© 2014 USPS
On September 13, 2014, in Baltimore, MD at the Anniversary Festival at Fort McHenry, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue The War of 1812: Fort McHenry (Forever® priced at 49 cents) commemorative First-Class Mail® stamp, in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 588200). The $9.80 The War of 1812: Fort McHenry pane may not be split, and the stamps may not be sold individually.
The stamp will go on sale nationwide September 13, 2014.
In 2014, the Postal Service™ continues its commemoration of the War of 1812, a conflict with Great Britain that many Americans viewed as the nation’s “Second War of Independence.” The stamp subject is the bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore, MD, in September 1814. Illustrated with mixed media by noted historical painter Greg Harlin, the stamp art depicts the battle from the vantage point of a group of soldiers manning a cannon in defense of the fort. The stamp art also gives prominence to “the rockets’ red glare” that Francis Scott Key wrote about in “The Star-Spangled Banner.” A portrait by Rembrandt Peale of the fort’s commander, George Armistead, appears on the reverse of the stamp pane (courtesy of the Maryland Historical Society). The selvage engraving on the front of the pane is a black and white version of a painting by Percy Moran depicting Key aboard the ship from which he witnessed the battle. The stamp pane includes verso text and selvage text. Art director Greg Breeding designed the stamp and pane.
To learn more about the stories behind the stamps, visit http://uspsstamps.com.
Stamp Fulfillment Services and Dulles Stamp Distribution Center (SDC) will receive an automatic distribution quantity for a PSA pane of 20 stamps. Distributions are rounded up to the nearest master carton size of 2,000 panes. The stamps will be shipped and sold as a pane of 20 ($9.80).
Stamp Fulfillment Services will make a subsequent automatic push distribution to Post Offices™ of a quantity to cover approximately 30 days of sales.
Offices that are still in SEAM will find automatic push distribution information 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.
Offices that have transitioned to SFSWeb will find automatic push distribution information by accessing the Auto Shipments window on the PRU dashboard.
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://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:
War of 1812: Ft. McHenry
Postmaster
900 E. Fayette Street
Baltimore, MD 21233-9998
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 November 12, 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 11 philatelic products for this stamp issue:
n 588206*, Press Sheet w/Die cuts, $49.00
(print quantity 1,000).
n 588208*, Press Sheet w/o Die cuts, $49.00
(print quantity 1,500).
n 588210*, Keepsake w/Digital Color Postmark, $11.95.
n 588216*, First-Day Cover, $0.93.
n 588218*, Full Pane First-Day Cover, $12.30.
n 588219*, Cancelled Full Pane, $12.30.
n 588221*, Digital Color Postmark, $1.64.
n 588224*, Framed Art, $39.95.
n 588230*, Ceremony Program, $6.95.
n 588231*, Stamp Deck Card, $0.95.
n 588232*, 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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The War of 1812: Fort McHenry Stamp
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Item Number:
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588200
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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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Souvenir Sheet of 20 (1 design)
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Series:
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War of 1812
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Issue Date & City:
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September 13, 2014, Baltimore,
MD 21233
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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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Greg Harlin, Annapolis, MD
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Engraver:
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WRE/ColorTech
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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 29325
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Press Type:
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Dia Nippon Kiko (DNK)
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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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USPS-P-1238, Phosphor Tagged Paper, Block, Nonphosphored Type III
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Adhesive Type:
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Pressure-sensitive adhesive
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Processed at:
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CCL Label, Inc., Clinton, SC
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Colors:
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Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Tan 7535, Black
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Stamp Orientation:
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Horizontal
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Image Area (w x h):
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1.42 x 1.09 in./36.07 x 27.56 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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1.56 x 1.23 in./39.62 x 31.12 mm
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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10.25 x 7.25 in./260.35 x 184.15 mm
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Press Sheet Size (w x h):
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10.25 x 36.25 in./260.00 x 921.00
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Plate Size:
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100 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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N/A
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Marginal Markings:
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Front:
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Side Header: The War of 1812: Fort McHenry • Descriptive text
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Back:
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© 2014 USPS • USPS logo • Plate position diagram in lower right corner • Barcode (588200) in lower left corner • Promotional text
• Portrait of George Armistead
• Descriptive text
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— Stamp Services,
Marketing and Sales, 8-21-14
