On August 7, 2008, at Disneyland Resort, in Anaheim, California, the Postal Service™ will issue 42-cent The Art of Disney: Imagination commemorative stamps in four designs. Designed by David Pacheco of Burbank, California, the stamps go on sale nationwide August 7, 2008.
The Art of Disney: Imagination stamps will be available in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 (Item 571400) and a $13.95 premium stamped postal card booklet of 20 (Item 896500).
With the help of some of Walt Disney’s famous characters, these four stamps illustrate the theme of imagination. U.S. Postal Service® art director Terrence McCaffrey joined with a design team that included artist Peter Emmerich and creative director David Pacheco to create four stamps that feature Mickey Mouse as Steamboat Willie; Princess Aurora and her helpers Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather from Sleeping Beauty; Pongo and one of his pups from 101 Dalmatians; and Mowgli and Baloo from The Jungle Book.
This is the fifth stamp pane honoring the art of Disney to be issued by the Postal Service. The first, issued in 2004, was on the theme of Friendship. The second, issued in 2005, focused on Celebrations. The third, issued in 2006 was on Romance and the fourth, issued in 2007, was Magic.
Issue:
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The Art of Disney: Imagination
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Item Number:
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571400
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Denomination &
Type of Issue:
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42-cent Commemorative
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Format:
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Pane of 20 (4 designs)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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August 7, 2008,
Anaheim, California 92803
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Designer:
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David Pacheco, Burbank, CA
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Illustrator:
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Peter Emmerich, New York, NY
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Art Director:
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Terrence McCaffrey, USPS,
Washington, DC
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Typographer:
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Terrence McCaffrey, USPS,
Washington, DC
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Engraver:
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WRE ColorTech
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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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125 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
5275 (Blue), PMS 139 (Bronze)
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Stamp Orientation:
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Vertical
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Image Area (w x h):
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1.085 x 1.420 in./27.56 x 36.07 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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1.225 x 1.56 in./31.12 x 39.62 mm
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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7.10 x 8.25 in./180.34 x 209.55 mm
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Plate Size:
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160 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“V” followed by six (6) single digits
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Marginal Markings:
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Front:
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© 2007 USPS • Price (.42 x
20=$8.40) • Plate position
diagram • Header “The Art of
Disney IMAGINATION” • Tinker
Bell image • Plate numbers in
four corners of pane • “Disney
Materials @ Disney”
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Back:
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Header “The Art of Disney:
IMAGINATION” • Barcode
(571400) in four positions
• Descriptive paragraph on back
of each stamp • USPS logo
• Promotional notice
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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:
THE art of disney imagination stamp
POSTMASTER
701 N LOARA ST
ANAHEIM CA 92803-9998
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 October 8, 2008.
Due to copyright agreements with the Walt Disney Company, only the following pictorial postmarks are permitted. Post Offices planning events are prohibited from designing their own special pictorial postmark. The word “Station” or the abbreviation “STA” is required somewhere in the design, because it will be a temporary station.
To finalize The Art of Disney: Imagination stamp pictorial postmark art, insert the date, city, state, and ZIP Code of the physical location of your event adjacent to the stamp image. Overall dimensions of the pictorial postmark must not exceed 4 inches horizontally by 2 inches vertically. Collectors prefer the dimensions 3 ½ inches by 1 inch.
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
Issue:
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Art of Disney: Imagination
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Item Number:
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896500
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Denomination &
Type of Issue:
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27-cent Premium Stamped Postal
Card
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Format:
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$13.95 Stamped Postal Card
Booklet of 20 (4 designs)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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August 7, 2008, Anaheim, CA 92803
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Designer:
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David Pacheco, Burbank, CA
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Art Director:
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Terrence McCaffrey, USPS,
Washington, DC
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Typographer:
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Terrence McCaffrey, USPS,
Washington, DC
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Artist:
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Peter Emmerich, New York, NY
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Modeler:
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Joseph Sheeran
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Engraver:
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N/A
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Manufacturing Process:
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Offset
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Printer:
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Sterling Sommer, Inc.
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Printed at:
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Tonawanda, NY
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Finishers:
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Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
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Finished at
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Williamsville, NY
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Press Type:
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Heidelberg, Speedmaster
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Print Quantity:
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601,200 cards
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Paper Type:
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Nonphosphored, Type III, Block
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Adhesive Type:
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N/A
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Colors:
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Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
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Card Orientation:
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Vertical
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Image Area (w x h):
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4.125 x 5.93 in./104.78 x 150.62 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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4.125 x 6.555 in./104.78 x
166.50 mm
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Plate Size:
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18 cards per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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N/A
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Marginal Markings:
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Front:
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N/A
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Back:
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Descriptive text • Stamp image
• © 2008 USPS • Proprietary
notice
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Booklet Covers:
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Front:
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One stamp image • “THE ART OF
DISNEY IMAGINATION,” • “20
premium stamped postal cards”
• Four designs • $13.95
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Back:
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Four stamp images • “THE ART OF
DISNEY IMAGINATION,”
• Promotional text • © 2008
USPS • USPS logo • Proprietary
notice • Barcode (896500)
• “AIC 90” • Package Not
Suitable for Philatelic Archiving
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There are ten philatelic products available for this stamp issue:
- 571401, The Art of Disney Postmark Collectible: Mickey Mouse, $14.95.
- 571402, The Art of Disney Postmark Collectible: Princesses, $14.95.
- 571403, The Art of Disney Postmark Collectible: Animal Tales, $14.95.
- 571404, The Art of Disney Postmark Collectible: Childhood Classics, $14.95.
- 571463, *The Art of Disney First Day Cover Set/4, $3.20.
- 571466, 896500/01, The Art of Disney Premium Stamped Cards (set of 20), $13.95.
- 571468, *Digital Color Postmark Set/4, $6.00.
- 571488, The Art of Disney Prints 8x10 (set of 4), $14.95.
- 571491, *The Art of Disney Ceremony Program, $6.95.
- 571499, The Art of Disney Cancellation Keepsake (4 Digital Color Postmark w/pane), $14.40.
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 125 percent of their full standard automatic distribution quantity for a PSA sheet stamp. Distributions are rounded up to the nearest master carton size (40,000 stamps).
SDOs will make a subsequent automatic distribution to Post Offices of their full standard automatic distribution quantity using PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return. SDOs must not distribute stamps to Post Offices before August 1, 2008.
Post Offices requiring additional stamps must requisition Item 571400 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 San Francisco, Chicago, Memphis, and New York APDs will each receive 3,840,000 additional stamps; and the Denver APD will receive 1,280,000 additional stamps. The Kansas City Stamp Services Center will receive 1,920,000 additional stamps for fulfilling supplemental orders from the APDs.
All Post Offices must acquire and maintain a supply of each new commemorative stamp as long as customer demand exists, until inventory is depleted, or until the stamp is officially withdrawn from sale. If supplies run low, Post Offices must reorder additional quantities using their normal ordering procedures.
— Stamp Services,
Government Relations 7-3-08
