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On January 27, 2014, in Kansas City, Missouri, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue the 49-cent Ferns First-Class Mail® stamps, in five designs in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) coil of 3,000 (Item 790000) and10,000 (Item 790800) stamps.
The stamps will go on sale nationwide January 27, 2014.
These five new stamps celebrate the beauty and elegance of ferns. Each stamp depicts a close-up photograph of a different species of fern — autumn fern, Goldie’s wood fern, soft shield fern, Fortune’s holly fern, and painted fern. The shapes and textures of the fronds stand out against a stark white background, highlighting the placement of the leaflets along each fern’s stem. Art director Phil Jordan designed the stamps using existing images by photographer Cindy Dyer.
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 standard automatic distribution quantity for a PSA Coil of 3,000 stamps. Distributions for coils of 3,000 are rounded up to the nearest master carton size of 20 coils.
SDOs and SDCs will receive their standard automatic distribution quantity for a PSA Coil of 10,000 stamps. Distributions for coils of 10,000 are rounded up to the nearest master carton size of 10 coils.
There will be no automatic distribution of these items to Post Offices™. Offices will be notified when these stamps are available to order through eBuy2.
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:
49-cent Ferns Stamp (3K & 10K)
Cancellation Services
8300 NE Underground Drive, Pillar 210
Kansas City, MO 64144-0001
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 Arpil 1, 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 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 two philatelic products available for the coil of 10K:
n 790816*, First-Day Cover Set of 5, $4.65.
n 790821*, Digital Color Postmark Set of 5, $8.20.
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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Ferns Stamp
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Item Number:
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790000
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Denomination & Type of Issue:
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49-cent First-Class Mail
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Format:
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Coil of 3,000 (5 designs)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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January 27, 2014, Kansas City, MO (No Ceremony)
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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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Existing Photos:
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Cindy Dyer
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Engraver:
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WRE
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Modeler:
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CCL Label, Inc.
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Manufacturing Process:
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Gravure
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Printer:
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CCL Label, Inc.
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Printed at:
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Clinton, SC
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Press Type:
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Dia Nippon Kiko (DNK)
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Stamps per Coil:
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3,000
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Print Quantity:
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45 million stamps
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Paper Type:
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Nonphosphored, Type III; 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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AVR, Clinton, SC
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Colors:
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Yellow, Magenta, Green (7482), Black
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Stamp Orientation:
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Vertical
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Image Area (w x h):
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0.84 x 0.73 in./21.34 x 18.54 mm
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Stamp Size (w x h):
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0.98 x 0.87 in./24.89 x 22.09 mm
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Plate Size:
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300 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“C” followed by four (4) single digits
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Coil Number Frequency:
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Plate numbers every 30th stamp below stamp image
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Issue:
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Ferns Stamp
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Item Number:
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790800
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Denomination & Type of Issue:
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49-cent First-Class Mail
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Format:
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Coil of 10,000 (5 designs)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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January 27, 2014, Kansas City, MO 64108 (No Ceremony)
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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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Existing Photos:
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Cindy Dyer
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Engraver:
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WRE
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Modeler:
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CCL Label, Inc.
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Manufacturing Process:
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Gravure
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Printer:
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CCL Label, Inc.
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Printed at:
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Clinton, SC
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Press Type:
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Dia Nippon Kiko (DNK)
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Stamps per Coil:
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10,000
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Print Quantity:
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50 million stamps
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Paper Type:
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Nonphosphored, Type III; 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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AVR, Clinton, SC
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Colors:
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Yellow, Magenta, Green (7482), Black
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Stamp Orientation:
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Vertical
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Image Area (w x h):
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0.84 x 0.73 in./21.34 x 18.54 mm
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Stamp Size (w x h):
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0.98 x 0.87 in./24.89 x 22.09 mm
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Plate Size:
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300 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“C” followed by four (4) single digits
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Coil Number Frequency:
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Plate numbers every 30th stamp below stamp image
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— Stamp Services,
Marketing and Sales, 1-23-14
