On January 14, 2009, in Portland, Oregon, the Postal Service™ will issue a 42-cent, Oregon Statehood commemorative stamp in one design in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 464300). The stamp, designed by Derry Noyes, Washington, DC, goes on sale nationwide January 14, 2009.
With the issuance of this stamp in 2009, the U.S. Postal Service® commemorates the sesquicentennial of Oregon’s statehood. Oregon was officially welcomed as the 33rd state in the Union on February 14, 1859. Today, Oregon boasts a diverse population, an active and innovative urban scene, and some of the most beautiful and fertile landscapes in the country.
Artist Gregory Manchess, a resident of Beaverton, Oregon, was inspired by his own experiences along the Pacific coast to create the painting for the stamp.
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® website 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:
Oregon Statehood Stamp
P.O. Box 3480
Portland, OR 97208-3480
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 March 16, 2009.
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
P.O. Box 219014
Kansas City, MO 64121-9014
There are four philatelic products available for this stamp issue:
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 20 percent to 25 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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Oregon Statehood
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Item Number:
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464300
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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 (1 design)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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January 14, 2009, Portland, OR
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Designer:
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Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
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Art Director:
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Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
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Artist:
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Gregory Manchess, Beaverton, OR
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Typographer:
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Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
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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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30 million stamps
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Paper Type:
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Prephosphored, Type II
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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,
PMS 278 (Blue)
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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 mm
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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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7.14 x 5.78 in./181.36 x 146.81 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 five (5) single digits
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Marginal Markings:
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Front:
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© 2008 USPS • Price • Plate
numbers in four corners of pane
• Plate position diagram
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Back:
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USPS logo • Barcodes (464300) in
four corners of pane
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SDOs will make a subsequent automatic distribution to Post Offices of 20 percent of their full standard automatic distribution quantity using PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return. SDOs must not distribute stamps to Post Offices before January 8, 2009.
Post Offices requiring additional stamps must requisition Item 464300 from their designated SDO using PS Form 17.
There will be no additional quantities of Item 464300 available at accountable paper depositories (APDs) for fulfilling supplemental orders from SDOs.
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, 12-4-08
