© 2011 USPS
On July 28, 2012, in Los Angeles, California, the Postal Service™ will issue Innovative Choreographers commemorative stamps (Forever® priced at 45 cents) in four designs in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 469100).
The stamp will go on sale nationwide July 28, 2012.
In 2012, the U.S. Postal Service® pays tribute to four influential choreographers who changed the art of dance: Isadora Duncan, José Limón, Katherine Dunham, and Bob Fosse. Isadora Duncan developed a seemingly spontaneous style that paved the way for modern dance. José Limón turned to literacy and historical sources for inspiration and created dances in a naturalistic style, often commenting on sociopolitical realities. Katherine Dunham helped establish African-American dance an as an art form. Bob Fosse, celebrated for directing and choreographing musicals on both stage and screen, made dance accessible to millions. Designed to look like posters advertising a performance, the stamp art captures the luminosity and mystery of a live dance performance. Art director Ethel Kessler designed the stamps using illustrations in watercolor on vintage paper by artist James McMullan.
Distribution: Item 469100, Innovative Choreographers (Forever priced at 45 cents) Commemorative PSA Pane of 20 Stamps
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 a 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 July 13, 2012.
Post Offices requiring additional quantities of Item 469100 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All Post Offices should maintain a sufficient inventory level of this item until the stamp is officially withdrawn from sale.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™, 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:
Innovative Choreographers Stamp
Los Angeles District
7001 S. Central Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90052-9998
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 September 28, 2012.
Only the following pictorial postmarks are permitted for the Innovative Choreographers stamp. The word “Station” or the abbreviation “STA” is required somewhere in the design, because it will be a temporary station.
To finalize the Innovative Choreographers 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 seven philatelic products available for this stamp issue:
n 469163*, First Day Cover Set of 4, $3.56.
n 469168*, Digital Color Postmark Set of 4, $6.40.
n 469172, Philatelic Product Book, $15.95.
n 469184, Uncut Press Sheet, $81.00.
n 469191*, Ceremony Program (Random Single), $6.95.
n 469197*, Panel, $9.95.
n 469199*, Cancellation Keepsake (DCP Set of 4
w/Pane), $15.95.
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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Innovative Choreographers
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Item Number:
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469100
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Denomination & Type of Issue:
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First-Class Forever Commemorative
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Format:
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Pane of 20 (4 designs)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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July 28, 2012, Los Angeles, CA 90052
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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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Artist:
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James McMullan, Sag Harbor, 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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25 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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Stamp Orientation:
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Vertical
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Image Area (w x h):
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0.826 x 1.406 in./20.98 x 35.71 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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0.98 x 1.56 in./24.89 x 39.62 mm
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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6.2406 x 5.8796 in./158.51 x 149.34 mm
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Colors:
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Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, PMS 533 (Blue), PMS 4685 (Tan)
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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 six (6) single digits
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Marginal Markings:
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Front:
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Header: “INNOVATIVE CHOREOGRAPHERS” • Plate numbers in four corners
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Back:
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© 2011 USPS • Header: “INNOVATIVE CHOREGRAPHERS • Barcode (469100) in upper right and lower left hand corners
• USPS logo • Plate position diagram
• Promotional information • Verso text and choreographers’ quotes
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— Stamp Services,
Government Relations and Public Policy, 6-28-12
