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Image courtesy of Frank Covey |
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<49¢> Star-Spangled Banner Flag
(Ashton Potter)
Self Adhesive Coil of 100
| Scott # 4854 |
Plate # P1111, P2222 |
| Series |
USPS - American Design ~ PNC3 - American Design |
| Issue Date & City |
January 28, 2014, Independence, MO 65040
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| Nationwide Sale |
January 28, 2014
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| Designer |
Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA |
| Exsisting Photo |
Gary Clark |
| Typographer |
Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA |
| Art Director |
Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA |
| Modeler |
Joseph Sheeran |
| To Press / Initial Quantity |
Winter 2013 / 1.5 Billion stamps |
| Coil Size |
100 |
| Printer |
Ashton Potter (USA) LTD (APU) |
| Press Type |
Mueller Martini, A76 |
| Process |
Offset with Microprinting |
| Where Printed |
Williamsville, NY |
| Where Processed |
Ashton Potter (USA) LTD (APU) |
| Plate Size & Interval |
744 stamps per revolution / plate # every 31 stamps |
| Paper Type |
Nonphosphored, USPS Type III |
| Adhesive Type |
Water Activated |
| Tagging Type |
???? |
| Die Cut Gauge |
9.4 Vertically - 10 x 10 Valley/Peak |
| Colors |
Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow |
| 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 87.096 in. /
24.89 x 2212.24 mm |
| Back Numbers |
None |
| Earliest Known Use |
January 28, 2014
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| USPS Order Numbers |
789904 Full Coil of 100 -
$49.00
789916
First Day Cover -
$0.93 (Probably a random single from either AP or CCL) |
| Availability |
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| Official Announcement |
On January 28, 2014, in Independence, Missouri, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue The Star-Spangled Banner First-Class Mail® stamp (Forever® priced at 49 cents), in one design in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) booklet of 20 stamps (Item 689000), produced by security printer Ashton Potter and a coil of 100 (Item 789900), produced by security printers Ashton Potter and CCL Label, Inc.
The stamp will go on sale nationwide January 28, 2014.
This stamp commemorates the 200th anniversary of The Star-Spangled Banner with a photograph of the flag that flies over Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine in Baltimore. This flag is a replica of the one that inspired Francis Scott Key to write “The Star-Spangled Banner” after realizing Fort McHenry had withstood the British attack of September 13–14, 1814. The picture of the flag was taken against a backdrop of fireworks during an annual celebration of Defenders’ Day. Photographer Gary Clark said it was a challenge to get the fireworks and the flag in the same shot and that “the wind picked up quite a bit that night.” Art director Phil Jordan designed the stamp.
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. |
| Note |
Plate # P2222 was found in March of 2015. |
| Coil Label |
Coil Wrap Barcode - 07899003 |
Distribution: Item 789900, $0.49-cent The Star-Spangled Banner First-Class Mail Forever PSA Coil of 100 Stamps ($49.00)
SDOs and SDCs have received 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.
Initial Supply to Post Offices
SDOs and SDCs will NOT make an automatic distribution to Post Offices™. Post Offices requiring these items must requisition them from the eBuy2 SEAM Catalog or via Touch-tone ordering. Post Offices may preorder these stamps prior to the first-day-of-issue. Post Offices should not sell the stamp prior to first-day-of-issue.
How to Order the First-Day-of-Issue Postmark
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:
The Star-Spangled Banner Stamp
Postmaster
Independence Station
301 West Lexington Avenue
Independence, MO 64050-9998
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 April 2, 2014.
How to Order First-Day Covers
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:
U.S. Postal Service
Catalog Request
PO Box 219014
Kansas City, MO 64121-9014
Philatelic Products
There are two philatelic products available for the coil of 100:
789916*, First-Day Cover, $0.93.
789921*, Digital Color Postmark, $1.64.
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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