On May 16, 2008, in Rochester, NY, and St. John, VI, the Postal Service™ will issue a 94-cent, definitive stamp, St. John, US Virgin Islands, in one design in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 571800). The stamp, designed by Ethel Kessler of Bethesda, Maryland, goes on sale nationwide May 16, 2008.
This stamp, part of the Scenic American Landscapes series, features a photograph of Trunk Bay in the Virgin Islands National Park on the northern coast of St. John. St. John is known for its beautiful beaches, abundant plant life, and the coral reefs along its coast. The photograph was taken by George H.H. Huey of Prescott, Arizona.
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:
SAINT JOHN US VIRGIN ISLANDS STAMP
POSTMASTER
1335 JEFFERSON RD
rochester ny 14692-9998
or
SAINT JOHN US VIRGIN ISLANDS STAMP
POSTMASTER
100 VESTER GADE
CRUZ BAY VI 00830-9998
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 July 16, 2008.
Issue:
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St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands
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Item Number:
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571800
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Denomination &
Type of Issue:
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94-cent International Letter Rate
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Format:
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Pane of 20 (1 design)
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Series:
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Scenic American Landscapes
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Issue Date:
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May 16, 2008
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Cities:
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Rochester, NY 14692
(ROPEX Stamp Show)
(No Ceremony)
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St. John, USVI 00830
(No Ceremony)
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Designer:
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Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
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Engraver:
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Keating Gravure
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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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Existing Photograph:
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George H. Huey, Prescott, AZ
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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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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 Pane:
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20
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Print Quantity:
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100 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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AVR, Clinton, SC
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Colors:
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Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Black,
PMS 300 (Silver)
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Stamp Orientation:
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Vertical
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Image Area (w x h):
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1.420 x 0.85 in./36.068 x 21.590 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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1.56 x 0.99 in./39.624 x 25.146 mm
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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7.25 x 5.85 in./184.15 x 148.59 mm
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Plate Size:
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200 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“V” followed by five (5) single digits
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Marginal Markings:
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Front:
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© USPS 2007 • Price • Plate
position diagram • Plate
numbers in four corners of pane
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Back:
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Barcodes in two corners of pane
• 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 65 percent to 70 percent of their standard automatic distribution quantity for a PSA sheet stamp. Distributions are rounded up to the nearest master carton size (40,000 stamps).
SDOs will not make a subsequent automatic distribution to Post Offices. Post Offices requiring quantities of Item 571800 must order them from their designated SDO using a separate PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return. SDOs must not distribute stamps to Post Offices before May 12, 2007.
Post Offices requiring additional stamps must requisition Item 571800 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 Memphis, Chicago, New York, and San Francisco APDs will each receive 5,040,000 additional stamps. The Denver APD will receive 1,680,000 additional stamps.
The Kansas City SSC will receive 20,160,000 additional stamps for fulfilling supplemental orders from APDs.
— Stamp Services,
Government Relations, 4-24-08
