© 2015 USPS
On April 18, 2016, in Los Angeles, CA, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue the Shirley Temple stamp (Forever® priced at the First-Class Mail® rate) in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 473900).
The stamp will go on sale nationwide April 18, 2016.
With the 20th stamp in the Legends of Hollywood series, the U.S. Postal Service honors actress and diplomat Shirley Temple Black (1928–2014). As a child, Temple was the most famous film star in the world; as an adult, Black had a distinguished career in diplomacy, serving as a delegate to the United Nations, U.S. ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia, and U.S. Chief of Protocol. She received the Kennedy Center Honors in 1998 and a lifetime achievement award from the Screen Actors Guild in 2006. The stamp art features a painting by Tim O\u0027Brien based on a 1935 still image from Curly Top, one of her iconic movie roles. The selvage features a publicity photo from the 1933 short film, Managed Money. The Shirley Temple artwork is based on photos courtesy of © Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. The stamp pane includes selvage and verso text. Art director Ethel Kessler designed the stamp and pane.
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.
How to Order the First-Day-of-Issue Postmark
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:
Shirley Temple Stamp
U.S. Postal Service
Attn: Marketing
7001 South Central Avenue, Room 307
Los Angeles, CA 90052-4200
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 June 18, 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 473906, Press Sheet with Die-cut,
(print quantity 2,000).
n 473910*, Keepsake.
n 473916*, First-Day Cover.
n 473918*, First-Day Cover Full Pane.
n 473919*, Cancelled Full Pane.
n 473921*, Digital Color Postmark.
n 473924*, Framed Art.
n 473930*, Ceremony Program.
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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Shirley Temple
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Item Number:
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473900
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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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April 18, 2016, 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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Artist:
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Tim O’Brien, Brooklyn, NY
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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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20
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Print Quantity:
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22 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, PMS 2627C Purple
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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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8.474 x 7.169 in.⁄215.24 x 182.10 mm
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Press Sheet Size (w x h):
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25.922 x 22.007 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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“P” followed by five (5) single digits
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Marginal Markings:
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Front:
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Plate numbers in two corners of pane
• Verso-text • Header “Legends of Hollywood – 20th in a series”
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Back:
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© 2015 USPS • USPS logo • Plate position diagram • Barcode (473900) in upper right and lower left corners of pane • Promotional text • Proprietary Information • Verso-text
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— Stamp Services,
Marketing and Sales, 3-31-16
