On June 7, 2008, in McLean, Virginia, the Postal Service™ will issue a 1-cent, Tiffany Lamp definitive stamp in one design in a water-activated gum (WAG) coil of 3,000 stamps (Item 781500). The stamp, designed by Derry Noyes of Washington, DC, goes on sale nationwide June 7, 2008.
The stamp was previously issued in the following formats:
- Item 781500 — March 1, 2003, WAG, coil of 3,000 stamps.
- Item 104100 — March 16, 2007, pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps.
- Item 104100 — March 7, 2008, PSA pane of 20 stamps.
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:
TIFFANY LAMP
POSTMASTER
(Address NOT YET AVAILABLE)
MCLEAN VA 22101-9998
Issue:
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Tiffany Lamp
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Item Number:
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781500
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Denomination &
Type of Issue:
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1-cent Definitive
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Format:
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Coil of 3,000 (1 design)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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June 7, 2008, McLean, VA 22101
(NAPEX STAMP SHOW)
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(No Ceremony)
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Designer:
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Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
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Art Director:
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Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
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Illustrator:
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Lou Nolan, McLean, VA
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Modeler:
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Donald H. Woo
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Manufacturing Process:
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Offset
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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./Sennett Security Products
(SSP/BCA)
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Printed at:
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Browns Summitt, NC
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Press Type:
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Alprinta, 74
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Stamps per coil:
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3,000
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Print Quantity:
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1.5 Billion
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Paper Type:
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Nonphosphored, Type III
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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 5747 (Green)
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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 0.81 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./22.10 x 24.43 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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341 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“S” followed by five (5) single digits
(every 14 stamps)
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Marginal Markings:
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N/A
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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 August 6, 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 is one philatelic product 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 not receive an automatic distribution of Item 781500. Automatic distributions will be provided only to Accountable Paper Depositories (APDs) and Stamp Service Centers (SSCs). SDOs requiring quantities of Item 781500 must order them from the appropriate APD using a separate PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return.
Post Offices requiring quantities of Item 781500 must order them from their designated SDO using a separate PS Form 17. SDOs must not distribute these coils to Post Offices before June 7, 2008.
Post Offices requiring additional quantities of Item 781500 must requisition them from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs requiring additional coils must order them from the appropriate APD using PS Form 17.
For fulfilling supplemental orders from SDOs, the Chicago APD will receive 5,248 coils. The New York, Memphis, and San Francisco APDs will receive 5,120 coils. The Denver APD will receive 2,496 coils. For fulfilling supplemental orders from APDs, the Kansas City SSC will receive 7,680 coils.
— Stamp Services,
Government Relations, 5-8-08
