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Image courtesy of Jill Ambrose
| Scott # 4858 | Plate # P11111, P22222 |
| Series | USPS - Post card rate ~ PNC3 - Flora and Fauna |
| Issue Date & City | February 7, 2014, Kansas City, MO 65040 (No First Day of Issue Ceremony) |
| Nationwide Sale | February 7, 2014 |
| Designer | Carl T. Herrman, North Las Vegas, NV |
| Exsisting Photo | Nancy Stahl, New York, NY |
| Typographer | Carl T. Herrman, North Las Vegas, NV |
| Art Director | Carl T. Herrman, North Las Vegas, NV |
| Modeler | Joseph Sheera |
| Coil Size | 100 |
| Printer | Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU) |
| Press Type | Mueller Martini, A76 |
| Process | Offset, Microprinted with USPS |
| Where Printed | Williamsville, NY |
| Where Processed | Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU) |
| Plate Size & Interval | 744 stamps per revolution / plate # every 31 stamps |
| Paper Type | Prephosphored, USPS Type I |
| Adhesive Type | Self Adhesive |
| Tagging Type | Surface tagging showing a solid appearance |
| Die Cut Gauge | 9.4 Vertically - 10 x 10 Valley/Peak |
| Colors | Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, PMS 625 (C Blue) |
| Image Size (w x h) | 0.73 x 0.84 in. / 18.54 x 21.34 mm |
| Overall Size (w x h) | 0.87096 x 0.98 in. / 22.12 x 24.89 mm |
| Coil Size (w x h) | 0.98 x 87.000 in. / 24.89 x 2209.80 mm |
| Back Numbers | None |
| Earliest Known Use | February 7, 2014 |
| USPS Order Numbers | 774604 Full Coil of 100 - $34.00 774616 First Day Cover - Two Stamps $1.12 |
| Availability | |
| Official Announcement | On February 7, 2014, in Kansas City, Missouri, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue a 34-cent Hummingbird stamp, (the new postcard rate stamp), in one design in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 117200) and the other in a coil of 100 (Item 774600) produced by Ashton Potter. The stamp goes on sale nationwide February 7, 2014. The stamp will feature a blue-tinted, highly stylized, digital image of a hummingbird, a type of bird that uses its extra long bill and tongue to sip nectar from tubular flowers. Nancy Stahl illustrated the stamp, under the direction of Carl T. Herrman. 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. Plate 22222 was discovered in April, 2014. The new number was reportably used because of a change in paper. |
| Security | "USPS" Microprinted on leaf in lower right corner of stamp. |
| Other | Barcode (07746004) |
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| Distribution: Item 774600, $0.34-cent Hummingbird Definitive Coil of 100 Stamps ($34.00) |
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| SDOs and SDCs will receive their standard automatic distribution quantity for coils of 100 stamps. Distributions for coils 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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| 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 the 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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| Hummingbird Stamp 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 postmarks, customers must pay five cents each. All orders must be postmarked by April 11, 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 https://store.usps.com/store/, 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 Hummingbird Coil of 100 stamps: |
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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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