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Data is still tentative.
| Scott # 4131 | Plate # S1111 |
| Series | USPS - NA ~ PNC3 - Flag / Patriotic / Rate Change |
| Issue Date & City | April 12, 2007, Washington, DC 20066 (No First Day of Issue Ceremony) |
| Nationwide Sale | April 12, 2007 |
| Designer | Richard Sheaff, Scottsdale, AZ |
| Art Director | Richard Sheaff, Scottsdale, AZ |
| Typographer | Richard Sheaff, Scottsdale, AZ |
| Modeler | Donald Woo |
| To Press / Initial Quantity | Winter 2006 / (100) 15 Million stamps, (3000) 300 Million stamps, (10,000) 50 Million stamps |
| Coil Size | 100, 3,000, 10,000 |
| Printer | Banknote Corporation of America, Inc./SSP |
| 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 |
| Adhesive Type | Water Activated |
| Tagging Type | Prephosphored |
| Perforation Gauge | 9.8 Vertically |
| Colors | Black, PMS 468 (Beige), PMS 280 (Blue), PMS 193 (Red) |
| 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./22.09 x 24.38 mm |
| Back Numbers | (100) Probably no numbers. (3,000) 4 digit pink, top or bottom, every 10 stamps (10,000) 5 digit pink, top, middle or bottom every 10 stamps. |
| Earliest Known Use | April 12, 2007 |
| USPS Order Numbers | 784440 Full Coil of 100 - $41.00 784540 Full Coil of 3000 - $1230.00 / 784530 Strip of 25 with plate number - $10.25 785340 Full Coil of 10,000 - $4100.00 / 785330 Strip of 25 with plate number - $10.25 784461 First Day Cover - $0.79 |
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| Official Announcement | The Postal Service™ will issue a nondenominated definitive, American Flag (2007) stamp on April 12, 2007, in Washington, DC. The stamp, designed by Richard Sheaff of Scottsdale, Arizona, also goes on sale nationwide on April 12, 2007. The American flag regularly appears on definitive stamps intended for mail use. The stamp depicts an American flag waving on a flagpole against a tan background. The design of the flag was adapted from an undated postcard in the ephemera collection of art director and designer Richard Sheaff of Scottsdale, Arizona. The stamp will be issued in the following nondenominated formats:
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| Note | 2007 Black date at the base of the flagpole. |
| Coil Label | Click here for a scan of the 10k coil label, which was glued to the back of the 10k Silver Coffeepot label. |
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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™, by telephone at 800-STAMP-24, or at The Postal Store® Web site at www.usps.com/shop. 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 June 13, 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 five philatelic products available for this stamp issue: |
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| Item 784500 Non-Denominated ($1,230.00 Value) American Flag, WAG Coil of 3,000 |
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| All SDOs will receive an automatic distribution of the nondenominated ($1,230.00 value) American Flag, WAG coil of 3,000. Distributions are rounded up to nearest master carton size (64 coils). |
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| Initial Supply to Post Offices |
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| SDOs will not make a subsequent automatic distribution of Item 784500 to Post Offices. All Post Offices requiring quantities of Item 784500 must order them from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs must not distribute coils to Post Offices before April 6, 2007. |
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| Additional Supply |
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| Post Offices requiring additional quantities of Item 784500 must requisition them from their designated SDO using a PS Form 17. SDOs requiring additional coils must order them from the appropriate APD using PS Form 17. |
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| For fulfilling supplemental orders from SDOs, APDs will receive additional quantities of Item 784500. |
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