On September 14, 2007, in Santa Ana, California, the Postal Service™ will issue a 41-cent, Mendez v. Westminster commemorative stamp in one design in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 (Item 461600). Designed by Ethel Kessler of Bethesda, Maryland, the stamp goes on sale nationwide September 14, 2007.
The U.S. Postal Service® marks the 60th anniversary of a groundbreaking World War II-era legal case in which a group of civic-minded Hispanic parents in California successfully sued to end segregation in their schools. According to stamp’s art director and designer Ethel Kessler, the illustration by Rafael Lopez, a native of Mexico City who maintains his studio in San Diego, California, “masterfully integrated the look of the Mexican muralists with the idea of looking forward to the light.”
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:
MENDEZ V WESTMINSTER STAMP
POSTMASTER
SANTA ANA NORTH GRAND POST OFFICE
2201 N GRAND AVE
SANTA ANA CA 92711-9998
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 November 13, 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
Issue:
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Mendez v. Westminster
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Item Number:
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461600
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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 & City:
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September 14, 2007,
Santa Ana, CA 92711
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Engraver:
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N/A
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Art Director:
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Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
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Designer:
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Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
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Typographer:
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Ethel Kessler, Bethesdan MD
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Artist:
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Rafael Lopez, San Diego, CA
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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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40 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
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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./36.624 x 24.892 mm
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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7.24 x 5.95 in./183.896 x
151.130 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 four (4) single digits
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Marginal Markings:
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Front:
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© 2006 USPS • Plate position
diagram • Price “.41 x 20 =
$8.20” • 4 plate plate numbers
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Back:
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\u0394\u03B5\u03C3\u03C7\u03C1\u03B9\u03C0\u03C4\u03B9\u03D6\u03B5 \u03C4\u03B5\u03BE\u03C4 \u03BF\u03BD \u03B2\u03B1\u03C7\u03BA \u03BF\u03C6 \u03C3\u03C4\u03B1\u03BC\u03C0
• \u0392\u03B1\u03C1\u03C7\u03BF\u03B4\u03B5 ®461600© • \u03A5\u03A3\u03A0\u03A3
\u03BB\u03BF\u03B3\u03BF
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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 three philatelic products available for this stamp issue:
Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) will receive approximately 30 to 35 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-fourth their full standard automatic distribution quantity using PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return. SDOs must not distribute stamps to Post Offices before September 7, 2007.
Post Offices requiring additional stamps must requisition Item 461600 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 3,200,000 additional stamps; the Memphis APD will receive 2,400,000 additional stamps; the Chicago and New York APDs will each receive 2,160,000 additional stamps; and the Denver APD will receive 800,000 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, 8-16-07
