On June 29, 2007, in Washington, DC, the Postal Service™ will issue 41-cent Pollination commemorative stamps in four designs (Item 676800), in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) double-sided booklet of 20 stamps. Designed by Steve Buchanan of Winsted, Connecticut, the stamps go on sale nationwide June 29, 2007.
Buchanan created an intricate graphic scheme that emphasizes the ecological relationship between pollinators and plants, and also hints at the biodiversity necessary to ensure the future viability of that relationship. To that end, the four different stamp designs are arranged in two alternate blocks that fit together like interlocking puzzles. In one block, the pollinators form a central starburst; in the other block, the flowers are arranged in the center.
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:
pollination STAMPs
POSTMASTER
SPECIAL CANCELLATIONS
WASHINGTON DC 20066-9998
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 28, 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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Pollination
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Item Number:
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676800
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Denomination &
Type of Issue:
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41-cent Commemorative
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Format:
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Double-sided Booklet of 20
(4 designs)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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June 29, 2007,
Washington, DC 20066
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Photographer:
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Richard Sheaff, Scottsdale, AZ
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Designer:
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Steve Buchanan, Winsted, CT
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Engraver:
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N/A
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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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Joseph Sheeran
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Manufacturing Process:
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Offset
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Printer:
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Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
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Printed at:
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Williamsville, NY
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Print Quantity:
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700 million stamps
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Adhesive Type:
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Pressure-sensitive
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Processed at:
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Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
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Press Type:
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Mueller Martini, A76
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Stamps per Booklet:
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20
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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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Colors:
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Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black,
PMS 485 (Red)
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Stamp Orientation:
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Horizontal
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Image Area (w x h):
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1.42 x 0.84 in./36.068 x 21.336 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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1.56 x 0.98 in./39.624 x 24.892 mm
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Flat Booklet Size (w x h):
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3.12 x 6.18 in./79.248 x 156.972 mm
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Plate Size:
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384 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“P” followed by four (4) single digits
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Marginal Markings:
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Stamps Side:
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N/A
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Cover Side:
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© 2006 USPS • Plate numbers
• Barcode “676800”
• “Pollination • Partial stamp
image • “Four different designs”
• “Twenty 41¢ Self-adhesive
Stamps” • Price “$8.20”
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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 six philatelic products available for this stamp issue:
- Item 676875, USPS Gold Series Folder, $7.95.
- Item 676863, First Day Cover (set of four), $3.16.
- Item 676893, Booklet of 20 and First Day Cover (set of four), $11.36.
- Item 676868, Digital Color Postmark First Day Cover (set of four), $6.
- Item 676899, Booklet of 20 and Digital Color Postmark First Day Cover (set of four), $14.20.
- Item 676891, Ceremony Program, $6.95.
Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) will receive approximately 50 percent of their standard automatic distribution quantity for a PSA booklet. Distributions will be in multiple waves. Wave one shipments, which began April 10, 2007, were completed May 17, 2007. Wave two shipments, which begin June 6, 2007, will be completed by June 28, 2007. Distributions are rounded up to nearest master carton size (4,000 booklets).
From the initial shipments of Item 676800 received by SDOs, subsequent automatic distribution will be made to Post Offices for a minimum of one-fourth their standard automatic distribution quantities using PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return. SDOs must not distribute booklets to Post Offices before June 22, 2007.
Post Offices requiring additional Item 676800 must requisition them from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs requiring additional booklets must order them from the appropriate accountable paper depository (APD) using PS Form 17.
Following the completion of the Wave two shipments to SDOs, the Memphis, Chicago, New York, and San Francisco APDs will each receive 448,000 additional booklets. The Denver APD will receive 160,000 additional booklets for fulfilling supplemental orders from SDOs.
— Stamp Services,
Government Relations, 5-24-07
