© 2014 USPS
On May 22, 2014, in Washington, DC, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue the Harvey Milk 49-cent Forever Commemorative stamp, in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 472000).
The stamp will go on sale nationwide May 22, 2014.
With this stamp, the U.S. Postal Service honors Harvey Milk, a visionary leader who became one of the first openly gay elected officials in the United States, when he was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977. In the stamp art, a well-known black-and-white photograph of Milk by Daniel Nicoletta is accented at top left by a vertical strip showing the colors of the gay pride flag. Art director Antonio Alcalá designed the stamp.
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 pane of 20 stamps. Distributions for panes are rounded up to the nearest master carton size of 40,000 stamps.
SDOs/SDCs will make a subsequent automatic push distribution to Post Offices™ of a quantity to cover approximately 30 days of sales. Distribution quantities for the automatic push distribution will be posted, by finance number and unit ID, on the Asset Management SDC webpage at http://blue.usps.gov/purchase/assetmgnt/am_sdchome.htm.
Post Offices may preorder these stamps prior to FDOI through the eBuy2 SEAM Catalog. However, offices should check the website noted above to determine the amount they will receive on their automatic push.
Only the following pictorial postmark is permitted for Harvey Milk stamp. The word “Station” or the abbreviation “STA” is required somewhere in the design, because it will be a temporary station.
To finalize Harvey Milk 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.
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:
Harvey Milk
Special Events
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 up to a quantity of 50. For more than 50, customers have to pay five cents each. All orders must be postmarked by July 21, 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 nine philatelic products for this stamp issue.
n 472006*, Press Sheet w/ Die cut, $117.60 (print quantity 1,000).
n 472008*, Press Sheet w/o Die cut, $117.60 (print quantity 1,000).
n 472010*, Keepsake w/Digital Color Postmark, $11.95.
n 472016*, First-Day Cover, $0.93.
n 472021*, Digital Color Postmark, $1.64.
n 472024*, Framed Art, $39.95.
n 472030*, Ceremony Program, $6.95.
n 472031*, Stamp Deck Card, $0.95.
n 472032*, Stamp Deck Card w/Digital Color Postmark. $1.99.
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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Harvey Milk Stamp
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Item Number:
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472000
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Denomination & Type of Issue:
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First-Class Mail Forever® Commemorative
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Format:
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Pane of 20 (1 design)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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May 22, 2014, Washington, DC 20066
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Designer:
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Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA
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Art Director:
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Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA
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Typographer:
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Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA
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Engraver:
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N/A
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Modeler:
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Donald Woo
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Manufacturing Process:
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Offset/Microprint
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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 per Pane:
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20
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Print Quantity:
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30 million stamps
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Paper Type:
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Overall Phosphor Tagged Paper
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Adhesive Type:
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Pressure sensitive adhesive
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Processed at:
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Banknote Corporation of America, Browns Summit SC
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Colors:
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Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, 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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0.82 x 1.42 in./20.83 x 36.07 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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0.98 x 1.56 in./24.89 x 39.62 mm
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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5.92 x 7.40 in./150.36 x 187.96 mm
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Press Sheets Size (w x h):
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23.68 x 21.72 in./601.47 x 551.69 mm
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Plate Size:
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240 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“S” followed by 1111 (4) single digits
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Marginal Markings:
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Front:
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Plate numbers in four corners of pane
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Back:
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© 2014 USPS • USPS logo • Plate position diagram • Barcode (472000) in upper right and lower left corners of pane • Promotional text • Harvey Milk’s Bio • HARVEY MILK® Licensed by the Harvey Milk Foundation
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— Stamp Services,
Marketing and Sales, 5-1-14
