© 2013 USPS
On November 19, 2013, in New York, New York, the Postal Service™ will issue a Hanukkah (Forever® priced at 46 cents) First-Class mail® stamp in one design in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 583000).
The stamp will go on sale nationwide November 19, 2013.
Celebrated by Jews around the world, Hanukkah, the joyous Festival of Lights, spans eight nights and days of remembrance and ritual. In 2013, Hanukkah begins at sundown on November 27. The stamp art is a photograph of a contemporary forged-iron menorah created by Vermont blacksmith, Steven Bronstein. Nine lighted white beeswax candles top each of the branches. “Hanukkah” (the Hebrew word for “dedication”) is spelled out across the top of the stamp in yellow letters. Art director Ethel Kessler designed the stamp and George E. Brown was the photogapher.
To learn more about the stories behind the stamps, visit http://USPSstamps.com.
Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) and stamp distribution centers (SDCs) will receive their normal automatic distribution quantity of Hanukkah stamps. Distributions are rounded up to the nearest master carton size of 40,000 stamps.
SDOs/SDCs will NOT make an automatic distribution to Post Offices™. Post Offices requiring these items must requisition them from the eBuy2 SEAM Catalog or via Touch-tone ordering. Post Offices may preorder these stamps 30 days prior to first-day-of-issue. 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All Post Offices should maintain a sufficient inventory level of this item until the stamp is officially withdrawn from sale.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 http://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:
Hanukkah Stamp
Postmaster
380 W. 33rd Street, Rm. 4032
New York, NY 10199-9998
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 January 19, 2014.
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 http://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 583008, Press Sheet without Die Cuts, $73.60 (print quantity of 1,000).
n 583010*, Keepsake (Pane and Digital Color Postmark Set), $10.95.
n 583016*, First-Day Cover, $0.90.
n 583021*, Digital Color Postmark, $1.61.
n 583030*, Ceremony Program, $6.95.
n 583031*, Stamp Deck Card, $0.95.
n 583032*, Stamp Deck Card with Digital Color Postmark, $1.96.
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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Hanukkah Stamp
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Item Number:
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583000
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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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Pane of 20 (1 design)
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Series:
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Holiday Celebrations
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Issue Date & City:
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November 19, 2013, New York, NY 10199
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Designer:
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Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
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Art Director:
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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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George E. Brown, Alexandria, VA
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Blacksmith:
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Steven Bronstein
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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 Pane:
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20
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Print Quantity:
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7 million stamps
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Paper Type:
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Nonphosphored, Type III
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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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Horizontal
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Image Area (w x h):
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1.05 x .77 in./26.67 x 19.56 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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1.19 x .91 in./30.23 x 23.11 mm
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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5.76 x 5.55 in./146.30 x 140.97 mm
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Colors:
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Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, PMS 121 (Yellow C)
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Plate Size:
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160 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“P” followed by five (5) single digits
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Marginal Markings:
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Front:
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Plate block numbers in four corners of pane
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Back:
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© 2013 USPS l USPS logo l Plate position diagram l Barcode (583000) at top right and lower left corners of pane l Promotional text
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— Stamp Services,
Marketing and Sales, 10-31-13
