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Image courtesy of Jill Ambrose
| Scott # 4617a, strip of 5, or Plate strip of 5 or Plate strip of 11 | Scott # 4613 - Rooster With Perch Scott # 4614 - Cow Scott # 4615 - Eagle, Plate # S1111111 Scott # 4616 - Rooster Without Perch Scott # 4617 - Centaur |
| Series | USPS - NA ~ PNC3 - First Class Rate |
| Issue Date & City | January 20, 2012, Shelburne, VT 05482 (No Ceremony) |
| Nationwide Sale | January 20, 2012 |
| Designer | Derry Noyes, Washington, DC |
| Art Director | Derry Noyes, Washington, DC |
| Typographer | Derry Noyes, Washington, DC |
| Photographer | Sally Anderson-Bruce, New Milford, CT |
| Engraver | N/A |
| Modeler | Donald Woo |
| To Press / Initial&nQuantity | Fall 2011, 1 Billion stamps |
| Coil Size | 3000 - 39 Million, 10,000 - 300 Million |
| 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 |
| Paper Type | Prephosphored, USPS Type II |
| Adhesive Type | Pressure Sensitive |
| Tagging Type | Prephosphored (Smooth). Three different Intensives of tagging have been identified, Dark, Bright and Uneven. |
| Die Cut Gauge | Serpentine Die Cuts - 15 x 15 PP Vertically |
| Colors | Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, Cool Gray, Light Brown |
| Image Size (w x h) | 0.78 x 0.85 in. / 18.81 x 21.59 mm |
| Overall Size (w x h) | 0.87 x 0.98 in. / 22.09 x 24.89 mm |
| Back Numbers | Every 10 stamps. 4 digit Top, Middle and Bottom on 3k, 5 digit Top, Middle and Bottom on 10k. |
| Earliest Known Use | January 20, 2012 |
| USPS Order Numbers | 789040 Full Coil of 3,000 - $1350.00 789030 Strip of 25 with plate number - $11.25 788940 Full Coil of 10,000 - $4500.00 788930 Strip of 25 with plate number - $11.25 788963 First Day Cover - $4.45 (Set of 5) |
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| Official Announcement | On January 20, 2012, in Shelburne, Vermont, the Postal Service™ will issue a 45-cent Weather Vanes First-Class Mail® stamp in five designs in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) coil of 3,000 (Item 789000) and a PSA coil of 10,000 (Item 788900). Each of the five designs features a photograph of a different eye-catching weather vane: a cow, an eagle, two roosters, and a centaur. All five weather vanes were made in the United States during the 19th century and now belong to the collection of the Shelburne Museum in Shelburne, Vermont. Sally Anderson-Bruce photographed the weather vanes for the U.S. Postal Service; Derry Noyes was the art director. The stamp will go on sale nationwide January 20, 2012. |
| Security | The microprinting is near the bottom of the post in the design. |
| 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 789000, 45-cent, First Class Mail Weather Vanes PSA Coil of 3,000 ($1,350) |
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| Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) and stamp distribution centers (SDCs) will receive their standard automatic distribution quantity for a PSA coil of 3,000. Distributions are rounded up to the nearest master carton size of 20 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 789000 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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| Post Offices should maintain a sufficient inventory level of this item (if they have customer demand for this item) until the stamp is officially withdrawn from sale. If supplies run low, Post Offices should reorder additional quantities using their normal ordering procedures. |
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| Distribution: Item 788900, 45-cent, First Class Mail Weather Vanes PSA Coil of 10,000 ($4,500) |
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| SDOs and SDCs will receive their standard automatic distribution quantity for a PSA coil of 10,000. Distributions are rounded up to the nearest master carton size of 10 coils. |
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| SDOs/SDCs will not make any automatic distribution to Post Offices. Post Offices requiring quantities of Item 788900 must requisition them from their designated SDO/SDC using PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return. Post Offices may preorder SDOs/SDCs through the Stamp Services System beginning 30 days prior to the first day of issue. Initial supplies to Post Offices that have placed orders will be shipped as stamps are received at the SDCs from the stamp printers. |
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| Post Offices should maintain a sufficient inventory level of this item (if they have customer demand for this item) until the stamp is officially withdrawn from sale. If supplies run low, Post Offices should 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 facility, 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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| Weather Vanes Stamp Postmaster 495 Falls Road Shelburne, VT 05482-9998 |
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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 20, 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 is one philatelic product 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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