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Stamp Announcement 10-03: Mackinac Bridge (Priority Mail)

Stamp Announcement 10-03: Mackinac Bridge (Priority Mail)

On February 3, 2010, in Washington, DC, the Postal Ser­vice™ will issue a $4.90, Mackinac Bridge (Priority Mail) definitive stamp in one design in a pressure-sensitive adhe­sive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 113900). The stamp, designed by Carl T. Herrman of North Las Vegas, Nevada, goes on sale nationwide February 3, 2010.

Artist Dan Cosgrove, Clarendon Hills, Illinois, used sev­eral panoramic photographs of the Mackinac Bridge in Michigan to create the stamp artwork, which features seagulls flying around the two towers and a large ship passing underneath. This is one of several designs that the artist has produced for the U.S. Postal Service®.

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:

Mackinac Bridge (Priority 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 5, 2010.

 

Issue:

Mackinac Bridge (Priority Mail)

Item Number:

113900

Denomination & Type of Issue:

$4.90 Definitive

Format:

Pane of 20 (1 design)

Issue Date & City:

February 3, 2010, Washington,
DC 20066 (No Ceremony)

Designer:

Carl T. Herrman, North Las Vegas, NV

Art Director:

Carl T. Herrman, North Las Vegas, NV

Typographer:

Carl T. Herrman, North Las Vegas, NV

Artist:

Dan Cosgrove, Clarendon Hills, IL

Modeler:

Avery Dennison, SPD

Engraver:

Trident

Manufacturing Process:

Gravure

Printer:

Avery Dennison (AVR)

Printed at:

AVR, Clinton, SC

Press Type:

Dia Nippon Kiko (DNK)

Stamps per Pane:

20

Print Quantity:

40 million stamps

Paper Type:

Prephosphored, Type II

Adhesive Type:

Pressure-sensitive

Processed at:

AVR, Clinton, SC

Colors:

Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Black

Stamp Orientation:

Horizontal

Image Area (w x h):

1.42 x 1.085 in./36.07 x 27.56 mm

Overall Size (w x h):

1.56 x 1.225 in./39.62 x 31.12 mm

Full Pane Size (w x h):

7.25 x 7.125 in./184.15 x 180.976 mm

Plate Size:

200 stamps per revolution

Plate Numbers:

“V” followed by four (4) single digits

Marginal Markings:

 

Front:

Plate numbers in four corners of pane

Back:

©2009 USPS • Plate block position diagram • USPS logo • Barcode (113900) in two corners of pane • Price

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 is one philatelic product available for this stamp issue:

n 113961*, First Day Cover, $5.28.

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 113900, $4.90 Mackinac Bridge (Priority Mail) PSA Pane of 20 Stamps

Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) will receive approxi­mately 18–20 percent of their standard automatic distribu­tion quantity for a PSA sheet stamp. SDO distributions will begin January 11, 2010, and be complete on January 20, 2010. Distributions are rounded up to the nearest master carton size (40,000 stamps).

Initial Supply to Post Offices

SDOs will not make a subsequent automatic distribution to Post Offices. Post Offices requiring quantities of Item 113900 must order them from their designated SDO using a separate PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return. SDOs must not distribute stamps to Post Offices before January 26, 2010.

Additional Supply

Post Offices requiring additional stamps must requisi­tion Item 113900 from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs requiring additional stamps must order them from the appropriate accountable paper depository (APD) or stamp distribution center (SDC) using PS Form 17.

For fulfilling supplemental orders from SDOs, the New York and San Francisco APDs, as well as the Kansas City and Dulles SDCs, will receive additional stamps.