© 2011 USPS
On July 21 2012, in Boston, Massachusetts, the Postal Service will issue a Major League Baseball All-Stars: Ted Williams commemorative stamp (Forever priced at 45 cents) in one design in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 578100).
The stamp will go on sale in Boston July 21, 2012.
With the issuance of the Major League Baseball All-Stars: Ted Williams stamp, the U.S. Postal Service recognizes one of the greatest hitters in Major League Baseball history. Williams, of the Boston Red Sox, was the last Major League player to bat over .400 for a single season (1941). The stamp art, based on historic photographs, shows Williams at bat. Illustrator Kadir Nelson worked with art director Phil Jordan to create the stamp art.
The individual baseball All-Stars stamps will only be distributed to the players’ home town city (where each player most notably performed), Cooperstown, New York, and Stamp Fulfillment Services.
The Binghamton, New York, Stamp Distribution Center (SDC) will receive an automatic distribution quantity of 50,000 panes of the Ted Williams issue. The stamp, which will be distributed and sold as a pane, has a master carton size of 2,000 panes.
The Binghamton SDC will make a limited automatic distribution to a select number of Boston Post Offices. Distribution quantities and locations receiving an 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. The SDC must not distribute this commemorative pane to Post Offices before July 6, 2012. There will be no additional quantity available for Post Offices after the initial distribution.
Customers may preorder the individual pane and collectible products now and continue until August 31, 2012, by visiting: www.usps.com/play-ball, by calling 800-STAMP-24 (800-782-6724), or by mailing a check or money order to:
MLB Pre-Order Offer
USPS Stamp Fulfillment Services
8300 NE Underground Drive #210
Kansas City, MO 64144-0001
The orders will not be fulfilled until July 21, 2012.
(For mail orders, customers should include an additional $1.25 for orders up to $50, or $1.75 for orders over $50.)
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:
Major League Baseball All-Stars: Ted Williams Stamp
Retail Department
Greater Boston District
25 Dorchester Avenue, Rm. 3011
Boston, MA 02205-9600
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 September 21, 2012.
Only the following pictorial postmarks are permitted for the Major League Baseball All-Stars: Ted Williams stamp. The word “Station” or the abbreviation “STA” is required somewhere in the design, because it will be a temporary station.
To finalize the Major League Baseball All-Stars: Ted Williams 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 inch.
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.
The Postal Service 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, online at www.usps.com/shop, or by calling 800-782-6724. Customers may request a free catalog by calling 800-782-6724 or writing to:
U.S. Postal Service
Catalog Request
PO Box 219014
Kansas City, MO 64121-9014
There are three philatelic products available for this stamp issue:
n 578161*, Ted Williams First-Day Cover, $0.89.
n 578165*, Ted Williams Digital Color Postmark, $1.60.
n 578184*, Ted Williams Uncut Press Sheet, $54.00. (Limited Quantity of 2,500)
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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Major League Baseball All-Stars: Ted Williams
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Item Number:
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578100
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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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July 21, 2012, Boston, MA 02205 (Field Event)
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Designer:
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Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA
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Art Director:
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Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA
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Typographer:
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Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA
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Artist:
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Kadir Nelson, Los Angeles, CA
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Engraver:
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Trident
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Modeler:
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Avery Dennison, Designed and Engineered Solutions
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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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20
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Print Quantity:
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3 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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AVR, Clinton, SC
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Colors:
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569 (Green), Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Black
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Stamp Orientation:
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Horizontal
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Image Area (w x h):
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1.42 x 0.84 in./36.07 x 21.34 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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1.56 x 0.98 in./39.62 x 24.89 mm
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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7.75 x 6.375 in./184.15 x 161.92 mm
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Plate Size:
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120 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: “MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ALL-STARS /// TED WILLIAMS” • Plate numbers in four corners of pane
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Back:
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Header: “MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ALL-STARS /// TED WILLIAMS” • © 2011 USPS
• USPS logo • Cooperstown Collection logo • Plate position diagram • Barcode (578100) in upper right and lower left corners of pane • Promotional text
• Short bio of Ted Williams
• Proprietary notice
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— Stamp Services,
Government Relations and Public Policy 6-14-12
