The Postal Service™ will issue a 41-cent Official Mail definitive stamp in a water-activated gum (WAG) coil of 100 stamps (Item 785400), on June 25, 2007, in Kansas City, Missouri. The stamp, designed by the late Bradbury Thompson, goes on sale nationwide June 25, 2007.
Customers have 60 days to obtain the first day of issue postmark by mail. They may purchase new stamps only by mail order from the USA Philatelic catalog or by telephone at 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:
official mail stamp
DEPT 6270
US POSTAL SERVICE
PO BOX 219014
KANSAS CITY MO 64121-9014
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 24, 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
Issue:
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Official Mail
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Item Number:
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785400
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Denomination &
Type of Issue:
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41-cent, Official
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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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June 25, 2007,
Kansas City, MO 64108
(no ceremony)
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Illustrator:
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N/A
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Designer:
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Bradbury Thompson
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Typographer:
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Bradbury Thompson
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Art Director:
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Joe Brockert, USPS
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Modeler:
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Donald H. Woo
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Manufacturing Process:
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Offset/Microprinting “USPS”
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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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5 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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Water-activated
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Processed at:
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Unique Binders, Fredericksburg, VA
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Colors:
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PMS 286 (Blue), PMS 186 (Red),
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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0.72 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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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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N/A
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Plate Size:
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682 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“S” followed by three (3) single
digits, every 31 stamps
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Coil Back Number
Frequency:
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N/A
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Marginal Markings:
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N/A
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in the quarterly USA Philatelic catalog. Customers may request a free catalog by calling at 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 785461, First Day Cover, $0.79.
Only the Chicago, IL, accountable paper depository (APD), which is the sole distribution unit designated to accept penalty mail requisitions from authorized government agencies, will receive an automatic distribution of Item 785400. Only the Chicago APD may distribute the new official mail envelope to authorized government agencies that submit PS Form 17-G, Penalty Mail Stamp Requisition. The coils must not be distributed to government agencies before June 20, 2007.
This official mail coil will not be made available at regular retail windows for customer sale. Authorized government agencies must submit PS Form 17-G to the Chicago APD for Penalty Mail envelope fulfillment.
This official mail coil will not be made available to philatelic centers for customer sale. Only Stamp Fulfillment Services will offer this stamp for sale to collectors via mail order from the USA Philatelic catalog or by telephone at 800-STAMP-24.
— Stamp Services,
Government Relations, 5-24-07
