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Image courtesy of Jill Ambrose
| Scott # 4601a, strip of 5, or Plate strip of 5 or Plate strip of 11 | Scott # 4597 - Fossil Fish, Shells, Starfish Scott # 4598 - Surfers and Palm Trees Scott # 4599 - Surfers, Plate # S1111111 Scott # 4600 - Bird of Paradise Flowers Scott # 4601 - Kilauea Volcano |
| Series | USPS - NA ~ PNC3 - Postcard Rate |
| Issue Date & City | January 19, 2012, Honolulu, HI 96820 |
| Nationwide Sale | January 19, 2012 |
| Designer | Carl T. Herrman, North Las Vegas, NV |
| Art Director | Carl T. Herrman, North Las Vegas, NV |
| Typographer | Carl T. Herrman, North Las Vegas, NV |
| Existing Photos | Ric Noyle |
| Engraver | N/A |
| Modeler | Donald Woo |
| To Press / Initial Quantity | Fall 2011, 1 Billion stamps |
| Coil Size | 100 |
| Printer | Banknote Corporation of American, Inc. / SSP |
| Press | Alprinta, 74 |
| Process | Offset with Microprinting “USPS” |
| Where Printed | Browns Summit, N.C. |
| Where Processed | Unique Binders, Fredericksburg, VA |
| Plate Size & Interval | 250 stamps per revolution / Plate # every 25 stamps on the Black Surfboard Shirt |
| Paper Type | Prephosphored, USPS Type II |
| Adhesive Type | Pressure Sensitive |
| Tagging Type | Prephosphored (Overall Smooth) |
| Die Cut Gauge | Serpentine Die Cuts - 13 x 13 PV Vertically |
| Colors | PMS 716 orange, PMS 174 brown, cyan, magenta, yellow, black |
| Image Size (w xC h) | 0.72 x 0.84 in. / 18.29 x 21.34 mm |
| Overall Size (w x h) | 0.880 x 0.96 in. / 22.35 x 24.38 mm |
| Back Numbers | None |
| Earliest Known Use | January 19, 2012 |
| USPS Order Numbers | 788840 Full Coil of 100 - $32.00 788863 First Day Cover - $5.40 (Set of 5, 2 Stamps) |
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| Official Announcement | On January 19, 2012, in Honolulu, Hawaii, the Postal Service™ will issue a 32-cent definitive Aloha Shirts stamp in five designs in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 115100) and a PSA coil of 100 (Item 788800). The U.S. Postal Service® celebrates the spirit of “Aloha” with five stamps, each depicting a different Hawaiian shirt. These colorful garments are called “Aloha” shirts, using the Hawaiian word spoken as a blessing or greeting. Two of the five classic shirts depicted in the stamp art showcase surfers and their boards; one shows fossil fish, shells, and sea stars; another shows a tropical flower known as the bird of paradise; and one shows Kilauea, a volcano on the southeastern edge of the Big Island of Hawaii. Art director Carl T. Herrman designed these stamps using photographs by Ric Noyle. The stamp will go on sale nationwide January 19, 2012. |
| Security | The microprinted “USPS” is on a different location on each shirt. |
| Note | These stamps are normally collected as PS11 (plate strips of 11) with the plate numbered stamp in the middle and the same design without a plate number at each end. |
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| Distribution: Item 115100, 32-cent Aloha Shirts PSA Pane of 20 Stamps |
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| Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) and stamp distribution centers (SDCs) will receive their standard automatic distribution quantity for a PSA pane stamp. Distributions are rounded up to the nearest master carton size of 40,000 stamps. |
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| Initial Supply to Post Offices |
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| SDOs/SDCs will not make any automatic distribution to Post Offices™. Post Offices requiring quantities of Item 115100 must requisition them from their designated SDO/SDC using PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return. Post Offices may preorder from SDOs/SDCs through the Stamp Services System beginning 30 days prior to the first day of issue. For Post Offices that have placed orders, initial supplies to the Post Offices will be shipped as stamps are received at the SDCs from the stamp printers. |
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| Sales Policy |
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| All Post Offices should maintain a sufficient inventory level of this item until the stamp is officially withdrawn from sale. If supplies run low, Post Offices must reorder additional quantities using their normal ordering procedures. |
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| Distribution: Item 788800, 32-cent Aloha Shirts PSA Coil of 100 Stamps ($32.00) |
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| SDOs and SDCs will receive their standard automatic distribution quantity for a PSA coil of 100 stamps. Distributions are rounded up to the nearest master carton size of 800 coils. |
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| Initial Supply to Post Offices |
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| SDOs/SDCs will not make any automatic distribution to Post Offices. Post Offices requiring quantities of Item 788800 must requisition them from their designated SDO/SDC using PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return. Post Offices may preorder from SDOs/SDCs through the SSS beginning 30 days prior to the first day of issue. |
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| Sales Policy |
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| All Post Offices should maintain a sufficient inventory level of this item until the stamp is officially withdrawn from sale. If supplies run low, Post Offices must reorder additional quantities using their normal ordering procedures. |
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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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| Aloha Shirts Stamp Postmaster 3600 Aolele Street Honolulu, HI 96820-9998 |
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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 March 19, 2012. |
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| How to Order First Day Covers |
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| Stamp Fulfillment Services 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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| Philatelic Products |
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| There are two philatelic products available for this stamp issue: |
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| 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. |
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