© 2015 USPS/©2014 USPS
On March 27, 2015, in Kansas City, MO, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue Ferns First-Class Mail® stamps (Forever® priced at 49 cents) in five designs, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) coil of 3,000 (Item #786700) along with a reprint of the coil of 10,000 (Item #777300). The 3k coil has a 2015 date in the upper right corner of the stamps and the 10k coil has a 2014 date in the lower left corner of the stamps.
The stamps will go on sale nationwide March 27, 2015.
First issued in 2014, these five stamps celebrate the beauty and elegance of ferns. Each of these stamps depicts a close-up photograph of a different species of fern —autumn fern, Goldie's wood fern, soft shield fern, Fortune's holly fern, or painted fern. The shapes and textures of the fronds stand out against a stark white background, which highlights the placement of the leaflets along each fern's stem. Art director Phil Jordan designed the stamps using existing images by photographer Cindy Dyer.
To learn more about the stories behind the stamps, visit http://USPSstamps.com.
Stamp Fulfillment Services will not make a subsequent automatic push distribution to Post Offices™. Post Offices may begin ordering stamps through SFS Web in the middle of March, which is prior to the FDOI.
Stamp Fulfillment Services will not make a subsequent automatic push distribution to Post Offices. Post Offices may begin ordering stamps through SFS Web in the middle of March, 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 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:
Ferns Stamps (3k and 10k PSA Coils)
Cancellation Services
8300 NE Underground Drive, Pillar 210
Kansas City, MO 64144-0001
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 May 26, 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 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 the coil of 3,000:
n 786716*, First-Day Cover set of 5, $4.65.
There is one philatelic product for the coil of 10,000:
n 777317*, First-Day Cover set of 5, $4.65.
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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Ferns Stamps
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Item Number:
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786700
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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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Coil of 3,000 (5 designs)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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March 27, 2015, Kansas City, MO 64108
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Art Director:
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Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA
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Designer:
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Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA
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Typographer:
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Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA
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Existing Photos:
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Cindy Dyer, Alexandria, VA
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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 Coil:
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3,000
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Print Quantity:
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45 million stamps
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Paper Type:
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Phosphor Tagged Paper, Overall
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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, NC
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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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0.73 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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250 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“S” followed by four (4) single digits
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Coil Number Frequency:
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Plate numbers every 25th stamp below stamp image
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Issue:
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Ferns Stamps
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Item Number:
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777300
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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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Coil of 10,000 (5 designs)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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March 27, 2015, Kansas City, MO 64108
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Art Director:
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Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA
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Designer:
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Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA
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Typographer:
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Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA
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Existing Photos:
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Cindy Dyer, Alexandria, VA
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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 Coil:
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10,000
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Print Quantity:
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100 million stamps
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Paper Type:
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Phosphor Tagged Paper, Overall
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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, NC
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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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0.73 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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250 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“S” followed by four (4) single digits
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Coil Number Frequency:
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Plate numbers every 25th stamp below stamp image
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— Stamp Services,
Marketing and Sales, 3-5-15
