The Postal Service™ will issue a new Priority Mail® Flat-Rate Envelope (Items 212000, 212005, 212010, 212015, 212025 and 212061) on May 12, 2008, in Kansas City, Missouri. The new product is an accountable item and features the $4.80 Mount Rushmore stamp image printed directly on the envelope along with standard Priority Mail graphics.
Issue:
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Prepaid Priority Mail Flat-Rate
Stamped Envelope
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Item Number:
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212000
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Denomination &
Type of Issue:
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$4.80 Prepaid Priority Mail
Flat-Rate Envelope
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Stamped Envelope
Format:
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Normal Issue: Pack of 10 ($48.00)
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First Day Souvenir:
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Individually $5.18
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Issue Date & City:
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May 12,2008,
Kansas City, MO 64108
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Artist:
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Dan Cosgrove, Chicago, IL
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Designer, Art Director and
Typographer
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Carl T. Herrman, Carlsbad, CA
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Manufacturing Process:
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Flexography
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Printer:
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Bell, Inc.
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Printed at:
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Bell, Inc., Sioux Falls, SD
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Press Type:
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Stevens
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Print Quantity:
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1.6 million envelopes (first run)
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Paper Type:
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12-point, clay-coated newsback
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Colors:
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Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Black,
PMS 294 (Blue), PMS 485 (Red),
Varnish
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Stamp Orientation:
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Horizontal
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Image Area (w x h):
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1.59375 x 1.25 in./40.48 x
31.75 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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9.5 x 12.5 in./241.3 X 317.5 mm
(envelope)
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Catalog Item Number(s):
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212005 Regular Issue Envelope
(5/pack) — $24.00
212010 Regular Issue Envelope
(10/pack) — $48.00
212015 Regular Issue Envelope
(15/pack) — $72.00
212025 Regular Issue Envelope
(25/pack) — $120.00
212061 First Day Cover
(each) — $5.18
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The prepaid envelope seeks to enhance customer convenience, improving access to USPS® services by saving time and simplifying transactions. The envelope goes on sale May 12, 2008, and uses the Mount Rushmore stamp image, which was designed by Carl T. Herrman of Carlsbad, California, and illustrated by Dan Cosgrove of Chicago, Illinois.
The envelope will be available through The Postal Store® Web site at www.usps.com/shop, by telephone at 800-STAMP-24, in the quarterly USA Philatelic catalog, and from the USPS Inside Sales team. It is not available in Post Offices™ at this time.
There is one philatelic product available for this stamp issue:
At this time, this item will not be available through stamp distribution offices, Post Offices, or philatelic centers. If it will be made available through these channels at a later time, we will provide notification as appropriate.
— Expedited Packaging Supplies, Expedited Mail,
and Stamp Services, Government Relations, 5-8-08
