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39¢ Lady Liberty and U. S. Flag
(Avery Dennison)
Self Adhesive Coil of 3,000 and 10,000
Scott # 3980 Plate # V1111
Series USPS - NA ~ PNC3 - Flag / Patriotic / Rate Change
Issue Date & City Coil of 10,000 - January 9, 2006, Washington, DC 20066 (No First Day of Issue Ceremony)
Coil of 3,000 - February 8, 2006, Washington, DC 20066 (No First Day of Issue Ceremony)
Nationwide Sale January 9, 2006 and February 8, 2006
Designer Terrence W. McCaffrey, USPS, Washington, DC
Art Director Terrence W. McCaffrey, USPS, Washington, DC
Typographer Terrence W. McCaffrey, USPS, Washington, DC
Photograph Carl and Ann Purcell, Alexandria, VA
Engraver WRE / ColorTech
Modeler Avery Dennison, SPD
To Press / Initial Quantity Winter 2005 / 200 Million stamps (10k Coil), 105 Million (3k Coil)
Coil Size 3,000 and 10,000
Printer Avery Dennison, (AVR)
Press Dia Nippon Kiko (DNK)
Process Gravure
Where Printed AVR, Clinton, S.C.
Where Processed AVR, Clinton, S.C.
Plate Size & Interval Coils of 10, 000 - 300 stamps per revolution / plate # every 10 stamps
Paper Type USPS Type III (Untagged)
Adhesive Type Pressure Sensitive
Tagging Type Overprinted with a Bluish-White Smooth Tagging
Die Cut Gauge Serpentine Die Cuts - 10.9 Vertically, Valley/Peak 12 x 12 with rounded corners
Colors Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Black
Image Size (w x h) 0.730 x 0.840 in. / 18.54 x 21.336 mm
Overall Size (w x h) 0.870 x 0.980 in. / 22.098 x 24.892 mm
Back Numbers Aqua 5 digit back numbers every 10 stamps.  Middle position reported so far
Earliest Known Use January 6, 2006
USPS Order Numbers 783740 Full Coil of 3,000 - $1170.00
783840 Full Coil of 10,000 - $3900.00
783730 Strip of 25 (from 3k) - $9.75
783830 Strip of 25 (from 10k) - $9.75
783761 First Day Cover - (from 3k) $0.77
783861 First Day Cover - (from 10k) $0.77
Availability  
Official Announcement The Postal ServiceTM will issue a 39-cent definitive stamp, Lady Liberty and U.S. Flag, in Washington, DC. The stamp will be available in two initial formats:

• Pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) coil of 10,000 (Item 783800), on January 9, 2006, nationwide.

• PSA coil of 3,000 (Item 783700), on February 8, 2006, nationwide.

The stamp, designed by Terrence W. McCaffrey of the U.S. Postal Service®, Washington, DC, features two of the most recognized symbols of the United States: the Statue of Liberty and the American flag. Carl and Ann Purcell of Alexandria, Virginia, took separate photographs of the Statue of Liberty and the American flag and combined them to create the montage used in the stamp art.

Philatelic Products
There are no philatelic products available for this stamp issue.
Distribution: Item 783800 PSA Coil of 10,000
Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) will not receive an automatic distribution of Item 783800. Two waves of automatic distributions will be provided to accountable paper depositories (APDs) and Stamp Service Centers (SSCs) only.
The first distribution of 10,000 coils will be completed on December 23, 2005. The second distribution of 10,000 coils will be completed on January 31, 2006.
SDOs requiring quantities of Item 783800 must order them from the appropriate APD using a separate PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return. For fulfilling orders from SDOs, the San Francisco, Chicago, Memphis, and New York APDs will each receive 2,500 coils; the Denver APD will receive 900 coils. For fulfilling supplemental orders from APDs, the Kansas City SSC will receive 6,000 additional coils.
Initial Supply to Post Offices
Post Offices requiring quantities of Item 783800 must order them from their designated SDO using a separate PS Form 17. SDOs must not distribute these coils to Post Offices before January 4, 2006.
Additional Supply
Post Offices requiring additional coils 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.
Distribution: Item 783700 PSA Coil of 3,000
SDOs will not receive an automatic distribution of Item 783700. An automatic distribution will be provided to accountable paper depositories (APDs) and Stamp Service Centers (SSCs) only. The initial distribution of 35,000 coils will be completed on February 15, 2006.
SDOs requiring quantities of Item 783700 must order them from the appropriate APD using a separate PS Form 17. For fulfilling orders from SDOs, the San Francisco, Chicago, Memphis, and New York APDs will each receive 4,200 coils; the Denver APD will receive 1,200 coils. For fulfilling supplemental orders from APDs, the Kansas City SSC will receive 12,000 additional coils.
Initial Supply to Post Offices
Post Offices requiring quantities of Item 783700 must order them from their designated SDO using a separate PS Form 17. SDOs must not distribute these coils to Post Offices before February 3, 2006.
Additional Supply
Post Offices requiring additional coils must requisition them from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs requiring additional coils must order them from the appropriate APD using PS Form 17.