© 2010 USPS
On April 25, 2011, in Washington, DC, the Postal Service™ will issue a Helen Hayes commemorative stamp (Forever® priced at 44 cents), in one design in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 466700). With this stamp, the U.S. Postal Service® honors Helen Hayes (1900–1993), who justly deserved the title “First Lady of the American Theater” for her radiant presence on Broadway for much of the 20th Century. She gave memorable and award-winning performances on radio, film, and television.
The stamp, designed by Howard E. Paine, Delaplane, Virginia, features original art by Drew Struzan, Pasadena, California, whose movie posters for the Indiana Jones and Star Wars series have been seen by millions. Struzan based his design for the stamp on a photograph taken of Hayes circa 1958. The stamp will go on sale nationwide April 25, 2011.
Issue:
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Helen Hayes
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Item Number:
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466700
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Denomination & Type of Issue:
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First-Class Forever Commemorative
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Format:
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Pane of 20 (one design)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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April 25, 2011, Washington, DC 20066
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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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Drew Struzan, Pasadena, CA
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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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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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40 million stamps
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Paper Type:
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Non-phosphored, Type III, Block
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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, PMS 1815 (Red)
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Stamp Orientation:
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Vertical
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Image Area (w x h):
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0.84 x 1.42 in./21.34 x 36.07 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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0.99 x 1.56 in./25.15 x 39.62 mm
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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5.85 x 7.25 in./148.59 x 184.15 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 five (5) 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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© 2010 USPS • USPS Logo • Plate position diagram • Barcode (466700) in lower left and upper right of pane • Verso text on back of each stamp • Proprietary notice
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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:
Helen Hayes 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 June 27, 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 five philatelic products available for this stamp issue:
n 466761*, First Day Cover, $0.88.
n 466765*, Digital Color Postmark, $1.60.
n 466784, Uncut Press Sheet, $88.00.
n 466791*, Ceremony Program, $6.95.
n 466799*, Keepsake Pane and Digital Color Postmark, $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 466700, First-Class Mail Helen Hayes (Forever priced at 44 cents), PSA Pane of 20 Stamps
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.
Initial Supply to Post Offices
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 April 11, 2011.
Additional Supply
Post Offices requiring additional quantities of Item 466700 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
