© 2012 USPS
On February 16, 2012, in Memphis, Tennessee, the Postal Service™ will issue a Danny Thomas commemorative stamp (Forever® priced at 45 cents), in one design in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 468600).
This stamp honors entertainer and humanitarian Danny Thomas (1912–1991), star of radio, film, and television. From 1953 through 1964, Thomas received five Emmy nominations for his starring role in Make Room for Daddy, winning in 1953 for Best Actor Starring in a Regular Series. In 1962, Thomas, a generous philanthropist, founded St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Featuring a new portrait of Thomas by artist Tim O’Brien and depicting the hospital he founded in the background, this stamp was designed by Greg Breeding under the direction of art director William J. Gicker.
The stamp will go on sale nationwide February 16, 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 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 January 31, 2012.
Post Offices requiring additional quantities of Item 468600 must requisition them from their designated SDO/SDC after the first day of issue using PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return.
All Post Offices should maintain a sufficient inventory level of this item until the stamp is officially withdrawn from sale.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 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:
Danny Thomas Stamp
Postmaster
555 South Third Street
Memphis, TN 38101-9998
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 April 16, 2012.
Only the following pictorial postmark is permitted for the Danny Thomas stamp. The word “Station” or the abbreviation “STA” is required somewhere in the design, because it will be a temporary station.
To finalize the Danny Thomas stamp pictorial postmark art, insert the date, city, state, and ZIP Code™ of the physical location of your event adjacent to the stamp image. Overall dimensions of the pictorial postmark must not exceed 4 inches horizontally by 2 inches vertically. Collectors prefer the dimensions 3 1/2 inches by 1.
The Postal Service must make all special postmarks known to collectors through advance publicity in the Postal Bulletin. Therefore, all special dedication cancellations must be reported to Stamp Services 4 weeks before the events using PS Form 413, Pictorial Postmark Announcement/Report. To get a copy of the form, go to http://blue.usps.gov/formmgmt/forms/ps413.pdf.
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 four philatelic products available for this stamp issue:
n 468661*, First Day Cover, $0.89.
n 468665*, Digital Color Postmark, $1.60.
n 468691*, Ceremony Program, $6.95.
n 468699*, Cancellation Keepsake (Digital Color Postmark w/Pane), $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.
Issue:
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Danny Thomas
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Item Number:
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468600
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Denomination & Type of Issue:
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First-Class Mail Forever Commemorative
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Format:
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Pane of 20 (1 design)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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February 16, 2012, Memphis, TN 38101
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Designer:
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Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
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Art Director:
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William J. Gicker, USPS
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Typographer:
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Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
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Artist:
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Tim O’Brien, Brooklyn, NY
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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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50 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 279 (Blue)
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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 1.069 in./35.56 x 27.15 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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1.56 x 1.225 in./39.62 x 27.15 mm
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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7.2196 x 7.053 in./183.37 x 179.16 mm
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Plate Size:
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180 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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© 2012 USPS • USPS logo • Plate position diagram • Barcode (468600) in lower left and upper right corners of pane • Promotional text • Proprietary notice • Verso text on back of each pane
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— Stamp Services,
Government Relations and Public Policy, 1-12-12
