© USPS 2009
On April 16, 2010, in New York, New York, at the Mega Stamp Show, the Postal Service™ will issue the 44-cent definitive stamps Flags of Our Nation in ten designs, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) coil of 50 (Item 787600). Designed by Howard E. Paine of Delaplane, Virginia, the stamps go on sale nationwide April 16, 2010.
The U.S. Postal Service® continues its Flags of Our Nation series with ten more stamp designs. These stamps will feature the Stars and Stripes stamp that depicts the “purple mountain majesties” inspired by the opening lines of “America the Beautiful” by Katharine Lee Bates (1859–1929), plus the states of Montana through North Dakota. Artist Tom Engeman, Bethany Beach, Delaware, created the highly detailed flag portraits on the stamps, reproducing as accurately as possible such complex elements as intricate state seals and coats of arms. In addition to the flag art, each stamp design includes a “snapshot view” of the state or other area represented by a particular flag. This artwork, also by Tom Engeman, usually shows an ordinary scene or activity, or a typical plant or animal, but occasionally it depicts something less commonplace.
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:
Flags of Our Nation Stamp Set 4
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 June 16, 2010.
Issue:
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Flags of Our Nation Set 4
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Item Number:
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787600
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Denomination & Type of Issue:
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44-cent Definitive
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Format:
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Coil of 50 (10 designs)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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April 16, 2010, New York, NY 10199 (Mega Stamp Show)
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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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Tom Engeman, Bethany Beach, DE
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Modeler:
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Donald Woo
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Manufacturing Process:
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Gravure
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Engraver:
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Southern Graphics, Richmond, VA
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Printer:
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American Packaging Corporation/Sennett Security Products (SSP)
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Printed at:
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Columbus, WI
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Press Type:
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Cerrutti, 950
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Stamps per Coil:
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50
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Print Quantity:
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500 million stamps
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Paper Type:
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Prephosphored, Type I
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Adhesive Type:
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Pressure-sensitive
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Processed at:
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Unique Binders, Fredericksburg, VA
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Stamp Orientation:
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Horizontal
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Image Area (w x h):
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1.59 x .81 in./40.39 x 20.57 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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1.74 x .96 in./44.20 x 24.38 mm
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Colors:
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Magenta, Yellow, Cyan, Black, PMS 187 (Red), PMS 4625 (Brown),
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PMS 3425 (Green), Med Blue, Dark Blue
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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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760 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“S” followed by nine (9) single digits
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Marginal Markings:
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© 2009 • Plate block numbers every 10th stamp
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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 are three philatelic products available for this stamp issue:
n 787663*, First Day Cover Set of 10, $8.20.
n 787668*, Digital Color Postmark Set of 10, $15.00.
n 787691*, Ceremony Program w/random stamp, $6.95.
Collect the entire series of the Flags of Our Nation stamps! Purchase our Collector’s Folio, Item No. 786575, $29.95, that contains the Series 1 coil with mounts and placeholders for all of the Flags of Our Nation series stamps.
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.
Select stamp distribution offices (SDOs) will receive an initial quantity of 8,000 coils in cartons of 800 coils. Stamp distribution centers (SDCs) will receive substantial quantities to service their areas.
SDOs will not make an automatic distribution to Post Offices. SDOs must not distribute this stamp to Post Offices before 10 days prior to the first day of issue.
Post Offices requiring coils must requisition them from their designated SDO/SDC using PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return. SDOs requiring additional coils must order them from the appropriate SDC using PS Form 17. For fulfilling supplemental orders from SDOs, all of the SDCs will receive additional coils to support the SDOs.
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, 2-25-10
