© 2010 USPS
On September 28, 2011, in New York, New York, the Postal Service™ will issue a Romare Bearden commemorative stamp (Forever® priced at 44 cents), in four designs in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 16 stamps (Item 467700).
With this stamp sheet, the U.S. Postal Service® honors Romare Bearden (1911–1988), one of the 20th Century’s most distinguished American artists. Four collages by Bearden are featured in the stamp art: Conjunction (1971); Odysseus: Poseidon, The Sea God — Enemy of the Odysseus (1977); Prevalence of Ritual: Conjur Woman (1964); and Falling Star (1979). The selvage features a photograph of Bearden taken by Frank Stewart in the early 1980s. The photo has been cropped. Art director Derry Noyes designed the stamp pane.
The stamp will go on sale nationwide September 28, 2011.
Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) and stamp distribution centers (SDCs) will receive approximately 50 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.
SDOs/SDCs will make subsequent automatic distribution to Post Offices of a quantity to cover approximately 45 days of sales. Distribution quantities for the automatic distribution will be posted, by finance number and unit ID, on the Asset Management SDC webpage at http://blue.usps.gov/purchase/assetmgnt/am_sdchome.htm. SDOs/SDCs must not distribute this commemorative sheet to Post Offices before September 14, 2011.
Post Offices requiring additional quantities of Item 467700 must requisition them from their designated SDO/SDC after the first day of issue using PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return. SDOs requiring additional commemorative sheets must order them from the appropriate SDC using PS Form 17.
All Post Offices must acquire and maintain a supply of each new commemorative stamp for a minimum of 90 days from the first day of issue, and beyond that as long as customer demand exists, until inventory is depleted, or until the stamp is officially withdrawn from sale.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.
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:
Romare Bearden Stamp
Postmaster
421 Eighth Ave., Room 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 November 28, 2011.
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 five philatelic products available for this stamp issue:
n 467763*, First Day Cover Set of 4, $3.52.
n 467768*, Digital Color Postmark Set of 4, $6.40.
n 467776, Diary Page and Pane, $12.95.
n 467791*, Ceremony Program, $6.95.
n 467999*, Cancellation Keepsake (4 Digital Color Postmarks w/Pane), $13.95.
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.
Issue:
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Romare Bearden
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Item Number:
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467700
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Denomination & Type of Issue:
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First-Class Mail® Forever
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Format:
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Pane of 16 (4 designs)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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September 28, 2011, New York, NY 10199
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Designer:
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Margaret Bauer, Washington, DC
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Art Director:
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Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
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Typographer:
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Margaret Bauer, Washington, DC
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Existing Art:
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Romare Bearden, New York, NY
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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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16
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Print Quantity:
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40 million stamps
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Paper Type:
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Nonphosphored, 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, 125 (Tan)
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Stamp Orientation:
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Square
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Image Area (w x h):
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1.085 x 1.085 in./27.5 x 27.5 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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1.225 x 1.225 in./31.11 x 31.11 mm
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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7.00 x 8.00 in./177.8 x 203.2 mm
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Plate Size:
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128 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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Header: “Romare Bearden 1911–1988” Plate numbers in one corner of pane
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Back:
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© 2010 USPS • USPS logo • plate position diagram • Barcode (467700) lower right corner of pane • Narrative text Proprietary notice
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— Stamp Services,
Government Relations and Public Policy, 8-25-11
