Issue:
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America on the Move: 50s Fins &
Chrome
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Item Number:
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463600
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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 (5 designs)
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Series:
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America on the Move
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Issue Date & City:
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October 3, 2008, Carlisle, PA 17013
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Designer:
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Carl T. Herrman, Carlsbad, CA
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Artist:
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Art M. Fitzpatrick, 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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Modeler:
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Donald Woo
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Manufacturing Process:
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Offset, Microprinting, “USPS”
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Printer:
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Banknote Corporation of America/SSP
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Printed at:
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Browns Summit, NC
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Press Type:
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Alprinta, 74
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Stamps per Pane:
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20
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Print Quantity:
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50 million stamps
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Paper Type:
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Phosphored Tagged Paper, Overall
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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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Colors:
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Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black
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Stamp Orientation:
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Horizontal
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Image Area (w x h):
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1.40 x 0.82 in./35.56 x 20.83
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Overall Size (w x h):
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1.56 x 0.98 in./39.62 x 24.89 mm
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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7.24 x 6.25 in./183.90 x 158.75 mm
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Plate Size:
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180 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“S” followed by four (4) 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 numbers in four
corners of pane • Plate position
diagram
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Back:
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USPS logo • Barcodes (463600) in four
corners of pane • Descriptive text
• Proprietary notice
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On October 3, 2008, in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, the Postal Service™ will issue 42-cent America on the Move: 50s Fins and Chrome commemorative stamps in five designs. Designed by Carl T. Herrman of Carlsbad, California, the stamps go on sale nationwide October 3, 2008.
America on the Move: 50s Fins and Chrome stamps will be available in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 (Item 463600) and a $13.95 premium stamped postal card booklet of 20 (Item 893500).
The stamps feature paintings by renowned automobile illustrator Art M. Fitzpatrick of Carlsbad, California. This is the second issuance in the America on the Move series. The pane features a 1959 Cadillac Eldorado, a 1957 Studebaker Golden Hawk, a 1957 Pontiac Safari, a 1957 Lincoln Premiere, and a 1957 Chrysler 300C.
The previous issuance of America on the Move featured 50s Sporty Cars that included a 1952 Nash Healey, 1953 Chevrolet Corvette, 1953 Studebaker Starliner, 1954 Kaiser Darrin, and 1955 Ford Thunderbird.
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:
America on the Move: 50s Fins and Chrome Stamp
Postmaster
66 W. Louther St.
Carlisle, PA 17013-9988
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 December 4, 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
U.S. Postal Service
PO Box 219014
Kansas City, MO 64121-9014
There are five philatelic products available for this stamp issue:
- 463663*, First Day Cover Set /5, $4.00.
- 463666/893500/893501, Premium Stamped Cards, $13.95.
- 463668*, Digital Color Postmark Set/5, $7.50.
- 463691*, Ceremony Program, $6.95.
- 463699, Digital Color Postmark Cancellation Keepsake w/Set of 5, $15.90.
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 40 to 45 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).
Issue:
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America on the Move: 50s Fins and
Chrome Postal Card Books
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Item Number:
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893500
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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 (5 designs)
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Series:
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America on the Move
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Issue Date & City:
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October 3, 2008, Carlisle, PA 17013
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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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Art M. Fitzpatrick, Carlsbad, CA
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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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Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black
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Card Orientation:
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Horizontal
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Image Area (w x h):
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5.93 x 4.125 in./150.62 x 104.78 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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6.555 x 4.125 in./166.50 x 104.78mm
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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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N/A
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Front Booklet Cover:
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“AMERICA ON THE MOVE 50s FINS
AND CHROME” • One stamp
image • “20 premium stamped
postal cards” • 5 designs • $13.95
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Back:
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© 2008 USPS • Five stamp images
• “AMERICA ON THE MOVE 50s
FINS AND CHROME”
• Promotional text • Proprietary
notice • Barcode (893500) • $13.95
• “AIC 092” • Package not suitable
for philatelic archiving • USPS logo
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Other:
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Stamp image • Name of vehicle and
descriptive text • Proprietary notice
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SDOs will make a subsequent automatic distribution to Post Offices of 25 percent their full standard automatic distribution quantity using PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return. SDOs must not distribute stamps to Post Offices before September 26, 2008.
Post Offices requiring additional stamps must requisition Item 463600 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 Chicago APD will receive 2,640,000 additional stamps and the New York, Memphis, and San Francisco APDs will each receive 2,000,000 additional stamps.
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, 8-14-08
