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Image courtesy of Frank Covey
| Scott # 4852a | Plate # C1111 | Scott # 4848 Scott # 4849 Scott # 4850 Scott # 4851 Scott # 4852 Scott # 4852a |
49¢ Fortune’s Holly Fern coil stamp 49¢ Soft Shield Fern coil stamp 49¢ Autumn Fern coil stamp (The plate number is on this stamp) 4851 49¢ Goldie’s Wood Fern coil stamp 4852 49¢ Painted Fern coil stamp Strip of 5 |
| Series | USPS - NA ~ PNC3 - Flora and Fauna |
| Issue Date & City | January 27, 2014, Kansas City, MO 64108 (No First Day of Issue Ceremony) |
| Nationwide Sale | January 27, 2014 |
| Designer | Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA |
| Artist | Lou Nola |
| Typographer | Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA |
| Art Director | Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA |
| Modeler | CCL Label, Inc. |
| Engraver | WRE |
| Existing Photos | Cindy Dyer |
| To Press / Initial Quantity | Winter 2013 / 3,000 - 45 Million stamps / 10,000 - 50 Millio |
| Coil Size | 3,000 & 10,000 |
| Printer | CCL Label, Inc. |
| Press Type | Dia Nippon Kiko (DNK) |
| Process | Gravure |
| Where Printed | Clinton, SC |
| Where Processed | AVR, Clinton, SC |
| Plate Size & Interval | 300 stamps per revolution / plate # every 30 stamps |
| Paper Type | Nonphosphored, USPS Type III |
| Adhesive Type | Self Adhesive |
| Tagging Type | Phosphor Tagged Overall |
| Die Cut Gauge | 10.9 Vertically - 12 x 12 Valley/Peak |
| Colors | Yellow, Magenta, Green (7482), Black |
| Image Size (w x h) | 0.73 x 0.84 in. / 18.54 x 21.34 mm |
| Overall Size (w x h) | 0.87 x 0.98 in. / 22.09 x 24.89 mm |
| Back Numbers | Back numbers occur every 10 stamps along the roll, with the highest numbers on the outside of the roll. They are printed halfway between the top and the bottom on the back of the liner. On a given roll, the back number is always in the same position relative to the plate numbered stamp because of the plate # interval of 30. Back numbers can be found in all positions relative to the plate numbered stamp including # on #. |
| Earliest Known Use | January 27, 2014 |
| USPS Order Numbers | 790000 Full Coil of 3,000 - $1470.00 790003 Folded strip of 25 - $12.25 790005 Unfolded, Boxed strip of 100 - $49.00 790800 Full Coil of 10,000 - $4900.00 790803 Folded strip of 25 - $12.25 790805 Unfolded, Boxed strip of 100 - $49.00 790816 First Day Cover - Set of 5 - $4.65 |
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| Official Announcement | Five new stamps from the U.S. Postal Service celebrate the beauty — and popularity — of ferns. A favorite with gardeners and florists, ferns range from tiny moss-like plants to giants as tall as trees. The ferns featured on the stamps are five of the approximately 380 different species found in North America. Each of the five stamps depicts a close-up photograph of a different species of fern. The shapes and textures of the fronds stand out against a stark white background, highlighting the placement of the leaflets along each fern’s stem. The name of each fern — autumn fern, Goldie’s wood fern, soft shield fern, Fortune’s holly fern, or painted fern — is placed vertically in capital letters along one edge of the stamp. Art director Phil Jordan chose the five images from among dozens of existing pictures by photographer Cindy Dyer. After Dyer isolated the fronds in her photos, providing a white background, Jordan tightened the focus on each to fit within the stamp borders. He rotated some of the fronds to provide visual interest and oriented them in relation to one another to form a unified whole. These stamps add elegance to envelopes and are an exquisite continuation of the U.S. Postal Service’s tradition of offering stamps that feature beautiful plants. The Ferns stamps are being issued in self-adhesive large coils of 3,000 and 10,000, which are designed to be used by businesses. This year the U.S. Postal Service will make large coil stamps available as Forever® stamps. Forever stamps are always equal in value to the current First-Class Mail® one-ounce rate. To learn more about the stories behind the stamps, visit https://www.usps.com/stamps/ |
| Note | The date, 2014, is in the lower left corner of the stamp. |
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| Distribution: Item 790000, 49-cent Fern First-Class Mail, PSA Coil of 3,000 Stamps ($1,470.00 value) |
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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 stamps. Distributions for coils of 3,000 are rounded up to the nearest master carton size of 20 coils. |
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| Distribution: Item 790800, 49-cent Fern First-Class Mail, PSA Coil of 10,000 Stamps ($4,900.00 value) |
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| SDOs and SDCs will receive their standard automatic distribution quantity for a PSA Coil of 10,000 stamps. Distributions for coils of 10,000 are rounded up to the nearest master carton size of 10 coils. |
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| Initial Supply to Post Offices |
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| There will be no automatic distribution of these items to Post Offices™. Offices will be notified when these stamps are available to order through eBuy2. |
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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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| 49-cent Ferns Stamp (3K & 10K) Cancellation Services 8300 NE Underground Drive, Pillar 210 Kansas City, MO 64144-0001 |
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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 up to a quantity of 50. For more than 50, customers have to pay five cents each. All orders must be postmarked by Arpil 1, 2014. |
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| How to Order First-Day Covers |
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| 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 quarterly USA Philatelic catalog, online at www.usps.com/shop or by calling 800-782-6724. Customers may request a free catalog by calling 800-782-6724 or writing to: |
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| U.S. Postal Service Catalog Request 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 the coil of 10K: |
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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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