©2015 USPS
On March 29, 2016, in Newark, NJ, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue the Sarah Vaughan First-Class Mail® stamp (Forever® priced at 49 cents) in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 16 stamps (Item 586400). The $7.84 Sarah Vaughan pane of 16 stamps may not be split, and the stamps may not be sold individually.
The stamp will go on sale nationwide March 29, 2016.
The U.S. Postal Service honors one of America’s greatest singers, Sarah Vaughan (1924–1990). In addition to her impeccable jazz credentials — as a young singer, she worked with great players such as Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, and Miles Davis — Vaughan successfully managed a second career as a pop singer. The stamp, part of the Music Icons series, features an oil painting of Vaughan in performance based on a photograph shot in 1955 by Hugh Bell. The stamp pane is designed to resemble a vintage 45 rpm record sleeve. One side of the pane includes the stamps and a brief text about Vaughan’s career with the image of a sliver of a record seeming to peek out of the top of the sleeve. A larger version of the art featured on the stamp, the logo for the Music Icons series, and a list of some of Vaughan’s most popular songs appear on the reverse side. Art director Ethel Kessler designed the stamp and the stamp pane with art created by Bart Forbes.
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 800-782-6724. 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:
Sarah Vaughan Stamp
U.S. Postal Service
2 Federal Square
Newark, NJ 07102
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 May 29, 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
There are eight philatelic products for this stamp issue:
n 586406, Press Sheet with Die-cut, $70.56
(print quantity 200).
n 586410*, Keepsake, $9.95.
n 586416*, First-Day Cover, $0.93.
n 586418*, First-Day Cover Full Pane, $10.34.
n 586419*, Cancelled Full Pane, $10.34.
n 586421*, Digital Color Postmark, $1.64.
n 586424*, Framed Art, $39.95.
n 586430*, Ceremony Program, $6.95.
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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Sarah Vaughan
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Item Number:
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586400
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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 16 (1 design)
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Series:
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Music Icons
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Issue Date & City:
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March 29, 2016, Newark, NJ 07102
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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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Artist:
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Bart Forbes, Plano, TX
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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 Pane:
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16
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Print Quantity:
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25 million stamps
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Paper Type:
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Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tag applied
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Adhesive Type:
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Pressure-sensitive
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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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Square
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Image Area (w x h):
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1.09 x 1.09 in.⁄27.56 x 27.56 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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1.56 x 1.56 in.⁄39.62 x 39.62 mm
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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7.00 x 7.00 in.⁄177.80 x 177.80 mm
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Press Sheet Size (w x h):
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21.25 x 21.25 in.⁄539.75 x 539.75 mm
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Plate Size:
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144 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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none
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Marginal Markings:
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Front:
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© 2015 USPS • USPS logo • Verso text • Promotional text • Barcode (586400) in lower right corner of pane
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Back:
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“Sarah Vaughan”, Music Icons logo
• Proprietary text
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— Stamp Services,
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