by English painter George Richmond (1809–1896).
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:
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE 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 August 12, 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 104061, First Day Cover, $1.13.
Initially, stamp distribution offices (SDOs) will receive approximately 75 to 80 percent of their standard automatic distribution quantity for a PSA sheet stamp. Distributions will be in multiple waves. Distributions are rounded up to the nearest master carton size (40,000 stamps). Wave 1 distributions, which begin shipping May 29, 2007, will be completed June 15, 2007.
Wave 2 distributions, which begin shipping July 30, 2007, will be completed August 30, 2007.
SDOs will not make a subsequent automatic distribution to Post Offices. Post Offices requiring quantities of Item 104000 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 June 7, 2007.
Post Offices requiring additional stamps must requisition Item 104000 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 1 shipments to SDOs, the Memphis, Chicago, New York, and San Francisco APDs will each receive 1,920,000 additional stamps; and the Denver APD will receive 960,000 additional stamps for fulfilling supplemental orders from SDOs. The Kansas City SSC will receive 1,920,000 additional stamps for fulfilling supplemental orders from APDs.
Issue:
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
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Item Number:
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104000
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Denomination &
Type of Issue:
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75-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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Distinguished Americans
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Issue Date and City:
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June 13, 2007,
Washington, DC 20066
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Designer:
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Richard Sheaff, Scottsdale, AZ
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Artist:
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Mark Summers, Waterdown,
Canada
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Engraver:
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Banknote Corporation of
America, Inc. (BCA)
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Art Director:
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Richard Sheaff, Scottsdale, AZ
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Typographer:
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Richard Sheaff, Scottsdale, AZ
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Modeler:
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Donald Woo
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Manufacturing Process:
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Intaglio/Offset
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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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Offset for verso text:
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Alprinta, 74
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Intaglio:
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Cellini Epikos, XX
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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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Prephosphored, Type I
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Adhesive Type:
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Pressure-sensitive
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Processed at:
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Browns Summit, NC
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Colors:
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Intaglio:
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Black
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Offset:
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Black, PMS 300 (Red)
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Stamp Orientation:
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Vertical
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Image Area (w x h):
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0.710 x 0.82 in./18.03 x 20.83 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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0.87 x 0.98 in./22.10 x 24.89 mm
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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4.93 x 5.35 in./125.22 x 135.89 mm
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Plate Size:
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300 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“S” followed by three (3) single
digits
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Marginal Markings:
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© 2006 USPS • Price • Plate
numbers on four corners of
pane • Plate position diagram
• Header “DISTINGUISHED
AMERICANS Number 9 in a
series” • Barcodes (104000) on
four corners of pane
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Following the completion of the Wave 2 shipments to SDOs, the Memphis, Chicago, New York, and San Francisco APDs will each receive 3,840,000 additional stamps. The Denver APD will receive 960,000 additional stamps for fulfilling supplemental orders from SDOs. The Kansas City SSC will receive 9,600,000 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.
— Stamp Services,
Government Relations, 5-10-07
