Stamp Announcement 08-19: Dragonfly

62-cent, definitive stamp, Dragonfly

On May 19, 2008, in Washington, DC, the Postal Service™ will issue a 62-cent, definitive stamp, Drag­onfly, in one design in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 110400). The stamp, designed by Carl T. Herrman of Carlsbad, California, goes on sale nationwide May 19, 2008.

The issuance features the dragonfly, one of the oldest insects in the world. The highly stylized illustration of a dragonfly, with leaves in the background, is by Nancy Stahl of New York, New York.

How to Order First Day of Issue Postmark

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:

DRAGONFLY STAMP
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 July 21, 2008.

 

Issue:

Dragonfly

Item Number:

110400

Denomination &
Type of Issue:


62-cent Definitive

Format:

Pane of 20 (1 design)

Series:

N/A

Issue Date & City:

May 19, 2008,
Washington, DC 20066
(No Ceremony)

Designer:

Carl T. Herrmann, Carlsbad, CA

Artist:

Nancy Stahl, New York, NY

Engraver:

N/A

Art Director:

Carl T. Herrman, Carlsbad, CA

Typographer:

Carl T. Herrman, Carlsbad, CA

Modeler:

Donald Woo

Manufacturing Process:

Offset, Microprinting, “USPS”

Printer:

Sennett Security Products/
Banknote Corporation of
America, Inc. (SSP/BCA)

Printed at:

Browns Summit, NC

Press Type:

Alprinta, 74

Stamps per Pane:

20

Print Quantity:

30 million stamps

Paper Type:

Prephosphored, Type I

Adhesive Type:

Pressure-sensitive

Processed at:

Unique Binders, Fredericksburg, VA

Colors:

Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow

Stamp Orientation:

Vertical

Image Area (w x h):

0.71 x 0.84 in./18.03 x 21.34 mm

Overall Size (w x h):

0.87 x 0.98 in./22.10 x 24.89 mm

Full Pane Size (w x h):

5.30 x 4.88 in./134.62 x 123.952 mm

Plate Size:

400 stamps per revolution

Plate Numbers:

“S” followed by four (4) single digits

Marginal Markings:

 

Front:

© 2008 USPS • Price • Plate
numbers in four corners of pane
• Plate position diagram

Back:

USPS logo • Barcodes (110400) in
four corners of pane

How to Order First Day Covers

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

Philatelic Products

There are four 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.

Distribution: Item 110400, 62-cent (Non-Machineable Letter Rate), Dragonfly, PSA Pane of 20 Stamps

Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) will receive approxi­mately 10 percent to 15 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).

Initial Supply to Post Offices

SDOs will not make a subsequent automatic distribution to Post Offices. Post Offices requiring quantities of Item 110400 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, 2008.

 

Additional Supply

Post Offices requiring additional stamps must requisition Item 110400 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 1,520,000 additional stamps. The Denver APD will receive 560,000 additional stamps.

The Kansas City SSC will receive 9,600,000 additional stamps for fulfilling supplemental orders from APDs.