© 2011 USPS
On September 14, 2012, in Washington, DC, the Postal Service™ will issue a Four Flags First-Class Mail® stamp (Forever® priced at 45 cents) in four designs in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) automated teller machine (ATM) sheetlet of 18 stamps (Item 577400).
The stamps will go on sale September 14, 2012.
The stamps were previously issued as:
n PSA Booklet of 20, 2/22/12 (Item 688100).
n PSA Coil of 100, 2/22/12 (Item 788700).
n PSA Booklet of 10, 6/1/12 (Item 688300).
The distribution of this stamp issue will be limited to Stamp Fulfillment Services (SFS). Since there is sufficient national inventory of the Lady Liberty & US Flag ATM sheetlet, Item 575700, at the stamp distribution offices (SDOs) and stamp distribution centers (SDCs), there will not be any distribution of the Four Flags ATM sheetlet stamp to the field. SDOs and SDCs will continue to ship existing supplies of Item 575700 to Post Offices.
SDOs/SDCs will not make any distribution of this stamp issue to Post Offices. Post Offices (APC units) that require additional supplies of ATM sheetlets should continue to order Item 575700, Lady Liberty & US Flag. Post Offices that have customers wanting Item 577400, Four Flags ATM, should direct them to Stamp Fulfillment Services.
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:
Four Flags ATM Booklet of 18 Stamps
Special Cancellations
PO Box 92282
Washington, DC 20090-2282
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 November 14, 2012.
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 is one philatelic product available for this stamp issue:
n 577463*, First-Day Cover Set of 4, $3.56.
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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Four Flags
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Item Number:
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577400
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Denomination & Type of Issue:
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First-Class Mail® Forever
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Format:
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ATM Sheetlet of 18 (4 designs)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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September 14, 2012, Washington, DC 20066 (No Ceremony)
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Designer:
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Howard E. Paine, Delaplane, VA
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Typographer:
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Howard E. Paine, Delaplane, VA
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Artist:
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Arnold C. Holeywell
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Modeler:
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Joseph Sheeran
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Manufacturing Process:
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Flexographic, Offset, Microprint, “USPS”
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Printer:
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Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
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Printed at:
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Williamsville, NY
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Print Quantity:
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342 million stamps
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Adhesive Type:
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Pressure-sensitive
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Processed at:
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Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
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Press Type:
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Mueller Martini, A76
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Stamps per Sheetlet:
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18
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Paper Type:
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Nonphosphored, Type III, Overall
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Adhesive Type:
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Pressure-sensitive
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Colors:
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Stamp Side:
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Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
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Cover Side:
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Black, PMS 200 (Red), PMS 287 (Blue)
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Stamp Orientation:
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Vertical
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Image Area (w x h):
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0.73 x 0.84 in./18.54 x 21.34 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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0.87 x 0.98 in./22.10 x 24.89 mm
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Booklet Size (w x h):
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2.61 x 6.125 in./66.294 x 155.58 mm
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Plate Size:
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720 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“P” followed by four (4) single digits
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Marginal Markings:
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Cover Side:
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Header: “Justice, Equality, Freedom, Liberty” • EIGHTEEN FIRST-CLASS FOREVER® STAMPS • Barcode (015645 577404) • USPS logo
• Promotional text
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Stamp Side:
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© 2011 USPS in peel strip area
• Plate block number in peel strip
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— Stamp Services,
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