On June 5, 2009, in McLean, Virginia (NAPEX Stamp Show, no ceremony), the Postal Service™ will issue a 44-cent, U.S. Flag stamp in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive, booklet of 10 (Item 679300). The stamp, designed by Terrence W. McCaffrey, USPS®, goes on sale nationwide June 5, 2009.
This stamp was previously issued in the following formats:
n Pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) Coil of 100 (Item 787000).
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
Postmaster
McLean, VA 22101-9998
Issue:
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U.S. Flag
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Item Number:
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679300
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Denomination &
Type of Issue:
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44-cent Definitive
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Format:
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Booklet of 10 (1 design)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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June 5, 2009,
Washington, DC 20066
(NAPEX Stamp Show, 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 Pane:
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10
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Print Quantity:
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600 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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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 24.89 mm
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Booklet Size (w x h):
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1.74 x 6.50 in./44.20 x 165.1 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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Marginal Markings:
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N/A
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Stamp Side:
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© 2009 USPS • USPS logo • Plate
block number in one position
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Cover:
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US Flag • Ten self-adhesive 44¢
stamps • $4.40
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Back Cover:
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Promotional text • Barcode
(679300) in one position
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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 August 6, 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 679361*, First Day Cover (Booklet of 10), $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 $4.40 U.S. Flag, PSA booklet of 10. Distributions will be in one wave. SDO distributions, which begin as early as April 20, 2009, will be complete by May 20, 2009. SDOs will receive approximately 35 percent of their standard automatic distribution for a booklet. Distributions are rounded up to nearest master carton size (4000 booklets).
SDOs will not make a subsequent automatic distribution of booklets to Post Offices. All Post Offices requiring booklets must order them from their designated SDO using a separate PS Form 17. SDOs must not distribute booklets to Post Offices before May 29, 2009.
Post Offices requiring additional booklets must requisition them from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs requiring additional booklets 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 additional booklets. The Kansas City SSC will receive additional booklets for fulfilling supplemental orders from APDs
— Stamp Services,
Government Relations and Public Policy, 4-23-09
