The Postal Service™ will issue a new Priority Mail® Flat-Rate Envelope (Items 211305, 211310, 211315, and 211325) on January 16, 2009, in Kansas City, Missouri. The new product is an accountable item and features the $4.95 Redwood Forrest stamp image printed directly on the envelope along with standard Priority Mail graphics.
The prepaid envelope seeks to enhance customer convenience, improving access to USPS® services by saving time and simplifying transactions.
The envelope goes on sale January 16, 2009, and uses the Redwood Forrest stamp image, which was designed by Carl T. Herrman of Carlsbad, California, and illustrated by Dan Cosgrove of Chicago, Illinois.
The envelope will be available through The Postal Store® website at www.usps.com/shop, by telephone at 800-STAMP-24, in the quarterly USA Philatelic catalog, and from the USPS Inside Sales team. It is not available in Post Offices™ at this time.
There is one philatelic product available for this stamp issue: Item 211361, Canceled Prepaid Priority Mail Flat-Rate Stamped Envelope with the first day of issue postmark, $5.33.
At this time, this item will not be available through stamp distribution offices, Post Offices, or philatelic centers. If it will be made available through these channels at a later time, we will provide notification as appropriate.
Issue:
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Prepaid Priority Mail Flat-Rate
Stamped Envelope
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Item Number:
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211300
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Denomination &
Type of Issue:
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$4.95 Prepaid Priority Mail
Flat-Rate Envelope
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Stamped Envelope
Format:
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Normal Issue: Pack of 10 ($49.50)
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First Day Souvenir:
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Individually $5.33
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Issue Date & City:
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January 16, 2009,
Kansas City, MO 64108
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Designer:
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Carl T. Herrman of Carlsbad,
California
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Illustrator, Art Director, and Topographer
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Dan Cosgrove of Clarendon Hills,
Illinois.
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Manufacturing Process:
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Flexography
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Printer:
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Bell, Inc.
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Printed at:
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Bell, Inc., Sioux Falls, SD
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Press Type:
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Stevens
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Print Quantity:
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828,000 envelopes (first run)
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Paper Type:
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12-point, clay-coated newsback
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Colors:
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Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Black,
PMS 294 (Blue), PMS 485 (Red),
Varnish
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Stamp Orientation:
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Horizontal
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Image Area (w x h):
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1.59375 x 1.25 in./40.48 x 31.75 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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9.5 x 12.5 in. (envelope)
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Catalog Item Number(s):
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— Package Services, Expedited Package Supplies; and Stamp Services, Government Relations, 12-18-08
