On February 24, 2009, in Washington, DC, the Postal Service™ will issue a 1-cent Official Mail definitive stamp in one design in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 574400). The stamp, designed by the late Bradbury Thompson, goes on sale nationwide February 24, 2009.
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:
Official Mail Stamp
Special Cancellations
PO Box 92282
Washington, DC 20090-2282
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 April 28, 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
PO Box 219014
Kansas City, MO 64121-9014
There is one philatelic product available for this stamp issue:
n 574462*, First Day Cover, $0.81
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.
Washington, DC, will receive a limited distribution as the first day city. Only the Chicago, IL, accountable paper depository (APD), which is the sole distribution unit designated to accept penalty mail requisitions from authorized government agencies, will receive an automatic distribution of Item 574400. Only the Chicago APD may distribute this 1-cent Official Mail stamp to authorized government agencies that submit PS Form 17-G, Penalty Mail Stamp Requisition. This new Official Mail stamp must not be distributed to government agencies before February 17, 2009.
This Official Mail stamp will not be made available at regular retail windows for customer sale. Authorized government agencies requiring Item 574400 must submit PS Form 17-G to the Chicago APD for Penalty Mail stamp fulfillment.
This Official Mail stamp will not be made available to philatelic centers for customer sale. Only Stamp Fulfillment Services (SFS) will offer this stamp for sale to collectors via mail order from the USA Philatelic catalog or by telephone at 800-STAMP-24.
Issue:
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Official Mail
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Item Number:
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574400
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Denomination &
Type of Issue:
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1-cent Official Mail
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Format:
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Pane of 20 (1 design)
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Issue Date & City:
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February 24, 2009,
Washington, DC 20066
(No Ceremony)
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Art Director:
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Joe Brockert, USPS
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Typographer:
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Bradbury Thompson
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Modeler:
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Donald H. Woo
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Manufacturing Process:
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Offset, Microprint “USPS”
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Printer:
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Banknote Corporation of America,
Inc./Sennett Security Products
(SSP/BCA)
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Printed at:
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Browns Summitt, 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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10 million stamps
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Paper Type:
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Nonphosphored, Type III
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Adhesive Type:
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Self-adhesive
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Processed at:
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Unique Binders, Fredericksburg, VA
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Colors:
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PMS 286 (Blue), PMS 186 (Red),
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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0.72 x 0.84 in./18.29 x 21.34 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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0.87 x 0.96 in./22.10 x 24.38 mm
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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5.35 x 4.93 in./135.89 x 125.22 mm
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Plate Size:
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300 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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N/A
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Marginal Markings:
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Front: © 1983 USPS logo • Barcode
(574400) in four corners
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— Stamp Services,
Government Relations, 1-29-09
