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Images Courtesy of Frank Covey
Scott # 4853 | Plate # C11111 |
Series | USPS - NA ~ PNC3 - American Flags |
Issue Date & City | January 28, 2014, Independence, MO 65040 |
Nationwide Sale | January 28, 2014 |
Designer | Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA |
Exsisting Photo | Gary Clark |
Typographer | Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA |
Art Director | Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA |
Modeler | CCL Label, Inc. |
To Press / Initial Quantity | Winter 2013 / 1.5 Billion stamps |
Coil Size | 100 |
Printer | CCL Label, Inc. |
Press Type | Dia Nippon Kiko (DNK) |
Process | Gravure |
Where Printed | Clinton, SC 29325 |
Where Processed | CCL Label, Inc., Clinton, SC |
Plate Size & Interval | 480 stamps per revolution / plate # every 21 stamps |
Paper Type | Nonphosphored, USPS Type III |
Adhesive Type | Water Activated |
Tagging Type | Phosphor Tagged Overall |
Die Cut Gauge | 8.4 Vertically - 10 x 10 Valley/Peak & 10 x 10 Peak/Valley - Peak/Valley is more common. |
Colors | Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Black, Purple (665) |
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. / 22.10 x 24.89 mm |
Back Numbers | None |
Earliest Known Use | January 28, 2014 |
USPS Order Numbers | 789903 Full Coil of 100 - $49.00 789916 First Day Cover - $0.93 (Probably a random single from either AP or CCL) |
Availability | |
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. |
Other | Barcode on coil banding |
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: |
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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. |