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41¢ American Flag
(Ashton Potter)
Self Adhesive Coil of 100
Scott # 4186 Plate # P11111
Series USPS - NA ~ PNC3 - Flag / Patriotic
Issue Date & City August 15, 2007, Washington, DC 20066 (No First Day of Issue Ceremony)
Nationwide Sale August 15, 2007
Designer Richard Sheaff, Scottsdale, AZ
Art Director Richard Sheaff, Scottsdale, AZ
Typographer Richard Sheaff, Scottsdale, AZ
Modeler Joe Sheera
To Press / Initial Quantity Spring 2007 / 1 Billion stamps (10 million coils)
Coil Size 100
Printer Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
Press Muller Martini A76, 27"
Process Offset with Micro-printing “USPS”, Micro-printing is at the top right of the flag pole. Click here to see a close up.
Where Printed Williamsville, NY
Where Processed Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
Plate Size & Interval 744 stamps per revolution / plate # every 31 stamps.
Paper Type Prephosphored, USPS Type II, Surface Coated
Adhesive Type Pressure Sensitive
Tagging Type Prephosphored, Tagging appears smooth
Die Cut Gauge Serpentine Die Cuts - 9.5 Vertically (10 x 10 V/P). Corners are square.
Colors Black, PMS 468 (Beige), PMS 280 (Blue), PMS 193 (Red), PMS 542 (Blue)
Image Size (w x h) 0.73 x 0.84 in. / 18.542 x 21.336 mm
Overall Size (w x h) 0.8709 x 0.980 in. / 22.1223 x 24.892 mm
Back Numbers None
Earliest Known Use August 15, 2007
USPS Order Numbers 784840 Full Coil of 100 - $41.00
784861 First Day Cover - $0.79
Availability  
Official Announcement On August 15, 2007, in Washington, DC, the Postal Service™ will issue a 41-cent, definitive stamp, American Flag (2007).The stamp will be available in the following formats:
  • Pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) double sided booklet of 20 (Item 677500).
  • PSA booklet of 10 (Item 677000).
  • PSA coil of 100 (Item 784800).
  • PSA coil of 3,000 (Item 84900).
  • PSA coil of 10,000 (Item 785800).

The stamp, designed by Richard Sheaff of Scottsdale, Arizona, goes on sale nationwide August 15, 2007.
Variety Brown seam line at 1 left.  Click here for image.
Note 2007 Black date at the base of the flagpole.
How to Order 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™, or at The Postal Store®Web site 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:
AMERICAN FLAG 2007 STAMP
POSTMASTER
SPECIAL CANCELLATIONS
PO BOX 92282
WASHINGTON DC 20090-9998
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. All orders must be postmarked by October 14, 2007.
How to Order First Day Covers
Stamp Fulfillment Services 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. Customers may request a free catalog by calling 800-STAMP-24 or writing to:
INFORMATION FULFILLMENT
DEPT 6270
US POSTAL SERVICE
PO BOX 219014
KANSAS CITY MO 64121-9014
Philatelic Products
There are three philatelic products available for this stamp issue:
  • Item 677061, First Day Cover, $0.79.
  • Item 784861, First Day Cover, $0.79.
  • Item 784961, First Day Cover, $0.79.
Distribution: Item 784800, $41.00 American Flag, PSA Coil of 100
All SDOs will receive an automatic distribution of the American Flag, PSA coil of 100. Initial shipments, which begin July 30, 2007, will be completed by September 19, 2007. Distributions are rounded up to nearest master carton size (800 coils).
Initial Supply for Post Offices
SDOs will not make a subsequent automatic distribution of Item 784800 to Post Offices. All Post Offices requiring quantities of Item 784800 must order them from their designated SDO using a separate PS Form 17. SDOs must not distribute coils to Post Offices before August 9, 2007.
Additional Supply
Post Offices requiring additional coils must requisition Item 784800 from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs requiring additional coils must order them from the appropriate APD using PS Form 17.
Following the automatic distribution to SDOs, the New York and Chicago APDs will each receive 192,000 addi­tional coils; the Memphis APD will receive 172,800 additional coils; the San Francisco APD will receive 153,600 additional coils; and the Denver APD will receive 76,800 additional coils for fulfilling supplemental orders from the SDOs.
Additional quantities of this definitive stamp coil will also be made available to SDOs via future automatic distributions, shipped directly from the supplier to the SDOs.