Postal Bulletin 22228 >
Information Desk > Philately
On April 18, 2008, in Washington, DC, the Postal Service™ will issue 42-cent, definitive stamps, Flags 24/7, in four designs. These stamps will be available in the following formats:
The stamps, designed by Phil Jordan of Falls Church, Virginia, go on sale nationwide April 18, 2008.
Each of the four First-Class® stamps features a painting by Laura Stutzman of Mountain Lake Park, Maryland, of an American flag flying at a different time of day: sunrise, noon, sunset, and night.
In 1942, Congress passed a resolution establishing a code of flag etiquette. The code states in part that the American flag should be displayed from sunrise to sunset every day, weather permitting, but especially on days of national importance like Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, and Veterans Day. Congress also decided that “when a patriotic effect is desired,” the flag can be flown through the night if properly lit. Although compliance is voluntary, public observation of the code’s measures is widespread throughout the nation.
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:
FLAGs 24/7 stamps
POSTMASTER
SPECIAL CANCELLATIONS
PO BOX 92282
WASHINGTON DC 20090-9998
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 June 19, 2008.
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 four philatelic products available for this stamp issue:
Distribution instructions were not available at time of publication. They will be provided in a subsequent Postal Bulletin.
The Flags 24/7 PSA coil of 3,000 will not be automatically distributed to SDOs. Automatic distributions will be made to APDs only. Initial shipments to APDs, will begin March 18 and will be completed by April 9. SDOs requiring Item 786000 must order them from the appropriate APD using a separate PS Form 17.
SDOs will not make a subsequent automatic distribution of Item 786000 to Post Offices. All Post Offices requiring quantities of Item 786000 must order them from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs must not distribute coils to Post Offices before April 11.
Post Offices requiring additional coils must requisition Item 786000 from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs requiring additional coils must order them from the appropriate APD using PS Form 17.
Additional quantities of this definitive stamp coil will also be made available to APDs via future automatic distributions, shipped directly from the supplier to the APDs.
The Flags 24/7 PSA coil of 10,000 will not be automatically distributed to SDOs. Automatic distributions will be made to APDs only. Initial shipments to APDs, will begin March 18 and will be completed by April 9. SDOs requiring quantities of Item 786100 must order them from the appropriate APD using a separate PS Form 17. SDOs ordering this item from APDs need not order in master carton size quantities. SDOs should only order according to immediate customer demand (One coil of 10,000 is the minimum order from APDs).
SDOs will not make a subsequent automatic distribution of Item 786100 to Post Offices. All Post Offices requiring quantities of Item 786100 must order them from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs must not distribute coils to Post Offices before April 11.
Issue:
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Flags 24/7
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Item Number:
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785900
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Denomination &
Type of Issue:
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42-cent Definitive
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Format:
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Coil of 100 (4 designs)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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April 18, 2008,
Washington, DC 20066
(No ceremony)
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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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Laura Stutzman,
Mountain Lake Park, MD
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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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Engraver:
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N/A
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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, A76
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Stamps per Coil:
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100
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Print Quantity:
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1 billion stamps
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Paper Type:
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Prephosphored, Type II
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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. (APU)
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Stamp Orientation:
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Vertical
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Image Area (w x h):
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0.70375 x 0.84 in./17.875 x
21.336 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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0.84375 x 0.980 in./21.431 x
24.892 mm
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Colors:
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Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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N/A
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Plate Size:
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768 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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Plate numbers on 1st and 17th
stamps
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Post Offices requiring additional coils must requisition Item 786100 from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs requiring additional coils must order them from the appropriate APD using PS Form 17.
Additional quantities of this definitive stamp coil will also be made available to APDs via future automatic distributions, shipped directly from the supplier to the APDs.
Distribution instructions were not available at time of publication. They will be provided in a subsequent Postal Bulletin.
