In Postal Bulletin 22325 (12-1-11, page 63), in the article “Stamp Stock Items Withdrawn From Regular Sale and From Sale at Philatelic Centers,” Items 101500 and 101555 are not withdrawn from sale and should not have been included in the table. These items will remain on sale until further notice.
In Postal Bulletin 22828 (1-12-12, page 102), in the article “Pre-order 2012 Denominated Stamps Now,” in the table, the item number for the Sailboat Single Stamped Postal Card should be 224100.
The corrections and updates that follow pertain to stamp announcements in Postal Bulletin 22828 (1-12-12).
Stamp Announcement 12-4: Glacier National Park, Montana (page 69): Under “Philatelic Products,” an asterisk (*) should appear after the item number 575361*.
Stamp Announcement 12-9: Wedding Cake (page 79): The stamp image should have shown 65 cents instead of 64 cents. The technical details table for the Wedding Cake stamp issue is as follows:
Issue:
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Wedding Cake
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Item Number:
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577500
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Denomination & Type of Issue:
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65-cent Definitive
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Format:
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Pane of 20 (1 design)
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Series:
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Weddings
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Issue Date & City:
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January 20, 2012, Alexandria, VA 22314 (No Ceremony)
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Art Director:
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Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
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Designer:
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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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Renee Comet, Washington, DC
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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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Alprinta, 74
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Stamps per Pane:
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20
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Print Quantity:
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75 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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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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0.7553 x 0.8667 in./19.18 x 22.01 mm
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Stamp Size (w x h):
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0.91 x 1.19 in./23.11 x 30.22 mm
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Booklet Size (w x h):
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5.553 x 5.7337 in./140.53 x 145.63 mm
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Colors:
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Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, PMS 874, PMS (Warm Gray 9)
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Plate Size:
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200 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“S” followed by six (6) 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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© 2008 USPS • USPS logo • Plate position diagram • Barcode (577500) in upper right and lower left hand corners of pane • Promotional text
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Stamp Announcement 12-11: Sailboat Stamped Card (page 82): The first paragraph should read: On January 22, 2012, in Oyster Bay, New York, the Postal Service™ will issue a Sailboat stamped card (Forever® priced at 32 cents) in one design. The third paragraph should read: The stamped card will go on sale nationwide January 22, 2012. Also, in the technical details table for Item 224100, Sailboat Stamped Card, and Item 224200, Sailboat Card Double, the date in the Issue Date & City row should read: January 22, 2012.
Stamp Announcement 12-13: Purple Martin Stamped Envelope (page 87): The announcement should have included the following sentence: The price for individual Purple Martin stamped envelopes is 45 cents postage plus 11 cents for the envelope, for a total of 56 cents each.
— Stamp Services,
Government Relations and Public Policy, 1-26-12
