On February 3, 2010, in Washington, DC, the Postal Service™ will issue a $18.30, Bixby Creek Bridge (Express Mail) definitive stamp in one design in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 114500). The stamp, designed by Carl T. Herrman of North Las Vegas, Nevada, goes on sale nationwide February 3, 2010.
This Express Mail® stamp features a color digital illustration of Bixby Creek Bridge in California, by Dan Cosgrove of Clarendon Hills, Illinois. With this issuance, the U.S. Postal Service® pays tribute to the elegance and craftsmanship of this historic bridge on the Big Sur Coast Highway.
Issue:
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Bixby Creek Bridge (Express Mail)
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Item Number:
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114500
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Denomination & Type of Issue:
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$18.30 Definitive
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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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February 3, 2010, Washington, DC 20066 (No Ceremony)
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Designer:
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Carl T. Herrman, North Las Vegas, NV
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Art Director:
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Carl T. Herrman, North Las Vegas, NV
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Typographer:
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Carl T. Herrman, North Las Vegas, NV
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Artist:
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Dan Cosgrove, Clarendon Hills, IL
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Modeler:
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Avery Dennison, SPD
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Engraver:
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Trident
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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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AVR, 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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15 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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Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Black
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Stamp Orientation:
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Horizontal
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Image Area (w x h):
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1.42 x 1.085 in./36.07 x 27.56 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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1.56 x 1.225 in./39.62 31.12 mm
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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7.25 x 7.125 in./184.15 x 180.98 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 four (4) single digits
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Marginal Markings:
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Front:
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Plate numbers in four corners of pane
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Back:
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© 2009 USPS • USPS logo • Plate block position diagram • Barcode (114500) in two corners of pane • Price
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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:
Bixby Creek Bridge (Express 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.
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 114561*, First Day Cover, $18.68.
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.
Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) will receive approximately 5–10 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).
SDOs will not make a subsequent automatic distribution to Post Offices. Post Offices requiring quantities of Item 114500 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.
Post Offices requiring additional stamps must requisition Item 114500 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.
— Stamp Services,
Government Relations and Public Policy, 12-31-09
