On October 26, 2007, in New York, New York, the Postal Service™ will issue a 41-cent Hanukkah special stamp in one design in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of of 20 stamps (Item 570600). Designed by Ethel Kessler of Bethesda, Maryland, the stamp goes on sale nationwide October 26, 2007.
This stamp design was previously issued with a 37-cent denomination in 2004 and with a 39-cent denomination in 2006.
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:
HANUKKAH STAMP
POSTMASTER
421 EIGHTH AVE RM 2029B
NEW YORK NY 10199-9998
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 December 25, 2007.
Issue:
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Hanukkah
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Item Number:
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570600
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Denomination &
Type of Issue:
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1-cent special
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Format:
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Pane of 20 (1 design)
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Series:
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Holiday
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Issue Date & City:
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October 26, 2007, New York, NY 10199 (Mega Stamp Show)
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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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Greg Berger, Bethesda, MD
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Photographer:
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Elise Moore, Bethesda, MD
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Engraver:
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N/A
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Modeler:
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Donald Woo
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Manufacturing Process:
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Offset/Microprint “USPS”
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Printer:
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Banknote Corporation of America/
Sennett Security Products (SSP)
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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 Pane:
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20
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Print Quantity:
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50 million stamps
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Paper Type:
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Phosphor tagged, Overall
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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
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Stamp Orientation:
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Vertical
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Image Area (w x h):
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0.77 x 1.05 in./19.56 x 26.67 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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0.91 x 1.19 in./23.11 x 30.23 mm
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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5.55 x 5.76 in./140.97 x 146.30 mm
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Plate Size:
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320 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“S” followed by four (4) single digits
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Marginal Markings:
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Front:
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“© 2003 USPS” • Price • Plate
position diagram • Plate
numbers in four corners of pane
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Back:
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Four barcodes “570600” • USPS
logo
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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 two philatelic products available for this stamp issue:
Items with an asterisk (*) will use the 128 barcode from Stamp Fulfillment Services. All other philatelic products will continue to use barcode series A, with the exception of the yearbook and the guide book.
Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) will receive approximately 25 to 30 percent 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 for a PSA sheet stamp using PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return. SDOs must not distribute stamps to Post Offices before October 19, 2007.
Post Offices requiring additional stamps must requisition Item 570600 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 New York APD will receive 8,640,000 additional stamps; the Chicago APD will receive 7,680,000 additional stamps; the San Francisco and Memphis APDs will each receive 2,880,000 additional stamps; and the Denver APD will receive 640,000 additional stamps.
— Stamp Services,
Government Relations, 9-27-07
