On September 2, 2008, in Washington, DC, in the Hall of Flags lobby at L’Enfant Plaza Postal Service Headquarters, the Postal Service™ will issue 42-cent definitive stamps Flags of Our Nation in ten designs, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) coil of 50 (Item 786600). Designed by Howard E. Paine of Delaplane, Virginia, the stamps go on sale nationwide September 2, 2008.
This is the second set of the multi-stamp series featuring the flags of the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Kansas. The first set of ten stamps (Item 786500) was issued June 14, 2008.
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:
FLAGS OF OUR NATION 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 November 3, 2008.
Stamp Fulfillment Services (SFS) 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 three philatelic products available for this stamp issue:
Items with an asterisk (*) will use the 128 barcode from SFS. All other philatelic products will continue to use barcode series A, with the exception of the Yearbook and the Guide Book.
All stamp distribution offices (SDOs) will receive an automatic distribution of the $21.00 Flags of Our Nation PSA coil of 50. Distributions are rounded up to nearest master carton size (800 coils).
SDOs will not make a subsequent automatic distribution of Item 786600 to Post Offices. All Post Offices requiring quantities of Item 786600 must order them from their designated SDO using a separate PS Form 17, Stamp Requistion/Stamp Return. SDOs must not distribute coils to Post Offices before August 27, 2008.
Post Offices requiring additional 786600 must requisition them from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs requiring additional coils 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 422,400 additional coils. The Kansas City Stamp Service Center (SSC) will receive 614,400 additional coils for fulfilling supplemental orders from APDs.
Issue:
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Flags of Our Nation (Set 2)
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Item Number:
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786600
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Denomination &
Type of Issue:
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42-cent Definitive
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Format:
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Coil of 50 (10 designs)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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September 2, 2008,
Washington, DC 20066
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Designer:
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Howard E. Paine, Delaplane, VA
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Art Director:
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Howard E. Paine, Delaplane, VA
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Typographer:
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Howard E. Paine, Delaplane, VA
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Artist:
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Tom Engeman, Bethany Beach, DE
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Modeler:
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Donald Woo
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Manufacturing Process:
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Gravure
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Engraver:
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Southern Graphics, Richmond, VA
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Printer:
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American Packaging Corporation/
Sennett Security Products (SSP)
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Printed at:
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Columbus, WI
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Press Type:
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Cerrutti, 950
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Stamps per Coil:
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50
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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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Unique Binders, Fredericksburg, VA
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Stamp Orientation:
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Horizontal
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Image Area (w x h):
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1.74 x 0.96 in./44.20 x 24.38 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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1.59 x 0.81 in./40.39 x 20.57 mm
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Colors:
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Magenta, Yellow, Cyan, Black,
PMS 4625 (Brown), PMS 3425
(Green), PMS 280 (Blue), PMS 187
(Red)
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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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760 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“S” followed by nine (9) single digits
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Marginal Markings:
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© 2008 USPS • Plate block numbers every 10 stamps
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— Stamp Services,
Government Relations, 7-31-08
