Issue:
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Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter
Games
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Item Number:
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440000
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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 (1 design)
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Issue Date & City:
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January 22, 2010, Park City,
UT 84068
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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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Artist:
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Steve McCracken, Winchester, VA
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Typographer:
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Howard E. Paine, Delaplane, VA
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Engraver:
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Trident
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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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45 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, P
MS 2728 (Dark Blue),
PMS 192 (Red)
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Stamp Orientation:
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Vertical
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Image Area (w x h):
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0.915 x 1.42 in./23.24 x 36.06 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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0.98 x 1.56 in./24.89 x 39.62 mm
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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5.85 x 7.25 in./148.59 x 184.15 mm
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Plate Size:
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160 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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HEADER: “Olympic Winter Games
Vancouver 2010” • “TEAM USA”
• Olympic Ring Symbol • Plate
numbers in two corners of pane
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Back:
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© 2009 USPS • Plate position
diagram • USPS logo • Price •
Barcode “440000” in two
corners of pane • Proprietary
Notice
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On January 22, 2010, in Park City, Utah, the Postal Service™ will issue a 44-cent, Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games commemorative stamp in one design in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 440000). Designed by Howard E. Paine, Delaplane, Virginia, the stamp goes on sale nationwide January 22, 2010.
With this stamp featuring an illustration of a snowboarder, the U.S. Postal Service® continues its tradition of honoring the spirit of athleticism and international unity inspired by the Olympic Games. The stamp will be issued to coincide with the XXI Olympic Winter Games, which will be held February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Illustrator Steven McCracken, Winchester, Virginia, captures the thrill of one Olympic sport by portraying an airborne snowboarder against the backdrop of a snow-capped mountain.
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:
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games Stamp
Main Post Office
2100 Park Avenue
Park City, UT 84068-9998
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 March 23, 2010.
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 three philatelic products available for this stamp issue:
n 440061*, First Day Cover, $0.82.
n 440091*, Ceremony Program, $9.95.
n 440093*, First Day Cover Keepsake, $9.95.
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 440000, 44-cent, Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games, Pane of 20 Stamps
Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) will receive approximately 30–40 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 January 15, 2010.
Additional Supply
Post Offices requiring additional commemorative sheets must requisition them from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs requiring additional commemorative sheets 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 commemorative sheets.
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 quantities using their normal ordering procedures.
— Stamp Services,
Government Relations and Public Policy, 12-17-09
