On June 10, 2008, in Washington, DC, the Postal Service™ will reissue Hearts special stamps. Designed by Carl T. Herrman of Carlsbad, California, the stamps go on sale nationwide June 10, 2008.
The Hearts stamps were issued in 2007 with different background colors and different denominations.
Nancy Stahl of New York, New York, based her designs on memories of a wide range of intertwined objects, including silver charms and old-fashioned garden gates. The one-ounce denomination features a light green background, while the two-ounce denomination features a pale peach background.
These two stamps will be available in two formats:
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:
WEDDING HEARTS Stamps
POSTMASTER
SPECIAL CANCELLATIONS
PO Box 92282
Washington DC 20066-9998
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 August 11, 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 six philatelic products available for this stamp issue:
- Item 571661, *First Day Cover (2 oz.), $.97.
- Item 571665, *Digital Color Postmark, $1.50.
- Item 571699, *Digital Color Postmark Keepsake, $13.30.
- Item 677661, *First Day Cover (1 oz.), $.80.
- Item 677665, *Digital Color Postmark (1 oz.), $1.50.
- Item 677699, *Digital Color Postmark Keepsake, $9.90.
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 50 percent to 60 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 571600 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 June 4, 2008.
Post Offices requiring additional stamps must requisition Item 571600 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 7,200,000 additional stamps. The Denver APD will receive 2,400,000 additional stamps. The Kansas City SSC will receive 21,600,000 additional stamps for fulfilling supplemental orders from APDs.
SDOs will receive approximately 33 percent of their standard automatic distribution quantity for a PSA booklet. Distributions are rounded up to nearest master carton size (4,000 booklets).
Issue:
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Hearts
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Item Number:
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571600
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Denomination &
Type of Issue:
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59-Cent Special (2-ounce)
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Format:
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Pane of 20 (1 design)
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Series:
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Weddings
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Issue Date & City:
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June 10, 2008,
Washington, DC 20066
(No Ceremony)
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Designer:
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Carl T. Herrman, Carlsbad, CA
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Art Director:
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Carl T. Herrman, Carlsbad, CA
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Typographer:
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Carl T. Herrman, Carlsbad, CA
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Artist:
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Nancy Stahl, New York, NY
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Engraver:
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Keating Gravure
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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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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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PMS 151 (Peach), PMS 422 (Gray),
PMS 131 (Orange)
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Stamp Orientation:
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Vertical
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Image Area (w x h):
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0.80 x 0.99 in./20.32 x 25.15 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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0.91 x 1.19 in./23.11 x 30.23 mm
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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5.5 x 5.75 in./148.59 x 190.50 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 three (3) single digits
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Marginal Markings:
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Front:
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© 2007 USPS • Price • Plate
numbers in 4 positions
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Back:
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USPS Logo • Barcode (571600) in
4 positions
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SDOs will make a subsequent automatic distribution to Post Offices of one-quarter their standard automatic distribution quantity for booklets using PS Form 17. SDOs must not distribute these booklets to Post Offices before June 4, 2008.
Post Offices requiring additional Item 677600 must requisition them from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs requiring additional booklets must order them from the appropriate accountable paper depository (APD) using PS Form 17.
For fulfilling supplemental orders from SDOs, the San Francisco, Chicago, Memphis, and New York APDs will each receive 800,000 additional booklets. The Denver APD will receive 280,000 additional booklets.
As needed, additional quantities of this special stamp will also be made available to SDOs via subsequent automatic distributions, shipped directly from the supplier to the SDOs.
Issue:
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Hearts
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Item Number:
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677600
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Denomination &
Type of Issue:
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42-Cent Special (1-ounce)
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Format:
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Convertible Booklet of 20 (1 design)
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Series:
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Weddings
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Issue Date & City:
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June 10, 2008,
Washington, DC 20066
(No Ceremony)
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Designer:
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Carl T. Herrman, Carlsbad, CA
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Art Director:
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Carl T. Herrman, Carlsbad, CA
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Typographer:
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Carl T. Herrman, Carlsbad, CA
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Artist:
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Nancy Stahl, New York, NY
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Engraver:
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N/A
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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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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 Booklet:
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20
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Print Quantity:
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500 million stamps
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Paper Type:
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Prephosphored, Type I
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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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Colors:
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Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow,
PMS 7495 (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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0.77 x 1.05 in./19.56 x 26.67 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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0.91 x 1.19 in./23.11 x 30.23 x mm
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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5.00 x 4.55 in./127.00 x 115.57 mm
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Plate Size:
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500 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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Stamp Side:
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N/A
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Cover Side:
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Front:
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“Hearts” • “Twenty 42¢ First-Class
Stamps”
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Back:
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Promotional text • USPS Logo
• © 2007 USPS • Plate numbers
in one position • Barcode
(677600)
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— Stamp Services,
Government Relations, 5-22-08
