©2012 USPS
On February 21, 2015, in Mesa, AZ, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue a 1-cent Bobcat mail-use stamp in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) coil of 10,000 stamps (Item 786900).
The stamp will go on sale nationwide February 21, 2015.
In 2012, the U.S. Postal Service first issued the Bobcat 1-cent stamp in coils of 3,000. Bobcats (Lynx rufus) are members of the feline family found across America. The stamp art is a highly stylized digital image of a bobcat with golden eyes, a pink nose, and fur in shades of brown. Nancy Stahl illustrated the stamp, under the direction of Carl T. Herrman.
To learn more about the stories behind the stamps, visit http://uspsstamps.com.
Distribution: Item 786900, $100.00 1-Cent Bobcat Definitive PSA Coil of 10,000 Stamps
Stamp Fulfillment Services will not make a subsequent automatic push distribution to Post Offices™. Post Offices may begin ordering stamps through SFS Web at the beginning of February, which is prior to the FDOI.
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:
1¢ Bobcat Stamp
Postmaster
Main Post Office
135 North Center Street
Mesa, AZ 85201-9998
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 April 22, 2015.
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 is one philatelic product for this stamp issue:
n 786916*, First-Day Cover, $0.94.
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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Bobcat Stamp
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Item Number:
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786900
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Denomination & Type of Issue:
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1-cent Mail-Use
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Format:
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Coil of 10,000 (1 design)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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February 21, 2015, Mesa, AZ 85201
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Art Director:
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Carl T Herman, Carlsbad, CA
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Designer:
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Carl T Herman, Carlsbad, CA
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Typographer:
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Carl T Herman, Carlsbad, CA
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Artist:
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Nancy Stahl, New York, NY
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Modeler:
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Joseph Sheeran
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Manufacturing Process:
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Offset, Microprint — “USPS”
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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 Coil:
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10,000
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Print Quantity:
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500 million stamps
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Paper Type:
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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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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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0.73 x 0.84 in./18.54 x 21.34 mm
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Stamp Size (w x h):
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0.87 x 0.98 in./22.10 x 24.89 mm
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Plate Size:
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594 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“P” followed by four (4) single digits
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Marginal Markings:
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© 2012 Copyright • Sequential numbering in increments of 10 located behind every 10th stamp throughout the coil • plate number frequency every 27th stamp
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