On May 8, 2009, in Washington, DC, the Postal Service™ will issue a 44-cent, U.S. Flag definitive stamp in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive coil of 100 (Item 787000). The stamp, designed by Terrence W. McCaffrey, USPS®, goes on sale nationwide May 8, 2009.
This stamp was previously issued in the following formats:
n Pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) coil of 3,000 (Item 787700).
n Pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) coil of 10,000 (Item 787800).
n Water-activated gum (WAG) coil of 3,000 (Item 787100).
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:
U.S. Flag 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 July 10, 2009.
Issue:
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U.S. Flag
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Item Number:
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787000
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Denomination &
Type of Issue:
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44-cent Definitive
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Format:
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Coil of 100 (1 design)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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May 8, 2009,
Washington, DC 20066
(No Ceremony)
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Designer:
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Terrence W. McCaffrey, USPS
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Art Director:
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Terrence W. McCaffrey, USPS
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Typographer:
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Terrence W. McCaffrey, USPS
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Existing Photo:
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Rick Barrentine, Duluth, GA
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Modeler:
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Donald Woo
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Manufacturing Process:
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Offset/Microprint “USPS”
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Engraver:
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N/A
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Printer:
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Banknote Corporation of America,
Inc./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 Coil:
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100
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Print Quantity:
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1 billion 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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Stamp Orientation:
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Vertical
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Image Area (w x h):
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0.72 x 0.81 in./18.29 x 20.57 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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0.87 x 0.98 in./22.10 x 24.89 mm
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Colors:
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Red, Blue, Black
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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N/A
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Plate Size:
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775 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“S” followed by three (3) single
digits
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Plate Number Frequency:
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Plate number to appear every 31st
stamp on coil
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Marginal Markings:
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N/A
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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
PO Box 219014
Kansas City, MO 64121-9014
There is one philatelic product available for this stamp issue:
n 787061*, First Day Cover (Coil of 100), $0.82.
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.
All stamp distribution offices (SDOs) will receive automatic distributions of the $44.00 U.S. Flag, PSA coil of 100. Distributions will be in multiple waves. Initial SDO distributions (first wave shipments), which began as early as February 25, 2009, will be complete by May 25, 2009. Subsequent SDO distributions (second wave shipments) will occur April 8, 2009, through May 21, 2009, and June 16, 2009, through July 23, 2009. Distributions are rounded up to the nearest master carton size (800 coils).
SDOs will not make a subsequent automatic distribution of Item 787000 to Post Offices. All Post Offices requiring coils of Item 787000 must order them from their designated SDO using a separate PS Form 17. SDOs must not distribute coils to Post Offices before May 1, 2009.
Post Offices requiring additional coils must requisition them from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs requiring additional coils must order them from the appropriate accountable paper depository (APD) using PS Form 17.
Following the initial automatic distributions to SDOs, the APDs will receive additional coils of Item 787000. Additional quantities of this definitive stamp coil will also be made available to SDOs via future automatic distributions, shipped directly from the supplier to the SDOs.
Issue:
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U.S. Flag
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Item Number:
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787000
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Denomination &
Type of Issue:
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44-cent Definitive
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Format:
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Coil of 100 (1 design)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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May 8, 2009,
Washington, DC 20066
(No Ceremony)
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Designer:
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Terrence W. McCaffrey, USPS
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Art Director:
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Terrence W. McCaffrey, USPS
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Typographer:
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Terrence W. McCaffrey, USPS
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Existing Photo:
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Rick Barrentine, Duluth, GA
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Modeler:
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Avery Dennison, SPD
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Manufacturing Process:
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Gravure
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Engraver:
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Keating Gravure
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Printer:
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Avery Dennison (AVR)
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Printed at:
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Clinton, SC
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Press Type:
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Dia Nippon Kiko (DNK)
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Stamps per Coil:
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100
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Print Quantity:
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1.75 billion 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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AVR, Clinton, SC
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Stamp Orientation:
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Vertical
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Image Area (w x h):
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0.73x 0.84 in./18.54 x 21.34 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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0.87 x 0.982 in./22.10 x 24.94 mm
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Colors:
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Magenta, Yellow, Cyan, Black
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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N/A
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Plate Size:
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480 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“V” followed by four (4) single digits
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Plate Number Frequency:
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Plate number to appear every 20th
stamp on coil
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Marginal Markings:
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N/A
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Issue:
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U.S. Flag
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Item Number:
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787000
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Denomination &
Type of Issue:
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44-cent Definitive
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Format:
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Coil of 100 (1 design)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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May 8, 2009,
Washington, DC 20066
(No Ceremony)
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Designer:
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Terrence W. McCaffrey, USPS
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Art Director:
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Terrence W. McCaffrey, USPS
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Typographer:
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Terrence W. McCaffrey, USPS
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Existing Photo:
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Rick Barrentine, Duluth, GA
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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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Engraver:
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N/A
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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 Coil:
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100
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Print Quantity:
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1.75 billion 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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Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
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Stamp Orientation:
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Vertical
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Image Area (w x h):
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.73 in. x .84 in./18.54 x 21.34 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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0.87096 x .98 in./22.12 x 24.89 mm
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Colors:
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Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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N/A
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Plate Size:
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744 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“P” followed by four (4) single digits
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Plate Number Frequency:
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Plate number on 1st stamp of the
form
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Marginal Markings:
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N/A
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— Stamp Services,
Government Relations, 4-9-09
