©2017 USPS
On June 20, 2018, in Austin, TX, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue the Frozen Treats stamps (Forever® priced at the First-Class Mail® rate) in 10 designs, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive, double-sided booklet of 20 stamps (Item 681700). The stamps will go on sale nationwide June 20, 2018.
Frozen Treats stamps feature frosty, colorful pops on a stick in a variety of shapes and flavors. This booklet of 20 scratch-and-sniff stamps showcases whimsical watercolor illustrations in 10 different designs. The stamps are printed with a coating that evokes a sweet summer scent. Art directors Antonio Alcalá and Leslie Badani designed the stamps with original art by Margaret Berg.
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 – Frozen Treats Stamps
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 20, 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 Marketing may be produced and sold.
Issue:
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Frozen Treats Stamps
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Item Number:
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681700
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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
(10 designs)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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June 20, 2018, Austin, TX 78710
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Art Director:
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Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA
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Designer:
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Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA
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Designer:
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Leslie Badani, Alexandria, VA
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Typographer:
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Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA
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Typographer:
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Leslie Badani, Alexandria, VA
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Artist:
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Margaret Berg, Santa Monica, CA
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Modeler:
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Joseph Sheeran
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Manufacturing Process:
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Offset, Flexographic
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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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100,000,000 stamps
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Paper Type:
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Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tag
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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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0.73 x 0.84 in./18.54 x 21.34 mm
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Stamp Size (w x h):
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0.87 x 0.98 in./22.10 x 24.89 mm
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Full Booklet Size
(w x h):
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5.52 x 1.96 in./140.21 x 49.78 mm
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Press Sheet Size
(w x h):
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22.455 x 3.92 in./ 570.36 x 99.57 mm
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Colors:
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Black, Cyan, Magenta Yellow
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Plate Size:
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1040 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“P” followed by four (4) single digits
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Marginal Markings:
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Header. “FROZEN TREATS Scratch and Sniff” Twenty First-Class Forever Stamps • Plate number in peel strip area • ©2017 USPS in peel strip area
• Barcode • Promotional Information
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— Stamp Services, Marketing, 5-24-18
