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| Scott # 4187 | Plate # S11111 |
| 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 | Donald Woo |
| To Press / Initial Quantity | Spring 2007 / 750 Million stamps (750,000 coils) |
| Coil Size | 100 |
| Printer | Sennett Security Products / Banknote Corporation of America, Inc. (SSP/BCA) |
| Press | Alprinta, 74 |
| Process | Offset with Micro-printing “USPS”. Micro-printing is at the top of the flag pole on the left. |
| Where Printed | Browns Summit, NC |
| Where Processed | Unique Binders, Fredericksburg, VA |
| Plate Size & Interval | 775 stamps per revolution / plate # every 31 stamps |
| Paper Type | Prephosphored, USPS Type II, Surface Coated |
| Adhesive Type | Pressure Sensitive |
| Tagging Type | Prephosphored, Surface Tagged with Smooth and Uneven appearance |
| Die Cut Gauge | Serpentine Die Cuts - 10.9 Vertically - Valley/Peak 10 x 10 |
| Colors | PMS 468 (Beige) (Shown as dropout white), Black, PMS 280 (Blue), PMS 193 (Red), PMS 542 (Light Blue) |
| Image Size (w x h) | 0.72 x 0.81 in./18.28 x 20.57 mm |
| Overall Size (w x h) | 0.87 x 0.96 in./22.10 x 24.38 mm |
| Back Numbers | None |
| Earliest Known Use | August 15, 2007 |
| USPS Order Numbers | 784842 Full Coil of 100 - $41.00 784861 First Day Cover - $0.79 |
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| 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:
The stamp, designed by Richard Sheaff of Scottsdale, Arizona, goes on sale nationwide August 15, 2007. |
| Variety | White seam line at 2 left. Click here for image. |
| Note | 2007 Black date at the base of the flagpole. |
| Note | Each roll is part of a stamp stick which is up to 10 rolls high. The stick is held together by bridges which are tiny pieces of uncut paper which holds a coil to the coil above or below it. |
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| How to Order First Day of Issue Postmark |
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| 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: |
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| AMERICAN FLAG 2007 STAMP POSTMASTER SPECIAL CANCELLATIONS PO BOX 92282 WASHINGTON DC 20090-9998 |
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| 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. |
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| How to Order First Day Covers |
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| 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: |
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| INFORMATION FULFILLMENT DEPT 6270 US POSTAL SERVICE PO BOX 219014 KANSAS CITY MO 64121-9014 |
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| Philatelic Products |
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| There are three philatelic products available for this stamp issue: |
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| Distribution: Item 784800, $41.00 American Flag, PSA Coil of 100 |
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| 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). |
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| Initial Supply for Post Offices |
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| 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. |
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| Additional Supply |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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