On June 13, 2007, in Washington, DC, the Postal Service™ will issue a $16.25, Marine One (Express Mail®) stamp in one design in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 112500). Designed by Phil Jordan of Falls Church, Virginia, the stamp goes on sale nationwide June 13, 2007.
Noted aviation artist William S. Phillips of Ashland, Oregon, created the image of Marine One for the 2007 Express Mail stamp.
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:
MARINE ONE EXPRESS MAIL 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 112561, First Day Cover, $16.63.
Initially, stamp distribution offices (SDOs) will receive approximately 10 to 15 percent of their standard automatic distribution quantity for a PSA sheet stamp. SDO distributions, which begin shipping May 29, 2007, will be completed June 15, 2007. 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 112500 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 112500 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 2,000,000 additional stamps. The Denver APD will receive 720,000 additional stamps. The Kansas City Stamp Services Center will receive 4,000,000 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.
Issue:
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Marine One (Express Mail)
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Item Number:
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112500
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Denomination &
Type of Issue:
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$16.25 Definitive
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Format:
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Pane of 20 (1 design)
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Series:
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Express Mail
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Issue Date & City:
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June 13, 2007,
Washington, DC 20066
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Designer:
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Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA
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Art Director:
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Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA
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Typographer:
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Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA
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Artist:
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William S. Phillips, Ashland, OR
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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/Intaglio
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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:
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Alprinta, 74
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Intaglio:
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Cellini Epikos
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Stamps per Pane:
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20
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Print Quantity:
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25 million stamps
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Paper Type:
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Phosphored tagged, blocked
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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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Colors:
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Offset:
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Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black,
PMS 1485 (Orange)
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Intaglio:
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Black
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Stamp Orientation:
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Horizontal
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Image Area (w x h):
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1.40 x 1.07 in./35.56 x 27.18 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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1.56 x 1.23 in./39.62 x 31.24 mm
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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7.13 x 7.25 in./181.10 x 184.15 mm
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Plate Size:
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120 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“S” followed by six (6) single digits
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Marginal Markings:
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Front:
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© 2007 USPS • Price • Plate
numbers on four corners of pane
• Plate position diagram
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Back:
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Barcodes (112500) on four corners
of pane • USPS Logo
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— Stamp Services,
Government Relations, 5-10-07
