© 2010 USPS
On April 14, 2011, in Washington, DC, the Postal Service™ will issue a Go Green commemorative stamp (Forever® priced at 44 cents), in 16 designs in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 16 stamps (Item 467000). With Go Green, the U.S. Postal Service® seeks to raise awareness of simple actions each of us can take to conserve natural resources and promote the health of our environment.
Artist Eli Noyes, San Francisco, California, gets the point across in a colorful and playful manner. The art shows both genders and a range of ages, from a small girl turning off a light switch to an adult choosing to walk instead of drive. It conveys a positive message: things we can easily do to have an immediate impact on the air we breathe and the energy we consume.
The stamps, designed by Derry Noyes, Washington, DC, will go on sale nationwide April 14, 2011.
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™ facility, 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:
Go Green Stamp
Special Cancellations
PO Box 92282
Washington, DC 20090-2282
Issue:
|
Go Green
|
Item Number:
|
467000
|
Denomination & Type of Issue:
|
First-Class Forever Commemorative
|
Format:
|
Pane of 16 (16 designs)
|
Series:
|
N/A
|
Issue Date & City:
|
April 14, 2011, Washington, DC 20066
|
Designer:
|
Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
|
Art Director:
|
Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
|
Typrographer:
|
Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
|
Artist:
|
Eli Noyes, San Francisco, CA
|
Engraver:
|
Trident
|
Modeler:
|
Avery Dennison, SPD
|
Manufacturing Process:
|
Gravure
|
Printer:
|
Avery Dennison (AVR)
|
Printed at:
|
AVR, Clinton, SC
|
Press Type:
|
Dia Nippon Kiko (DNK)
|
Stamps per Pane:
|
16
|
Print Quantity:
|
160 million stamps
|
Paper Type:
|
Nonphosphored, Type III, Block
|
Adhesive Type:
|
Pressure-sensitive
|
Processed at:
|
AVR, Clinton, SC
|
Colors:
|
Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Black, PMS 363 (Dark Green), PMS 368 (Light Green)
|
Stamp Orientation:
|
Square
|
Image Area (w x h):
|
1.085 x 1.085 in./27.56 x 27.56 mm
|
Overall Size (w x h):
|
1.225 x 1.225 in./31.12 x 31.12 mm
|
Full Pane Size (w x h):
|
6.00 x 6.00 in./152.40 x 152.40 mm
|
Plate Size:
|
288 stamps per revolution
|
Plate Numbers:
|
“V” followed by six (6) single digits
|
Marginal Markings:
|
Front:
|
Plate numbers in four corners of pane
|
Back:
|
Header: “GO GREEN step by step”
• © 2010 USPS • USPS logo • Plate position diagram • Barcode (467000) in lower left and upper right of pane • Verso text on back of each pane
|
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 14, 2011.
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 nine philatelic products available for this stamp issue:
n 467062*, First Day Cover Full Pane, $9.54.
n 467063*, First Day Cover Set of 16, $14.08.
n 467064*, First Day Cancelled Full Pane, $9.54.
n 467066, Seeded Oversized Postcard Set of 4, $8.95.
n 467068*, Digital Color Postmark Set of 16, $25.60.
n 467071, Family Activity Kit, $16.95.
n 467084, Uncut Press Sheet, $63.36.
n 467091*, Ceremony Program, $6.95.
n 467099, Keepsake (Random DCP & Pane of 16), $8.95.
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 467000, First-Class Mail Go Green (Forever priced at 44 cents), PSA Pane of 16 Stamps
Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) and stamp distribution centers (SDCs) will receive between 80 to 100 percent of their standard automatic distribution quantity for a PSA sheet stamp. Distributions are rounded up to the nearest master carton size of 32,000 stamps.
Initial Supply to Post Offices
SDOs/SDCs will make a subsequent automatic distribution to Post Offices of 80 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 March 31, 2011.
Additional Supply
Post Offices requiring additional quantities of Item 467000 must requisition them from their designated SDO/SDC using PS Form 17. SDOs requiring additional commemorative sheets must order them from the appropriate SDC or SDO using PS Form 17. For fulfilling supplemental orders from Post Offices, all of the SDOs and SDCs 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, 3-24-11
