©2015 USPS
On October 11, 2016, in Washington, DC, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue the Florentine Madonna and Child stamp (Forever® priced at 47 cents), in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) booklet of 20 stamps (Item 681300).
The stamp will go on sale nationwide October 11, 2016.
This Christmas stamp features a detail of Madonna and Child, a 15th-century tempera-on-panel painting in the Widener Collection at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. The painting is dated to circa 1470, and its anonymous artist is known only as “a Follower of Fra Filippo Lippi and Pesellino.” Art historians have speculated that the painter may have had preparatory drawings or close copies of the works of the masters he imitated, and that a relationship may have existed between those artists’ workshops and the workshop of this anonymous painter. William J. Gicker served as art director for this issuance.
Stamp Fulfillment Services will not make an automatic push distribution to Post Offices™. Post Offices may begin ordering stamps prior to the FDOI through SFS Web.
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:
Florentine Madonna and Child Stamp
Stamp Fulfillment Services
Cancellation Services
8300 NE Underground Drive, Pillar 210
Kansas City, MO 64144-9998
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. There is a 5-cent charge for each additional postmark over 50. All orders must be postmarked by December 11, 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 six philatelic products for this stamp issue:
n 681306, Press Sheet with Die-cut, $75.20.
n 681310*, Digital Color Postmark Keepsake, $11.95.
n 681316*, First-Day Cover, $0.91.
n 681321*, Digital Color Postmark, $1.62.
n 681324*, Framed Art, $19.95.
n 681330*, 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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Florentine Madonna and Child Stamp
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Item Number:
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681300
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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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Double-sided Booklet of 20
(1 design)
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Series:
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Holiday Celebrations
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Issue Date & City:
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October 11, 2016, Washington, DC 20002
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Art Director:
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William J. Gicker, Washington, DC
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Designer:
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William J. Gicker, Washington, DC
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Typographer:
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Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
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Modeler:
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Joseph Sheeran
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Manufacturing Process:
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Offset, Microprint
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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 Booklet:
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20
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Print Quantity:
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300,000,000 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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Stamp Orientation:
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Vertical
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Image Area (w x h):
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0.77 x 1.05 in.⁄19.56 x 26.67 mm
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Stamp Size (w x h):
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0.91 x 1.19 in.⁄23.11 x 30.23 mm
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Full Booklet Size (w x h):
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5.76 x 2.38 in.⁄146.30 x 60.45 mm
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Press Sheet Size (w x h):
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23.29 x 4.76 in.⁄591.57 x 120.90 mm
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Colors:
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PMS 8003 Silver, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black
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Plate Size:
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880 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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Header. “CHRISTMAS — Florentine Madonna and Child” • Twenty First-Class Forever Stamps • Plate numbers in peel strip area • © 2015
• USPS in peel strip area
• Promotional text in peel strip area
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— Stamp Services,
Marketing and Sales, 9-15-16
