© 2015 USPS
On August 20, 2015, in Los Angeles, CA, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue the Ingrid Bergman commemorative 49-cent (Forever®) First-Class Mail® stamp, in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 473300). This is a joint issue with Posten AB of Sweden who will issue their stamps on the same day.
The stamp will go on sale nationwide August 20, 2015.
With this issuance, the U.S. Postal Service and Posten AB of Sweden join in honoring actress Ingrid Bergman (1915–1982). The 19th stamp in the Legends of Hollywood series celebrates the Swedish-born star who lit up the screen for several decades winning three Academy Awards, two Emmy Awards, and the Tony Award for Best Actress. The stamp art features a circa 1940 image of Bergman taken by Laszlo Willinger, known for his portraits of celebrities. Artist Kristen Monthei digitally colorized the image. Monthei also colorized the selvage photograph, a still of Bergman from Casablanca. Art director Ethel Kessler designed the stamp pane.
To learn more about the stories behind the stamps, visit http://uspsstamps.com.
Stamp Fulfillment Services will make an automatic push distribution to Post Offices™ of a quantity to cover approximately 30 days of sales. Distribution quantities for the automatic push distribution are available by logging on to SFS Web at https://sfsweb.usps.gov. Post Offices may begin ordering stamps prior to the FDOI through SFS Web. 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 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:
Ingrid Bergman Stamp
Manager, Retail
U.S. Postal Service, Los Angeles District
7001 South Central Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90052-9614
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. There is a 5-cent charge for each additional postmark over 50. All orders must be postmarked by October 19, 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://www.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 12 philatelic products for this stamp issue:
n 473306, Press Sheet with Die-cut, $88.20
(print quantity 250).
n 473308, Press Sheet without Die-cut, $88.20
(print quantity 500).
n 473310*, Digital Color Postmark Keepsake, $11.95.
n 473316*, First-Day Cover, $0.93.
n 473317*, Joint First-Day Cover, set of 2
(1 U.S. & 1 Sweden), $7.56.
n 473318*, First-Day Cover Full Pane, $12.30.
n 473319*, Cancelled Full Pane, $12.30.
n 473321*, Digital Color Postmark, $1.64.
n 473324*, Framed Art, $39.95.
n 473331*, Stamp Deck Card, $0.95.
n 473332*, Stamp Deck Card/Digital Color
Postmark, $1.99.
n 801216*, Sweden Strip of 4 (2 designs), $7.95.
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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Ingrid Bergman Stamp
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Item Number:
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473300
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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 (1 design)
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Series:
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Legends of Hollywood
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Issue Date & City:
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August 20, 2015, Los Angeles, CA 90052
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Designer:
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Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
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Art Director:
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Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
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Typographer:
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Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
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Existing Photo:
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Laszlo Willinger
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Artist:
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Kristen Monthei
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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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20 million stamps
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Paper Type:
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Phosphor Tagged Paper, Block
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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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0.84 x 1.42 in./21.34 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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8.47 x 7.17 in./215.24 x 182.09 mm
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Press Sheets Size (w x h):
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25.92 x 22.01 in./ 658.42 x 558.98 mm
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Plate Size:
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180 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“S” followed by Four (4) single digits
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Marginal Markings:
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Front:
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Plate numbers in two corners of pane • Legends of Hollywood
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Back:
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© 2015 USPS • USPS Logo • (1) UPC Code (473300) • Promotional Text
• Ingrid Bergman Bio • Ingrid Bergman is a trademark of the family of Ingrid Bergman, Licensed by CMG Brands, LLC • CASABLANA licensed by Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
• All Rights Reserved • Plate Position Grid • Plate position diagram
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— Stamp Services,
Marketing and Sales, 7-23-15
