In Postal Bulletin 22381 (1-23-14, page 49), Stamp Announcement 14-6: The Star Spangled Banner Stamp, Technical Details Table, for Ashton Potter’s coil of 100 stamps, the Print Quantity should be 1.5 billion stamps.
There is also a Special Dedication Postmark for The Star-Spangled Banner.
Only the following pictorial postmark is permitted for The Star-Spangled Banner stamp. The word “Station” or the abbreviation “STA” is required somewhere in the design, because it will be a temporary station.
To finalize The Star-Spangled Banner 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.
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 four 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.
— Stamp Services, Marketing and Sales, 2-6-14
