On January 16, 2009, in San Diego, California (SANDICAL Stamp Show), the Postal Service™ will issue a $4.95, Redwood Forest (Priority Mail) definitive stamp in one design in a pressure-sensitive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 113400). The stamp, designed by Carl T. Herrman of Carlsbad, California, goes on sale nationwide January 16, 2009.
The 2009 Priority Mail® stamp pays tribute to the redwood forests of the United States. The stamp features a digital illustration by Dan Cosgrove, Clarendon Hills, Illinois, that depicts two people walking through a typical forest of redwood trees.
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:
Postmaster
Redwood Forest First Day Issue Postmark
P.O. Box 85530
San Diego, CA 92186-5530
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 18, 2008.
Issue:
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Redwood Forest (Priority Mail)
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Item Number:
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113400
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Denomination &
Type of Issue:
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$4.95 Definitive
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Format:
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Pane of 20 (1 design)
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Series:
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Priority Mail
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Issue Date & City:
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January 16, 2009, San Diego, CA
92199 (SANDICAL Stamp
Show), 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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Dan Cosgrove, Clarendon Hills, IL
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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 Pane:
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20
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Print Quantity:
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40 million stamps
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Paper Type:
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Nonphosphored, Type III, Block Tag
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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.
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Colors:
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Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
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Stamp Orientation:
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Horizontal
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Image Area (w x h):
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1.42 x 1.085 in./36.07 x 27.56 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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1.56 x 1.225 in./39.62 x 31.12 mm
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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7.24 x 7.12 in./183.90 x 180.85 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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“P” followed by four (4) 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 • Barcode (113400) in
two positions
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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 is one philatelic product available for this stamp issue:
The item will use the 128 barcode from Stamp Fulfillment Services.
Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) will receive approximately 30 to 35 percent of their standard automatic distribution quantity for a PSA sheet stamp. SDO distributions began shipment December 3, 2008, and will complete on January 21, 2009. 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 113400 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 January 9, 2009.
Post Offices requiring additional stamps must requisition Item 113400 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 2,560,000 additional stamps. The Kansas City Stamp Service Center (SSC) will receive 2,400,000 additional stamps for fulfilling supplemental orders from APDs.
— Stamp Services,
Government Relations, 12-18-08
