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Forever <55¢> Windblown Flag 2019
(Ashton Potter)
Self-Adhesive Coil of 100
Scott # 5342 Plate # P1111
PNC3 ID 2019-1
Series USPS – N/A / PNC3 –
Issue Date & City January 27, 2019, Kansas City MO 64108
Nationwide Sale January 27, 2019 Kansas City MO 64108
Designer Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA
Art Director Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA
Typographer Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria, VA
Existing Art  
Modeler Joseph Sheeran
To Press / Initial Quantity 1,900,000,000
Coil Size Rolls of 100
Printer Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
Press Muller A76
Process Offset litho, microprint
Where Printed  
Where Processed Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
Plate Size & Interval 744 stamps per revolution / Plate numbers every 31st stamp
Paper Type Nonphosphored Type III
Adhesive Type Self-Adhesive
Tagging Type Block Tag
Die Cut Gauge Serpentine die cut 9.5 horizontally
Colors Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Image Size (w x h) 0.84 x 0.73 in./21.336 x 18.542 mm
Overall Size (w x h) 0.96 x 0.871 in./24.384 x 22.123 mm
Back Numbers None
Earliest Known Use  
USPS Order Numbers 740100
Availability  
Official Announcement    USPS Announcement 19-06
   On January 27, 2019, in Kansas City, MO, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue the U.S. Flag 2019 stamp (Forever® priced at the First-Class Mail® rate) in one design. in the following formats:
   PSA coil of 100 stamps (Item 740100) produced by security printers APU and BCA.
   The stamps will go on sale nationwide January 27, 2019, and must not be sold or cancelled before the first-day-of-issue.
   With this new 2019 stamp, the Postal Service™ celebrates the American flag, the most recognizable symbol of our nation. The stamp features a U.S. flag, one of several on the flagpoles near the end of Chicago’s Navy Pier, waving in a May breeze. The photograph was taken by art director Antonio Alcalá.
Security “USPS” microprint to the bottom left of the flag near the pole.
Note Coil Line Catalog Corner – May 2019

Distribution: Item 740100, U.S. Flag 2019 PSA (Forever Priced at the First-Class Mail Rate) Coil of 100 Stamps

      Stamp Fulfillment Services will not make an automatic push distribution to Post Offices. Post Offices may begin ordering stamps before the first-day-of-issue through SFS Web at sfsweb.usps.gov.

How to Order the First-Day-of-Issue Postmark

      Customers have 120 days to obtain the first-day-of-issue postmark by mail. They may purchase new stamps at their local Post Office™ or at The Postal Store®website at usps.com/shop. 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 2019 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 May 27, 2019.

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 USA Philatelic publication and online at usps.com/shop. Customers may register to receive a free USA Philatelic publication online at usps.com/philatelic.

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Updated May 7, 2019