© 2011 USPS
On January 20, 2012, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, the Postal Service™ will issue a $1.05 definitive Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, stamp, in one design in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 575500).
This international rate stamp in the Scenic American Landscape series features a photograph of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The image captures the beauty of the rural landscape as an Amish buggy travels along a country road, passing one of the county’s iconic farms. The stamp was designed by Ethel Kessler and features a photograph by James Amos.
The stamp will go on sale nationwide January 20, 2012.
Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) and stamp distribution centers (SDCs) will receive their standard automatic distribution quantity for a PSA pane stamp. Distributions are rounded up to the nearest master carton size of 40,000 stamps.
SDOs/SDCs will not make any automatic distribution to Post Offices™. Post Offices requiring quantities of Item 575500 must requisition them from their designated SDO/SDC using PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return. Post Offices may preorder SDOs/SDCs through the Stamp Services System beginning 30 days prior to the first day of issue. For Post Offices that have placed orders, initial supplies to the Post Offices will be shipped as stamps are received at the SDCs from the stamp printers.
All Post Offices should maintain a sufficient inventory level of this item until the stamp is officially withdrawn from sale. If supplies run low, Post Offices must reorder additional quantities using their normal ordering procedures.
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:
Lancaster County, PA Stamp
Postmaster
1400 Harrisburg Pike
Lancaster, PA 17604-9998
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 March 20, 2012.
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 is one philatelic product available for this stamp issue:
n 575561*, First Day Cover, $1.49.
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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Lancaster County, PA
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Item Number:
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575500
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Denomination & Type of Issue:
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$1.05 Definitive
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Format:
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Pane of 20 (1 design)
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Series:
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Scenic American Landscapes
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Issue Date & City:
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January 20, 2012, Lancaster, PA 17604, (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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Photographer:
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James Amos
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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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Man Roland, 300
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Stamps per Pane:
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20
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Print Quantity:
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60 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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Sennett Security Products Finishing, Fredericksburg, VA
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Colors:
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Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, PMS 877 (Silver)
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Stamp Orientation:
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Horizontal
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Image Area (w x h):
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1.40 x .8667 in./35.56 x 22.01 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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1.56 x .98 in./39.62 x 24.89 mm
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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7.2196 x 5.879 in./183.37 x 149.34 mm
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Plate Size:
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240 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 of pane
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Back:
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© 2011 USPS • USPS logo • Plate position diagram • Barcode (575500) in lower left and upper right corners of pane • Pony Express logo
• Promotional text
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— Stamp Services,
Government Relations and Public Policy, 1-12-12
