© 2013 USPS
On May 17, 2013, in Rochester, New York at the ROPEX/NTSS Stamp Show, the Postal Service™ will issue A Flag for All Seasons First-Class Mail® stamp (Forever® priced at 46 cents) in four designs in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) booklet of 20 stamps (Item 688400).
The stamps will go on sale nationwide May 17, 2013. The stamps were previously issued as: PSA Coil of 100, 5/3/13 (Item 789600).
To learn more about the stories behind the stamps, visit www.beyondtheperf.com.
Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) and stamp distribution centers (SDCs) will receive their normal automatic distribution quantity of A Flag for All Seasons stamps. Distributions are rounded up to the nearest master carton size of 4,000 booklets.
SDOs/SDCs will not make any automatic distribution to Post Offices™. Post Offices requiring these items must requisition them from their designated SDO/SDC using PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return. Post Offices may preorder these stamps 30 days prior to first-day-of-issue through the eBuy2 SEAM Catalog. Post Offices should not sell the stamp prior to first-day-of-issue.
All Post Offices should maintain a sufficient inventory level of this item until the stamp is officially withdrawn from sale.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/stamps, 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:
A Flag for All Seasons Stamp
Postmaster
1335 Jefferson Road
Rochester, NY 14692-9998
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 up to a quantity of 50. For more than 50, customers have to pay five cents each. All orders must be postmarked by July 17, 2013.
The Postal Service also offers first-day covers for new stamp and stationery issues. These items are 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/stamps 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 688410*, Keepsake (Booklet & Digital Color Postmark Set of 4), $15.95.
n 688416*, First-Day Cover Set of 4, $3.60.
n 688421*, Digital Color Postmark Set of 4, $6.44.
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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A Flag for All Seasons
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Item Number:
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688400
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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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Booklet 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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May 17, 2013, Rochester, NY 14692 (ROPEX/NTSS Stamp Show)
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Director:
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Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA
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Designer:
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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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Laura Stutzman, Mountain Lake Park, MD
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Modeler:
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Joseph Sheeran
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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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Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
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Printed at:
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Williamsville, NY
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Press Type:
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Mueller Martini, A76
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Stamps per Booklet:
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20
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Print Quantity:
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1 billion 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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Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
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Stamp Orientation:
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Vertical
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Image Area (w x h):
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.73 x .84 in./18.54 x 21.34 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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.87x .98 in./22.10 x 24.89 mm
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Bookletl Size (w x h):
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5.52 x .1.96 in./140.21 x 49.78 mm
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Colors:
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Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
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Plate Size:
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1,040 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:
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© 2013 USPS in peel strip area • Header: “A Flag for All Seasons” Twenty First-Class Forever® Stamps • Barcode (015645688407) Plate block number in peel strip area
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Issue:
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A Flag for All Seasons
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Item Number:
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688400
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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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Booklet 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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May 17, 2013, Rochester, NY 14692 (ROPEX/NTSS)
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Art Director:
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Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA
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Designer:
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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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Laura Stutzman, Mountain Lake Park, MD
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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/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 Booklet:
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20
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Print Quantity:
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1 billion stamps
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Paper Type:
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Type II
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Adhesive Type:
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Pressure-sensitive
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Processed at:
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Banknote Corporation of America, Browns Summit, NC
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Stamp Orientation:
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Vertical
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Image Area (w x h):
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.71 x .82 in./18.03 x 20.83 mm
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Stamp Size (w x h):
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.87 x .98 in./22.10x 24.89 mm
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Booklet Size (w x h):
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5.52 x 1.96 in./140.21 x 49.78 mm
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Colors:
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Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black
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Plate Size:
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576 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“S” followed by four (4) single digits
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Marginal Markings:
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Cover:
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© 2013 USPS in peel strip area • Header: “A Flag for All Seasons” Twenty First-Class Forever® Stamps • Barcode (015645688407) Plate block number in peel strip area
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— Stamp Services,
Marketing and Sales, 4-4-13
