©2017 USPS
On June 9, 2018, in Appleton, WI, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue the Flag Act of 1818 stamp (Forever® priced at the First-Class Mail® rate) in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive pane of 20 stamps (Item 477800). The stamp will go on sale nationwide June 9, 2018.
With this stamp, the Postal Service™ marks the 200th anniversary of the Flag Act of 1818, which provided the basic design of the current American flag: 13 stripes symbolizing the original 13 colonies and one star for each state in the Union. The stamp art features a flag with 20 stars, the number of states in the Union when the Flag Act of 1818 was implemented. The flag‘s crisp folds and layering effect convey a sense of the dynamism of the young nation. Ethel Kessler served as art director for the project with stamp design and typography by Kit Hinrichs.
Stamp Fulfillment Services will not make an automatic push distribution to Post Offices™. Post Offices may begin ordering stamps before the first-day-of-issue through SFS Web at sfsweb.usps.gov.
Customers have 120 days to obtain the first-day-of-issue postmark by mail. They may purchase new stamps at their local Post Office or at The Postal Store® website at usps.com/shop. They must affix the stamps to envelopes of their choice, address the envelopes (to themselves or others), and place them in a larger envelope addressed to:
FDOI – Flag Act of 1818 Stamp
USPS Stamp Fulfillment Services
8300 NE Underground Drive, Suite 300
Kansas City, MO 64144-9900
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 October 9, 2018.
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 USA Philatelic publication and online at usps.com/shop. Customers may register to receive a free USA Philatelic publication online at usps.com/philatelic.
No locally produced items are authorized. Only merchandise that has been approved and assigned an item number by Headquarters Retail may be produced and sold.
Issue:
|
Flag Act of 1818 Stamp
|
Item Number:
|
477800
|
Denomination &
Type of Issue:
|
First-Class Mail Forever
|
Format:
|
Pane of 20 (1 design)
|
Series:
|
N/A
|
Issue Date & City:
|
June 9, 2018, Appleton, WI 54911
|
Art Director:
|
Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
|
Designer:
|
Kit Hinrichs, San Francisco, CA
|
Typographer:
|
Kit Hinrichs, San Francisco, CA
|
Modeler:
|
Joseph Sheeran
|
Manufacturing Process:
|
Offset
|
Printer:
|
Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
|
Printed at:
|
Williamsville, NY
|
Press Type:
|
Offset, Microprint
|
Stamps per Pane:
|
20
|
Print Quantity:
|
20,000,000 stamps
|
Paper Type:
|
Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tag
|
Adhesive Type:
|
Pressure-sensitive
|
Processed at:
|
Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
|
Colors:
|
Black, PMS 2145C Blue, PMS 186C Red, and PMS Cool Gray 6C
|
Stamp Orientation:
|
Horizontal
|
Image Area (w x h):
|
1.42 x 0.84 in./36.07 x 21.34 mm
|
Overall Size (w x h):
|
1.56 x 0.98 in./39.62 x 24.89 mm
|
Full Pane Size (w x h):
|
7.24 x 5.92 in./183.90 x 150.37 mm
|
Plate Size:
|
240 stamps per revolution
|
Plate Numbers:
|
“P” followed by four (4) digits
|
Marginal Markings:
|
Front:
|
Plate numbers in two corners
|
Back:
|
©2017 USPS • USPS Logo • Two barcodes (477800) • Plate Position Diagram • Promotional Text
|
— Stamp Services, Marketing, 5-10-18
