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Scott # 5260 | Plate # P111 |
PNC3 ID | 2018-2 |
Series | USPS – N/A / PNC3 – |
Issue Date & City | February 9, 2018, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33310 |
Nationwide Sale | |
Designer | Kit Hinrichs, San Francisco, CA |
Art Director | Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD |
Typographer | Kit Hinrichs, San Francisco, CA |
Existing Art | |
Modeler | |
To Press / Initial Quantity | 2,000,000,000 |
Coil Size | Rolls of 100 |
Printer | Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd (APU) |
Press | Muller A76 |
Process | Offset |
Where Printed | Williamsville, NY |
Where Processed | Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd (APU) |
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 |
Die Cut Gauge | Serpentine die cut 9 1/2 vertically |
Colors | Black, PMS 2145 Blue, PMS 186 |
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 | |
Earliest Known Use | |
USPS Order Numbers | 749704 Coil of 100 |
Availability | |
Official Announcement | On February 9, 2018, in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue the U.S. Flag 2018 First-Class Mail® stamp (Forever® priced at 50 cents) in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) booklet of 20 stamps (Item 678200) produced by security printers Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd (APU) and Banknote Corporation of America (BCA), and a PSA Coil of 100 stamps (Item 749700) produced by security printers APU and BCA. The stamp will go on sale nationwide February 9, 2018. For more than half a century, U.S. stamps have depicted the American flag in vivid red, white, and blue. This eye-catching new stamp issue continues that tradition with a striking graphic design of a flag with two crisp folds. Ethel Kessler served as art director for this stamp, which features a digital illustration by Kit Hinrichs. |
Security | “USPS” microprint at left of Flag fold on fourth white stripe |
Note | Preferred collecting length = strips of 5 |
Note | Coil Line Catalog Corner – May 2018 |
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 usps.com/shop, or by phone at 800-782-6724. They must affix the stamps to envelopes of their choice, address the envelopes (to themselves or others), and place them in a larger envelope addressed to:
FDOI – U.S. Flag 2018 Stamp
USPS Stamp Fulfillment Services
8300 NE Underground Drive, Suite 300
Kansas City, MO 64144-9900
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 April 9, 2018.
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, online at usps.com/shop, or by phone at 800-782-6724. Customers may request a free issue of USA Philatelic at , by phone at 800-782-6724, or by writing to:
U.S. Postal Service
USA Philatelic Request
PO Box 219014
Kansas City, MO 64121-9014.
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Updated June 3rd, 2018