© 2014 USPS
On August 7, 2014, in Washington, DC, at The White House Farmers Market, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue Farmers Markets (Forever® First-Class Mail priced at 49-cents), in four designs, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 472500).
The stamps will go on sale nationwide August 7, 2014.
The U.S. Postal Service celebrates the abundance and bounty of America’s farmers markets with four colorful se-tenant stamps depicting a table laden with products found at a typical farmers market. The stamp on the far left has, among its products, various baked goods, artisan cheeses, and eggs. The produce on the second stamp includes vegetables and fruits. Cut flowers adorn the third stamp. The stamp on the far right features live plants. Most items bear handwritten labels that identify the product and its price. Text on the back of the pane of 20 stamps describes the appeal of Farmers Markets. Art director Greg Breeding designed the stamps, which were illustrated by Robin Moline.
To learn more about the stories behind the stamps, visit http://uspsstamps.com.
The Binghamton, Dulles, and Kansas City Stamp Distribution Centers (SDCs) will receive an automatic distribution quantity for a PSA pane of 20 stamps. Distributions are rounded up to the nearest master carton size of 40,000 stamps.
Stamp Fulfillment Services 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 AssetManagement 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 distribution.
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:
Farmers Markets
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 October 6, 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 ten philatelic products for this stamp issue:
n 472506* Press Sheet w/Die cut, $49.00
(print quantity 1,000).
n 472508* Press Sheet w/o Die cut, $49.00
(print quantity 1,500).
n 472510* Digital Color Postmark Keepsake
(Set of 4), $16.95.
n 472516* First-Day Cover (Set of 4), $3.72.
n 472521* Digital Color Postmark (Set of 4), $6.56.
n 472523* Notecards $13.95.
n 472524* Framed Art, $39.95.
n 472530* Ceremony Program, $6.95.
n 472531* Stamped Deck Card, $0.95.
n 472532* Stamped 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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Farmers Markets Stamps
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Item Number:
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472500
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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 (4 designs)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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August 7, 2014, Washington, DC
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Designer:
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Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
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Art Director:
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Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
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Typographer:
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Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
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Artist:
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Robin Moline, Lakeland, MN
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Modeler:
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Joseph Sheeran
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Manufacturing Process:
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Offset
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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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Muller A76
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Stamps per Pane:
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20
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Print Quantity:
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100 million stamps
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Paper Type:
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Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tag
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Adhesive Type:
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Pressure-sensitive adhesive
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Processed at:
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Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
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Colors:
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Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
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Stamp Orientation:
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Vertical
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Image Area (w x h):
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0.77 x 1.11 in./19.56 x 28.07 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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0.91 x 1.19 in./23.11 x 30.23 mm
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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4.75 x 8.25 in./120.65 x 209.55 mm
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Press Sheet Size (w x h):
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23.75 x 8.25 in./603.25 x 209.55 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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“P” followed by 1111 (4) single digits
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Marginal Markings:
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Front:
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Plate number • Year of issue • Header (Farmers Markets)
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Back:
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© 2014 USPS • USPS logo • Plate position diagram • Barcode (472500)
• Descriptive text • Promotional text
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— Stamp Services,
Marketing and Sales, 7-10-14
