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<49¢> U.S. Flag
(Banknote Corporation of America for SSP)
Self-Adhesive Coil of 100
Scott #5052 Plate #S11111
Series  
Issue Date & City January 26, 2016, Washington, DC20066
Nationwide Sale January 26, 2016
Designer Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
Art Director Terrence W. McCaffrey, New Braunfels, TX
Typographer Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA
Existing Art Emmanuel Faure
Modeler Sandra Lane/Michelle Finn
To Press / Initial Quantity 1,000,000,000 stamps
Coil Size Rolls of 100
Printer Banknote Corporation of America
Press Alprinta 74
Process Offset
Where Printed Browns Summit, NC
Where Processed Banknote Corporation of America, Browns Summit, NC
Plate Size & Interval 744 stamps per revolution / Plate numbers every 31st stamp below stamp image.
Paper Type Phosphor Tagged Paper
Adhesive Type Self-Adhesive
Tagging Type Overall (USPS reports Block)
Die Cut Gauge Serpentine die cut 11 vertically
Colors Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, PMS 5405
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 Every 10 stamps;
Earliest Known Use  
USPS Order Numbers 787300 - Full Coil of 100 - $49.00
797316 - First-Day Cover, $0.93
Availability  
Official Announcement On January 29, 2016, in Washington, DC, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue the U.S. Flag First-Class Mail® stamp (Forever® priced at 49 cents), in one design. The formats available are a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) booklet of 10 stamps (Item 679100) produced by security printer Banknote Corporation of America/SSP (SSP), a PSA booklet of 20 stamps (Item 680500) produced by security printers Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd (APU) and SSP, and a PSA coil of 100 stamps (Item 787300) produced by security printers APU and SSP.

The stamp will go on sale nationwide January 29, 2016.

The American flag has long symbolized the strength and spirit of our nation. This U.S. Flag First-Class Mail Forever stamp features a detail of Emmanuel Faure’s vivid photograph of a flag waving against the background of the sky. Greg Breeding designed the stamp. Terrence W. McCaffrey was the art director.

Security Microprint “USPS”
Note PNC ID 2016-3
Note Announcement in Postal Bulletin 22433,1/21/16
Note Catalog Corner: Coil Line, May 2016

Distribution is for the following formats:
Item 680500, $9.80 U. S. Flag First-Class Mail
(Forever priced at 49 cents) DSBK of 20 stamps.

Item 679100, $4.90 U. S. Flag First-Class Mail
(Forever priced at 49 cents) Booklet of 10 stamps.

Item 787300, $$49.00 U. S. Flag First-Class Mail (Forever priced at 49 cents) PSA Coil of 100 stamps.

Stamp Fulfillment Services will not make an automatic push distribution to Post Offices¢. Post Offices may begin ordering stamps prior to the FDOI through SFS Web at https://sfsweb.usps.gov.

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 http://www.usps.com/shop, or by calling 800-782-6724. 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:

U.S. Flag Stamp
Special Events
PO Box 92282
Washington, DC 20090-2282

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. There is a 5-cent charge for each additional postmark over 50. All orders must be postmarked by March 29, 2016.

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 http://www.usps.com/shop, 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 is one philatelic product for the booklet of 20:
    680516*, First-Day Cover, $0.93.
There is one philatelic product for the coil of 100:
    787316*, First-Day Cover, $0.93.
There are no philatelic products for the booklet of 10.

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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Updated March 7, 2015