© 2010 USPS
On April 21, 2011, in Washington, DC, the Postal Service™ will issue a Wedding Roses commemorative stamp (Forever® priced at 44 cents), in one design in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 575900). The stamp, designed by Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, Maryland, features a photograph taken by Renee Comet of Washington, DC. The photograph shows two white roses gently resting atop a piece of wedding correspondence.
A white ribbon is visible in the background. The Wedding Roses stamp will go on sale nationwide April 21, 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:
Wedding Roses Stamp
Special Cancellations
PO Box 92282
Washington, DC 20090-2282
Issue:
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Wedding Roses
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Item Number:
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575900
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Denomination & Type of Issue:
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First-Class Forever Special
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Format:
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Pane of 20 (one design)
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Series:
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Weddings
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Issue Date & City:
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April 21, 2011, Washington, DC 20066 (No Ceremony)
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Designer:
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Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
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Art Director:
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Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
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Typographer:
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Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
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Artist:
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Renee Comet, Washington, DC
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Modeler:
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Donald Woo
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Manufacturing Process:
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Offset/Microprint “USPS”
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Engraver:
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N/A
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Printer:
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Banknote Corporation of America, Inc./SSP
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Printed at:
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Browns Summit, NC
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Press Type:
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Alprinta, 74
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Stamps per Pane:
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20
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Print Quantity:
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300 million stamps
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Paper Type:
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Phosphor Tagged, Overall
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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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Colors:
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Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black,
PMS 874 (Gold)
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Stamp Orientation:
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Horizontal
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Image Area (w x h):
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1.03 x .75in./26.16 x 19.05 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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1.19 x .91 in./30.23 x 23.11 mm
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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5.76 x 5.55 in./146.30 x 140.97 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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“S” followed by five (5) single digits
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Marginal Markings:
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Front:
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Plate block numbers in four corners
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Back:
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© 2010 USPS • USPS logo • Plate position diagram • Barcode (575900) in four corners
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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 21, 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 three philatelic products available for this stamp issue:
n 575961*, First Day Cover, $0.88.
n 575965*, Digital Color Postmark, $1.60.
n 575999*, Keepsake, $10.95.
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 575900, First-Class Mail Wedding Roses (Forever priced at 44 cents), PSA Pane of 20 Stamps
Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) and stamp distribution centers (SDCs) will receive approximately 150 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.
Initial Supply for Post Offices
SDOs/SDCs will not make a subsequent automatic distribution to Post Offices. Post Offices requiring quantities of Item 575900 must requisition them from their designated SDO/SDC using PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return; however SDOs/SDCs will continue to ship the current stamp issue, Item 574200, Wedding Rings (denominated at 44 cents), until their inventory is depleted. SDOs/SDCs must not distribute Item 575900 to Post Offices before March 28, 2011.
Sales Policy
All Post Offices should continue to sell current inventories of Item 574200, Wedding Rings (denominated at 44 cents), until supplies are depleted.
— Stamp Services,
Government Relations and Public Policy, 3-24-11
