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Scott # 4391 | S111 |
Series | USPS - NA ~ PNC3 - Flag / Patriotic |
Issue Date & City | May 1, 2009, Washington, DC 20066 (No First Day of Issue Ceremony) |
Nationwide Sale | May 1, 2009 |
Designer | Terrence W. McCaffrey, USPS |
Art Director | Terrence W. McCaffrey, USPS |
Typographer | Terrence W. McCaffrey, USPS |
Existing Photo | Rick Barrentine, Duluth, GA |
Modeler | Donald Woo |
Engraver | N/A |
To Press / Initial Quantity | Spring 2009 / Coil of 3,000 - 200,001,000 stamps |
Coil Size | 3,000 |
Printer | Banknote Corporation of America Inc. / SSP |
Press | Alprinta 74 |
Process | Offset / Microprint “USPS” in the very top of the top red stripe |
Where Printed | Browns Summit, NC |
Where Processed | Unique Binders, Fredericksburg, VA |
Plate Size & Interval | Coil of 3,000 - 682 stamps per revolution / plate # every 31 stamps |
Paper Type | Prephosphored, type II, Surface Coated |
Adhesive Type | Water-Activated |
Tagging Type | Prephosphored, Smooth Tagging |
Perf Gauge | 9.9 Vertically |
Colors | Red, Blue, Black |
Image Size (w x h) | 0.72 x 0.81 in. / 18.29 x 20.57 mm |
Overall Size (w x h) | 0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.10 x 24.38 mm |
Back Numbers | Reported so far: 4 digit pink top and bottom back numbers every 10 stamps. |
Earliest Known Use | May 1, 2009 |
USPS Order Numbers | 787140 - Full Coil of 3,000 - $1320.00 787130 - Strip of 25 with plate # - $11.00 787120 - Str4ip of 5 - $2.20 787161 First Day Cover - $.82 |
Availability | Stamp Fulfillment Services, Kansas City / Providence / Tucso |
Official Announcement | On May 1, 2009, in Washington, DC, the Postal Service™ will issue a 44-cent, definitive U.S. Flag stamp in one design. This stamp will be available in the following formats:
The stamp, designed by Terrence W. McCaffrey, USPS, goes on sale nationwide May 1, 2009. This new stamp depicts a detail of an American flag from a photograph by Rick Barrentine of Duluth, Georgia. The detail, showing a softly folded flag, features most prominently the starry blue field, with red-and-white stripes occupying the remaining space. |
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How to Order the 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™, at The Postal Store® website 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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U. S. Flag Stamp Special Cancellations PO Box 92282 Washington, DC 20090-2282 |
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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 July 6, 2009. |
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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 U.S. Postal Service PO Box 219014 Kansas City, MO 64121-9014 |
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Philatelic Products |
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There are two philatelic products available for this stamp issue: |
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Items with an asterisk (*) will use the 128 barcode from Stamp Fulfillment Services. All other philatelic products will continue to use barcode series A, with the exception of the Yearbook and the Guide Book. |
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Distribution: Item 787100, $1,320.00 U.S. Flag, WAG Coil of 3,000 |
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All SDOs will receive an automatic distribution of the $1,320.00 U.S. 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 787100 to Post Offices. All Post Offices requiring stamps must order them from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs must not distribute coils to Post Offices before April 24, 2009. |
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Additional Supply |
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SDOs requiring additional coils must order them from the appropriate APD using PS Form 17. For fulfilling supplemental orders from SDOs, APDs will receive additional stamps. For fulfilling supplemental orders from APDs, the Kansas City SSC will also receive additional stamps. |
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