© 2009 USPS
On September 14, 2010, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the Postal Service™ will issue a 44-cent, Julia de Burgos commemorative stamp in one design in a pressure-sensitive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 465900). The stamp designed by Howard E. Paine, Delaplane, Virginia, goes on sale nationwide September 14, 2010.
With this 26th stamp in the Literary Arts series, the U.S. Postal Service® honors Julia de Burgos, one of Puerto Rico’s most celebrated poets. The stamp features a portrait of de Burgos created by artist Jody Hewgill, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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:
Issue:
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Julia de Burgos
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Item Number:
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465900
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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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Series:
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Literary Arts
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Issue Date & City:
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September 14, 2010, San Juan,
PR 00936
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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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Jody Hewgill, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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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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30 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
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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 .84 in./36.07 x 21.33 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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1.56 x .99 in./39.62 x 25.14 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 four (4) single digits
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Marginal Markings
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Front:
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Header: “LITERARY ARTS — 26TH IN A SERIES” • Plate numbers
in four corners of pane
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Back:
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© 2009 USPS • USPS logo • Plate position diagram • Barcode (465900) in two corners • Price: “.44 x 20 = $8.80” • Background information on Julia de Burgos on back of each Stamp
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Julia de Burgos Stamp
Stamp Distribution
585 Ave. F. D. Roosevelt OFC
San Juan, PR 00936-9311
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 15, 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 are three philatelic products available for this stamp issue:
n 465961*, First Day Cover, $0.82.
n 465991*, Ceremony Program, $6.95.
n 465993*, 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.
Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) and stamp distribution centers (SDCs) will receive approximately 25 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.
SDOs/SDCs 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 1, 2010.
Post Offices requiring additional quantities of Item 465900 must requisition them from their designated SDO/SDC using PS Form 17. SDOs requiring additional commemorative sheets must order them from the appropriate SDC using PS Form 17. For fulfilling supplemental orders from SDOs, each of the six SDCs and the San Juan SDO will receive additional commemorative sheets.
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, 8-12-10
