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| Scott # 4496 | Plate # S11111 |
| Series | USPS - NA ~ PNC3 - Patriotic |
| Issue Date & City | February 14, 2011, Kansas City, Missouri (No First Day of Issue Ceremony) |
| Nationwide Sale | February 14, 2011 |
| Designer | Craig Frazier, Mill Valley, CA |
| Art Director | Derry Noyes, Washington, DC |
| Typographer | Craig Frazier, Mill Valley, CA |
| Artist | Craig Frazier, Mill Valley, CA |
| Engraver | N/A |
| Modeler | Donald H. Woo |
| To Press / Initial Quantity | Winter 2010 / 60 Million (3,000 Coil), 360 Million (10,000 Coil) |
| Coil Size | 3,000 and 10,000 |
| Printer | Banknote Corporation of America, Inc. / SSP |
| Press | Alprinta 74 |
| Process | Gravure |
| Where Printed | Browns Summit, NC |
| Where Processed | Unique Binders, Fredericksburg, VA |
| Plate Size & Interval | 540 stamps per revolution / plate # every 27 stamps |
| Paper Type | USPS Prephosphored, Type II |
| Adhesive Type | Self Adhesive |
| Tagging Type | Two UV varieties are known. Variety one has a light green glow under Short Wave UV and has a dead, uneven appearance under Long Wave UV. Variety two has a blue/white glow under Short Wave UV and a bright glow under Long Wave UV. |
| Die Cut Gauge | 11.7 Vertically |
| Colors | Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, PMS 108 (Yellow) |
| Image Size (w x h) | 0.72 x 0.82 in. / 18.03 x 20.83 mm |
| Overall Size (w x h) | 0.87 x 0.98 in./22.10 x 24.89 mm |
| Back Numbers | Every 10 stamps. 3k coil has 4 digit pink back numbers in all positions, top, middle and bottom. 10k coil has 5 digit pink back numbers in all positions, top, middle and bottom. |
| Earliest Known Use | February 14, 2011 |
| Security | “USPS” microprinted at the tip of the quill. |
| USPS Order Numbers | 772140 Coil of 3000 - $1,320.00 772130 Strip of 25 with plate number (from 3k roll) - $11.00 772120 Strip of 5 (from 3k roll) - $2.20 772240 Coil of 10000 - $4,400.00 |
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| Official Announcement | On February 14, 2011, in Kansas City, Missouri, the Postal Service™ will issue a Patriotic Quill and Inkwell 44-cent definitive stamp, in one design in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) coil of 3,000 stamps (Item 772100) and a PSA coil of 10,000 (Item 772200). The stamp, designed by Craig Frazier, Mill Valley, California, goes on sale nationwide February 14, 2011. The stamp features a white quill pen dipping into a red-white-and-blue inkwell accented with stars. The image evokes the founding era and highlights the links between today’s correspondence and the past. Craig Frazier, an illustrator who lives in Mill Valley, California, created the stamp art digitally. As for the dark blue and cream colors chosen for the background, according to Art Director, Derry Noyes, Washington, DC, “ldthey help make the red, white and blue pop off the page, without detracting from or competing with the strong silhouette.” |
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| How to Order the First Day of Issue Postmark |
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| 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 www.usps.com/shop, or by calling 800-STAMP-24. 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: |
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| Patriotic Quill and Inkwell Stamp 30 West Pershing Road, #112 Kansas City, MO 64108-9998 |
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| 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. All orders must be postmarked by April 14, 2011. |
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| How to Order First Day Covers |
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| Stamp Fulfillment Services (SFS) 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. Customers may request a free catalog by calling 800-STAMP-24 or writing to: |
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| Information Fulfillment Dept. 6270 U.S. Postal Service PO Box 219014 Kansas City, MO 64121-9014 |
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| Items with an asterisk (*) will use the 128 barcode from SFS. All other philatelic products will continue to use bar-code series A, with the exception of the Yearbook and the Guide Book. |
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| Distribution: Item 772100, 44-centPatriotic Quill and Inkwell, PSA Coil of 3,000 Stamps |
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| All stamp distribution centers (SDCs) will receive automatic distributions of the denominated First-Class Mail® rate Patriotic Quill and Inkwell stamp, PSA coil of 3000. Item 772100 will be distributed at the $1,320.00 rate. Distributions are rounded up to the nearest master carton size (20 coils). Distributions will be in multiple waves: SFS will receive their distribution for the first day of issue; however, most SDC shipments will occur later in February. SDCs should continue to issue Item 787700, U.S. Flag 44 cents (3,000 coil), until inventories are depleted. |
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| Initial Supply for Post Offices |
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| Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) and SDCs will not make a subsequent automatic distribution of Item 772100 to Post Offices. All Post Offices requiring quantities of Item 772100 must order them from their designated SDO/SDC using PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return. SDOs must not distribute coils to Post Offices before January 31, 2011. All Post Offices should continue to sell current inventories of Item 787700, U.S. Flag 44 cents (3,000 coil), until inventories are depleted. |
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| Distribution: Item 772200, 44-cent Patriotic Quill and Inkwell, PSA Coil of 10,000 Stamps |
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| All SDCs will receive automatic distributions of the denominated First-Class Mail rate Patriotic Quill and Inkwell stamp, PSA coil of 10,000. Item 772200 will be distributed at the $4,400.00 rate. Distributions are rounded up to the nearest master carton size (10 coils). Distributions will be in multiple waves: SFS will receive their distribution for the first day issue; however, most SDC shipments will occur later in February. SDCs should continue to issue Item 787800, U.S. Flag 44 cents (10,000 coil), until inventories are depleted. |
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| Initial Supply for Post Offices |
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| SDOs/SDCs will not make a subsequent automatic distribution of Item 772200 to Post Offices. All Post Offices requiring quantities of Item 772200 must order them from their designated SDO/SDC using PS Form 17. SDOs must not distribute coils to Post Offices before January 31, 2011. All Post Offices should continue to sell current inventories of Item 787800, U.S. Flag 44 cents (10,000 coil), until inventories are depleted. |
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