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Update: Stamp Announcement 16-32: Patriotic Spiral Stamp

In the article “Stamp Announcement 16-32: Patriotic Spiral Stamp”, in Postal Bulletin 22447, (8-4-16, page 44), the technical detail tables were not available.

The technical details tables for the Patriotic Spiral stamp are shown here:

 

Issue:

Patriotic Spiral Stamp

Item Number:

760000

Denomination & Type of Issue:

First-Class Mail® Forever

Format:

Coil of 10,000, 1 design

Series:

N⁄A

Issue Date & City:

August 19, 2016, Kansas City, MO 64108

Art Director:

Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA

Designer:

Polygraph, Washington, DC

Typographer:

Polygraph, Washington, DC

Modeler:

Joseph Sheeran

Manufacturing Process:

Offset, Microprint

Printer:

Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)

Printed at:

Williamsville, NY

Press Type:

Muller A76

Stamps per Coil:

10,000

Print Quantity:

300,000,000 stamps

Paper Type:

Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tag Applied

Adhesive Type:

Pressure-sensitive

Processed at:

Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)

Colors:

PMS 654 Blue C, PMS 485 Red C,

PMS 10127 Gold C, PMS Cool Grey 6 C

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:

594 stamps per revolution

Plate Numbers:

“P” followed by four (4) single digits

Coil Number Frequency:

Plate numbers every 27th stamp below stamp image

 

Issue:

Patriotic Spiral Stamp

Item Number:

671300

Denomination & Type of Issue:

First-Class Mail® Forever

Format:

Booklet of 10, 1 design

Series:

N⁄A

Issue Date & City:

August 19, 2016, Falls Church, VA 22046

Art Director:

Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA

Designer:

Polygraph, Washington, DC

Typographer:

Polygraph, Washington, DC

Modeler:

Joseph Sheeran

Manufacturing Process:

Offset, Microprint

Printer:

Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)

Printed at:

Williamsville, NY

Press Type:

Muller A76

Stamps per Booklet:

10

Print Quantity:

100,000,000 stamps

Paper Type:

Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tag applied

Adhesive Type:

Pressure-sensitive

Processed at:

Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)

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

Full Booklet Size (w x h):

1.74 x 5.32 in.⁄44.20 x 135.03 mm

Colors:

PMS 654 Blue C, PMS 485 Red C,
PMS 10127 Gold C, PMS Cool Grey 6 C

Plate Size:

700 stamps per revolution

Plate Numbers:

“P” followed by four (4) single digits

Marginal Markings:

• Plate numbers in peel strip area
• © 2016 • USPS in peel strip area
• Cover – Ten First-Class Forever Stamps, Promotional Text