© 2015 USPS
On September 18, 2015, in Cleveland, OH, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue the Paul Newman First-Class Mail® (Forever® 49-cent stamp), in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 473400).
The stamp will go on sale nationwide September 18, 2015.
More than just a film icon, Paul Newman (1925–2008) used his success as an actor, writer, producer, and director to promote and fund foundations and institutions that benefit many causes worldwide. The stamp art features a 1980 photograph of Newman taken by Steve Schapiro. Text that reads “actor/philanthropist” appears on the left side of the stamp and Newman’s name scrolls across the top. The stamp pane includes verso text. Newman’s SeriousFun Children\u0027s Network has helped more than 600,000 children and families in the United States and beyond. Since its inception in 1982, Newman\u0027s Own food brand has donated its profits — more than $430 million — to charity. Art director Derry Noyes designed the stamp.
Stamp Fulfillment Services will not make an automatic push distribution to Post Offices™. Post Offices may order stamps through SFSWeb prior to the first-day-of-issue.
Only the following pictorial postmark is permitted for the Paul Newman stamp. The word “Station” or the abbreviation “STA” is required somewhere in the design, because it will be a temporary station.
To finalize the Paul Newman stamp pictorial postmark art, insert the date, city, state, and ZIP Code™ of the physical location of your event adjacent to the stamp image. Overall dimensions of the pictorial postmark must not exceed 4 inches horizontally by 2 inches vertically. Collectors prefer the dimensions 3-1/2 inches by 1 inch.
The Postal Service™ must make all special postmarks known to collectors through advance publicity in the Postal Bulletin. Therefore, all special dedication cancellations must be reported to Stamp Services four weeks before the event using PS Form 413, Pictorial Postmark Announcement/Report. To get a copy of the form, go to http://blue.usps.gov/formmgmt/forms/ps413.pdf.
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 800-782-6724. 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:
Paul Newman Stamp
Customer Relations Coordinator
Cleveland Post Office
2200 Orange Avenue, Room 234
Cleveland, OH 44101-9998
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 17, 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 twelve philatelic products for this stamp issue:
n 473406, Press Sheet with Die-cut, $58.80
(print quantity 250).
n 473408, Press Sheet without Die-cut, $58.80
(print quantity 500).
n 473410*, Keepsake with Digital Color Postmark, $11.95.
n 473416*, First-Day Cover, $0.93.
n 473418*, First-Day Cover Full Pane, $12.30.
n 473419*, Cancelled Full Pane, $12.30.
n 473421*, Digital Color Postmark, $1.64.
n 473424*, Framed Art, $39.95.
n 473430*, Ceremony Program, $6.95.
n 473431*, Stamp Deck Card, $0.95.
n 473432*, Stamp Deck Card with Digital Color Postmark, $1.99.
n 473433*, Panel, $10.95.
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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Paul Newman Stamp
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Item Number:
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473400
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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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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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Cleveland, OH 44101
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Designer:
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Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
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Art Director:
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Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
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Typographer:
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Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
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Existing Photo:
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Steve Schapiro
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Engraver:
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N/A
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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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12 million stamps
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Paper Type:
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Phosphor Tagged, Overall
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Adhesive Type:
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Pressure-sensitive
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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, Cool Gray 8
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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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5.92 x 8.00 in./150.37 x 203.20 mm
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Press Sheets Size (w x h):
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11.04 x 5.88 in./ 280.42 x 149.35 mm
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Plate Size:
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240 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
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Back:
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© 2015 USPS • USPS logo • Plate position diagram • (2) UPC Barcodes (473400) in upper right and lower left corners of pane • Promotional text
• Paul Newman Bio
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— Stamp Services,
Marketing and Sales, 8-20-15
