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The U.S. Postal Service® will issue the Alzheimer’s semipostal stamp (Nondenominated, First-Class Mail® priced at 60 cents) in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 564200). A November release date is anticipated for the stamp; more information will be announced as it becomes available. The Alzheimer’s semipostal stamp will appear in a future edition of the Postal Bulletin and must not be sold before the official first-day-of-issue.
Stamp Fulfillment Services (SFS) 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 will be available by logging on to SFS Web at sfsweb.usps.gov. Post Offices may begin ordering stamps on the first-day-of-issue through SFS Web; offices must also check the amount they will receive on their automatic push distribution.
As has been the case with current and previous semipostal stamp issues, all Post Offices must maintain a sufficient inventory level of this item until the stamp is officially withdrawn from sale. The stamp is well supported by a variety of organizations and individuals who expect that the stamp will be available at all Post Offices. If supplies run low, Post Offices must reorder additional quantities using normal ordering procedures.
Issue:
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Alzheimer’s Semipostal Stamp
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Item Number:
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564200
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Denomination & Type of Issue:
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Nondenominated, First-Class Mail (60 cents)
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Format:
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Pane of 20 (1 design)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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TBD
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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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Matt Mahurin
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Modeler:
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Sandra Lane/Michelle Finn
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Manufacturing Process:
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Offset, Microprint
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Printer:
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Banknote Corporation of America
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Printed at:
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Browns Summit, NC
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Press Type:
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Alprinta 74
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Stamps per Pane:
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20
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Print Quantity:
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500,000,000 stamps
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Paper Type:
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Phosphor Tagged Paper. Overall
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Adhesive Type:
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Pressure-sensitive
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Processed at:
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Banknote Corporation of America, Browns Summit NC
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Colors:
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Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, PMS 614/Beige, PMS 451/Brown
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Stamp Orientation:
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Vertical
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Image Area (w x h):
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1.085 x 1.42 in./27.56 x 36.07 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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1.225 x 1.56 in./31.12 x 39.62 mm
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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7.12 x 7.24 in./180.85 x 183.90 mm
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Press Sheets Size (w x h):
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N/A
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Plate Size:
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120 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“B” followed by six (6) single digits
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Marginal Markings:
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Front:
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Plate numbers in four corners of pane
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Back:
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© 2016 USPS • USPS logo • Plate position diagram • Barcode (564200) in upper right and lower left corners of pane • Promotional text
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— Stamp Services, Marketing, 10-12-17
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