On September 9, 2009, in New York, New York, the Postal Service™ will issue a 44-cent, Thanksgiving Day Parade commemorative stamp in four designs in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 463700). Designed by Howard E. Paine, Delaplane, Virginia, the stamps go on sale nationwide September 9, 2009.
The U.S. Postal Service® will issue four stamps featuring iconic scenes of a Thanksgiving Day Parade, including a lively marching band, large balloons of favorite animals and popular characters, and crowds of delighted onlookers. Drawing on the long and rich visual history of Thanksgiving Day parades in the U.S., artist Paul Rogers, Pasadena, California, based his design on American advertising and poster art from the mid-20th Century.
How to Order the First Day of Issue Postmark
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:
Thanksgiving Day Parade Stamp
Postmaster
421 Eighth Ave., Rm. 2029B
New York, NY 10199-9998
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 November 10, 2009.
How to Order First Day Covers
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
Philatelic Products
There are four philatelic products available for this stamp issue:
n 463763*, First Day Cover Set of 4, $3.28.
n 463768*, Digital Color Postmark Set of 4, $6.00.
n 463791*, Ceremony Program, $6.95.
n 463799*, First Day Cover Digital Color Postmark & Pane of 20 (Set of 4), $14.80.
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.
Distribution: Item 463700, 44-cent Thanksgiving Day Parade, PSA Pane of 20 Stamps
Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) will receive approximately 40–45 percent of their standard automatic distribution quantity for a PSA sheet stamp. Distributions are rounded up to the nearest master carton size of 40,000 stamps.
Initial Supply to Post Offices
SDOs will make a subsequent automatic distribution to Post Offices of 25 percent of their standard automatic distribution quantity using PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return. SDOs must not distribute this commemorative sheet to Post Offices before September 2, 2009.
Additional Supply
Post Offices requiring additional stamps must requisition them 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 San Francisco, Memphis, New York, and Chicago APDs will receive additional stamps.
Issue:
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Thanksgiving Day Parade
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Item Number:
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463700
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Denomination &
Type of Issue:
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44-cent Commemorative
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Format:
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Pane of 20 (4 designs)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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September 9, 2009,
New York, NY 10199
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Designer:
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Howard E. Paine, Delaplane, VA
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Art Director:
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Howard E. Paine, Delaplane, VA
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Typographer:
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Howard E. Paine, Delaplane, VA
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Artist:
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Paul Rogers, Pasadena, CA
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Engraver:
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Keating Gravure
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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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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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20
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Print Quantity:
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40 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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Colors:
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Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, PMS
485 (Red), PMS 466 (Tan)
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Stamp Orientation:
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Horizontal
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Image Area (w x h):
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1.420 x .84 in./36.07 x 21.34 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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1.56 x .98 in./39.62 x 24.89 mm
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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7.25 x 5.85 in./184.15 x 148.59 mm
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Plate Size:
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200 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“V” followed by six (6) single digits
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Marginal Markings
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Front:
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© 2009 USPS • Header:
“THANKSGIVING DAY
PARADE” • Price • Plate
position diagram • Plate
numbers in two corners of pane
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Back:
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USPS logo • Barcode “463700” in
two corners of pane
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Sales Policy
All Post Offices must acquire and maintain a supply of each new commemorative stamp as long as customer demand exists, until inventory is depleted, or until the stamp is officially withdrawn from sale. If supplies run low, Post Offices must reorder additional stamps using their normal ordering procedures.
— Stamp Services,
Government Relations and Public Policy, 7-30-09
