On August 31, 2007, in Grand Rapids, Michigan and Rancho Mirage, California, the Postal Service™ will issue a 41-cent, Gerald R. Ford commemorative stamp in one design in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 (Item 571000). The stamp, designed by Ethel Kessler of Bethesda, Maryland, goes on sale nationwide August 31, 2007.
The stamp art is a portrait of President Ford painted by award-winning artist Michael J. Deas of Brooklyn Heights, New York.
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:
INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE AT PRESS TIME
Issue:
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Gerald R. Ford
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Item Number:
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571000
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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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N/A
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Issue Date:
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August 31, 2007
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Cities:
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Grand Rapids, MI
Rancho Mirage, CA
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Designer:
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Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
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Art Director:
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Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
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Typographer:
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Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
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Artist:
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Michael J. Deas,
Brooklyn Heights, NY
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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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80 million stamps
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Paper Type:
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Nonphosphored, 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,
PMS 871C (Gold)
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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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5.95 x 7.24 in./151.13 x 183.896 mm
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Plate Size:
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240 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“P” followed by five (5) single digits
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Marginal Markings:
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Stamp Side:
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© 2007 USPS • Plate position
diagram • Price • Plate numbers
in four corners of pane
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Back Side:
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• 4 barcodes “571000”
• USPS logo
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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 30, 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 five philatelic products available for this stamp issue:
- 571061, First Day Cover Rancho Mirage CA, $0.79.
- 571069, First Day Cover Grand Rapids MI, $0.79.
- 571074, Commemorative Stamp Folio, $12.95.
- 571084, Uncut Press Sheet, $49.20.
- 571091, Ceremony Program, $6.95.
- 571093, Keepsake (First Day Cover (random) w/pane), $8.99.
Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) will receive approximately 80 to 85 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 24, 2007.
Post Offices requiring additional stamps must requisition Item 571000 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 Chicago APD will receive 3,600,000 additional stamps; the San Francisco APD will receive 3,200,000 additional stamps; the New York and Memphis APDs will each receive 2,800,000 additional stamps; and the Denver APD will receive 960,000 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, 8-2-07
