© 2010 USPS
On January 20, 2012, in Shelburne, Vermont, the Postal Service™ will issue a 45-cent Weather Vanes First-Class Mail® stamp in five designs in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) coil of 3,000 (Item 789000) and a PSA coil of 10,000 (Item 788900).
Each of the five designs features a photograph of a different eye-catching weather vane: a cow, an eagle, two roosters, and a centaur. All five weather vanes were made in the United States during the 19th century and now belong to the collection of the Shelburne Museum in Shelburne, Vermont. Sally Anderson-Bruce photograped the weather vanes for the U.S. Postal Service; Derry Noyes was the art director.
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 coil of 3,000. Distributions are rounded up to the nearest master carton size of 20 coils.
SDOs/SDCs will not make any automatic distribution to Post Offices™. Post Offices requiring quantities of Item 789000 must requisition them from their designated SDO/SDC using PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return. Post Offices may preorder from 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.
Post Offices should maintain a sufficient inventory level of this item (if they have customer demand for this item) until the stamp is officially withdrawn from sale. If supplies run low, Post Offices should reorder additional quantities using their normal ordering procedures.
SDOs and SDCs will receive their standard automatic distribution quantity for a PSA coil of 10,000. Distributions are rounded up to the nearest master carton size of 10 coils.
SDOs/SDCs will not make any automatic distribution to Post Offices. Post Offices requiring quantities of Item 788900 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. Initial supplies to Post Offices that have placed orders will be shipped as stamps are received at the SDCs from the stamp printers.
Post Offices should maintain a sufficient inventory level of this item (if they have customer demand for this item) until the stamp is officially withdrawn from sale. If supplies run low, Post Offices should 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 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:
Weather Vanes Stamp
Postmaster
495 Falls Road
Shelburne, VT 05482-9998
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 788963*, First Day Cover Set of 5, $4.45.
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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Weather Vanes
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Item Number:
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789000
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Denomination & Type of Issue:
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First-Class Mail Rate
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Format:
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Coil of 3,000 (5 designs)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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January 20, 2012, Shelburne, VT 05482, (No Ceremony)
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Designer:
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Derry Noyes, 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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Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
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Photographer:
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Sally Anderson-Bruce, New Milford, CT
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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, N.C.
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Press Type:
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Alprinta, 74
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Stamps per Coil:
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3,000
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Print Quantity:
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39 million stamps
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Paper Type:
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Prehosphored, Type II
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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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Stamp Orientation:
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Vertical
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Image Area (w x h):
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0.78 x 0.85 in./19.81 x 21.59 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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0.87 x 0.98 in./22.09 x 24.89 mm
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Colors:
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Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, Light Brown, Cool Gray, PMS 7504
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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N/A
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Plate Size:
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250 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“S” followed by seven (7) single digits
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Marginal Markings:
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© 2010 • Plate block numbers every 25th stamp
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Issue:
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Weather Vanes
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Item Number:
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788900
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Denomination & Type of Issue:
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First-Class Mail Rate
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Format:
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Coil of 10,000 (5 designs)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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January 20, 2012, Shelburne, VT 05482 (No Ceremony)
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Designer:
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Derry Noyes, 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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Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
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Photographer:
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Sally Anderson-Bruce, New Milford, CT
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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, N.C.
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Press Type:
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Alprinta, 74
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Stamps per Coil:
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10,000
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Print Quantity:
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300 million stamps
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Paper Type:
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Prephosphored, Type II
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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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Stamp Orientation:
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Vertical
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Image Area (w x h):
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0.78 x 0.85 in./19.81 x 21.59 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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0.87 x 0.98 in./22.09 x 24.89 mm
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Colors:
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Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, Light Brown, Cool Gray, PMS 7504
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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N/A
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Plate Size:
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250 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“S” followed by seven (7) single digits
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Marginal Markings:
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© 2010 • Plate block numbers every 25th stamp
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— Stamp Services,
Government Relations and Public Policy, 1-12-12
