© 2015 USPS
On January 17, 2016, in Washington, DC, the U.S. Postal Service® issued the 10-cent Pears stamp, in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) coil of 10,000 stamps (Item 799300).
The stamp went on sale nationwide January 17, 2016.
Pears, a new 10-cent definitive stamp, features two red pears on a white background. The stamp art is an existing illustration by John Burgoyne, who created the original artwork with pen and ink and watercolor. Art director Derry Noyes designed the stamp.
Stamp Fulfillment Services did not make an automatic push distribution to Post Offices™. Post Offices may order stamps through SFS Web at https://sfsweb.usps.gov.
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:
Pears Stamp
Special Events
PO Box 92282
Washington, DC 20090-2282
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 March 17, 2016.
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
Issue:
|
Pears
|
Item Number:
|
799300
|
Denomination & Type of Issue:
|
10-cent Denominated
|
Format:
|
Coil of 10,000 (1 design)
|
Series:
|
N/A
|
Issue Date & City:
|
January 17, 2016, Washington, DC 20066
|
Art Director:
|
Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
|
Designer:
|
Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
|
Typographer:
|
Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
|
Existing Art:
|
John Burgoyne, West Barnstable, MA
|
Modeler:
|
Michelle Finn/Sandra Lane
|
Manufacturing Process:
|
Offset, Microprint
|
Printer:
|
Banknote Corporation of America
|
Printed at:
|
Browns Summit, NC
|
Press Type:
|
Alprinta 74
|
Stamps per Coil:
|
10,000
|
Print Quantity:
|
200,000,000 stamps
|
Paper Type:
|
Nonphosphored Type III
|
Adhesive Type:
|
Pressure-sensitive
|
Processed at:
|
Banknote Corporation of America, Browns Summit, NC
|
Colors:
|
Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, PMS Warm Gray4, PMS 7619 Red
|
Stamp Orientation:
|
Vertical
|
Image Area (w x h):
|
0.73 x 0.84 in./18.54 x 21.34 mm
|
Stamp Size (w x h):
|
0.87 x 0.98 in./22.10 x 24.89 mm
|
Plate Size:
|
540 stamps per revolution
|
Plate Numbers:
|
“S” followed by six (6) single digits
|
Coil Number Frequency:
|
Plate numbers every 27th stamp below stamp image
|
— Stamp Services,
Marketing and Sales, 1-21-16
