On August 17, 2007, in Universal City, California, the Postal Service™ will issue a 41-cent, James Stewart commemorative stamp in one design in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 (Item 461100). Designed by Phil Jordan of Falls Church, Virginia, the stamp goes on sale nationwide August 17, 2007.
For this 13th issuance in the Legends of Hollywood stamp series, the U.S. Postal Service® honors James Stewart, the American film star whose lanky physique, drawling speech, and naturalistic acting style made the characters he played seem “real.” Art director Phil Jordan designed the stamp using a portrait of Stewart by Drew Struzan of Pasadena, California, who based his work on a publicity still for The Stratton Story. The painting on the selvage, also by Struzan, shows Stewart in Mr. Smith Goes To Washington, the 1939 film for which he received his first Academy Award nomination for “best actor.”
Issue:
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James Stewart
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Item Number:
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461100
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Denomination &
Type of Issue:
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41-cent Commemorative
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Format:
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Pane of 20 (1 design)
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Series:
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Legends of Hollywood
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Issue Date & City:
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August 17, 2007,
Universal City, CA 91608
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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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Drew Struzan, Pasadena, CA
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Engraver:
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N/A
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Modeler:
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Joseph Sheeran
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Manufacturing Process:
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Offset, Microprinting, “USPS”
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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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Press Type:
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Mueller Martini, A 76
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Stamps per Pane:
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20
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Print Quantity:
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55 million stamps
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Paper Type:
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Prephosphored, Type III
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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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Colors:
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Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
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Stamp Orientation:
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Vertical
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Image Area (w x h):
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0.84 x 1.42 in./21.336 x 36.068 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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0.98 x 1.56 in./24.892 x 39.624 mm
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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8.474 x 7.169 in./215.240 x
182.093 mm
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Plate Size:
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180 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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© 2006 USPS • Header
“LEGENDS OF HOLLYWOOD”
• “13th IN A SERIES” • Depiction
of James Sewart and
biographical information on
salvage • Plate block • Price
• Plate numbers in four corners
of pane • Proprietary notice
• USPS logo and four barcodes
(461100) on back of pane
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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:
James stewart stamp
POSTMASTER
7035 Laurel Canyon Blvd
North Hollywood CA 91605-9998
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 October 16, 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 are six philatelic products available for this stamp issue:
- Item 461184, Uncut Press Sheet, $73.80.
- Item 461193, Cancellation Keepsake (Trad. cover/pane), $8.99.
- Item 461161, First Day Cover, $0.79.
- Item 461191, Ceremony Program, $6.95.
- Item 461165, DCP, $1.50.
- Item 461199, DCP Keepsake (DCP w/pane), $9.70.
Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) will receive approximately 55 to 60 percent of their full standard automatic distribution quantity for a PSA sheet stamp. Distributions are rounded up to the nearest master carton size (40,000 stamps).
SDOs will make a subsequent automatic distribution to Post Offices of one-half their full standard automatic distribution quantity using PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return. SDOs must not distribute stamps to Post Offices before August 10, 2007.
Post Offices requiring additional stamps must requisition Item 461100 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 San Francisco APD will receive 1,840,000 additional stamps; the New York, Chicago, and Memphis APDs will each receive 1,440,000 additional stamps; and the Denver APD will receive 480,000 additional stamps.
All Post Offices must acquire and maintain a supply of each new commemorative stamp as long as customer demand exists, until inventory is depleted, or until the stamp is officially withdrawn from sale. If supplies run low, Post Offices must reorder additional quantities using their normal ordering procedures.
— Stamp Services,
Government Relations, 7-19-07