Issue:
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Flags 24/7
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Item Number:
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785900
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Denomination &
Type of Issue:
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42-cent Definitive
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Format:
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Coil of 100 (4 designs)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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April 18, 2008,
Washington, DC 20066
(No ceremony)
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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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Laura Stutzman,
Mountain Lake Park, MD
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Modeler:
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Avery Dennison, SPD
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Manufacturing Process:
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Gravure
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Engraver:
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Southern Graphics Systems
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Printer:
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Avery Dennison, (AVR)
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Printed at:
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AVR, Clinton, SC
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Press Type:
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Dia Nippon Kiko (DNK)
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Stamps per Coil:
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100
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Print Quantity:
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1 billion stamps
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Paper Type:
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Prephosphored, Type II
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Adhesive Type:
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Pressure-sensitive
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Processed at:
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AVR, Clinton, SC
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Stamp Orientation:
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Vertical
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Image Area (w x h):
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0.730 x 0.840 in./18.54 x 21.336 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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0.870 x 0.982 in./22.098 x
24.942 mm
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Colors:
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Magenta, Yellow, Cyan, Black
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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N/A
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Plate Size:
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504 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“V” followed by four (4) single digits
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Marginal Markings:
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Plate numbers on every 20th stamp
around coil
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Issue:
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Flags 24/7
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Item Number:
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785900
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Denomination &
Type of Issue:
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42-cent Definitive
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Format:
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Coil of 100 (4 designs)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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April 18, 2008,
Washington, DC 20066
(No ceremony)
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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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Laura Stutzman,
Mountain Lake Park, MD
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Modeler:
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Donald Woo
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Manufacturing Process:
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Offset/Microprinting “USPS”
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Engraver:
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N/A
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Printer:
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Banknote Corporation of America,
Inc./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 Coil:
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100
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Print Quantity:
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1 billion stamps
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Paper Type:
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Prephosphored, Type II
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Adhesive Type:
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Pressure-sensitive
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Processed at:
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Unique Binders, Fredericksburg, VA
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Stamp Orientation:
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Vertical
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Image Area (w x h):
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0.71 x 0.82 in./18.03 x 20.83 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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0.88 x 0.96 in./22.35 x 24.38 mm
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Colors:
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Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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N/A
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Plate Size:
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800 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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Plate block numbers every
16 stamps
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Issue:
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Flags 24/7
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Item Number:
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786000
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Denomination &
Type of Issue:
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42-cent Definitive
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Format:
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Coil of 3,000 (4 designs)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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April 18, 2008, Washington, DC 20066 (No ceremony)
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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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Laura Stutzman,
Mountain Lake Park, MD
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Modeler:
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Avery Dennison, SPD
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Manufacturing Process:
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Gravure
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Engraver:
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Southern Graphics Systems
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Printer:
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Avery Dennison, (AVR)
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Printed at:
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AVR, Clinton, SC
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Press Type:
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Dia Nippon Kiko (DNK)
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Stamps per Coil:
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3,000
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Print Quantity:
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51 million stamps
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Paper Type:
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Prephosphored, Type II
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Adhesive Type:
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Pressure-sensitive
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Processed at:
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AVR, Clinton, SC
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Stamp Orientation:
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Vertical
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Image Area (w x h):
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0.730 x 0.840 in./18.54 x 21.336 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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0.870 x 0.980 in./22.098 x
24.892 mm
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Colors:
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Magenta, Yellow, Cyan, Black
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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N/A
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Plate Size:
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320 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“V” followed by four (4) single digits
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Marginal Markings:
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Plate numbers to appear every 8th
stamp on coil
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Issue:
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Flags 24/7
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Item Number:
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786100
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Denomination &
Type of Issue:
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42-cent Definitive
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Format:
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Coil of 10,000 (4 designs)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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April 18, 2008,
Washington, DC 20066
(No ceremony)
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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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Laura Stutzman,
Mountain Lake Park, MD
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Modeler:
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Avery Dennison, SPD
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Manufacturing Process:
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Gravure
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Engraver:
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Southern Graphics Systems
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Printer:
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Avery Dennison, (AVR)
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Printed at:
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AVR, Clinton, SC
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Press Type:
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Dia Nippon Kiko (DNK)
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Stamps per Coil:
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10,000
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Print Quantity:
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51 million stamps
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Paper Type:
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Prephosphored, Type II
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Adhesive Type:
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Pressure-sensitive
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Processed at:
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AVR, Clinton, SC
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Stamp Orientation:
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Vertical
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Image Area (w x h):
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0.730 x 0.840 in./18.54 x 21.336 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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0.870 x 0.980 in./22.098 x
24.892 mm
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Colors:
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Magenta, Yellow, Cyan, Black
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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N/A
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Plate Size:
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320 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“V” followed by four (4) single digits
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Marginal Markings:
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Plate numbers to appear every 8th
stamp on coil
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Issue:
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Flags 24/7
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Item Number:
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786800
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Denomination &
Type of Issue:
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42-cent Definitive
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Format:
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Coil of 3,000 (4 designs)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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April 18, 2008,
Washington, DC 20066
(No ceremony)
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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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Laura Stutzman, Mountain Lake Park, MD
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Modeler:
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Donald Woo
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Manufacturing Process:
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Gravure
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Engraver:
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Southern Graphic Systems
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Printer:
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Sennett Security Products (SSP)
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Printed at:
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American Packaging Corporation,
Columbus, WI
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Press Type:
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Rotomec
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Stamps per coil:
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3,000
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Print Quantity:
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200 million stamps
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Paper Type:
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Prephosphored, Type II
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Adhesive Type:
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Water-Activated
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Processed at:
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Unique Binders, Fredericksburg, VA
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Colors:
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Magenta, Yellow, Cyan, Black,
PMS 2738 (Blue),
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PMS 2945 (Blue), PMS 647 (Blue)
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Stamp Orientation:
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Vertical
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Image Area (w x h):
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0.72 x 0.81 in./18.28 x 20.57 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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0.87 x 0.96 in./22.09 x 24.38 mm
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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N/A
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Plate Size:
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616 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“S” followed by seven (7) single
digits (every 4th and 16th
stamps)
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Marginal Markings:
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N/A
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— Stamp Services,
Government Relations, 3-13-08
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