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Scott # O162 | Plate # S111 |
Series | USPS - NA ~ PNC3 - Official |
Issue Date & City | June 25, 2007, Kansas City, MO 64108 (No First Day of Issue Ceremony) |
Nationwide Sale | June 25, 2007 |
Designer | Bradbury Thompson |
Art Director | Joe Brockert, USPS, Washington, DC. |
Typographer | Bradbury Thompson |
Modeler | Donald H. Woo |
To Press / Initial Quantity | Spring 2007 / 5 Million stamps |
Coil Size | 100 |
Printer | Sennett Security Products / Banknote Corporation of America, Inc. (SSP/BCA) |
Press | Alprinta, 74 |
Process | Offset, “USPS” Microprinting in blue, located in the second full leaf from the bottom on the left side of the stem. |
Where Printed | Browns Summit, NC |
Where Processed | Unique Binders, Fredericksburg, VA |
Plate Size & Interval | 682 stamps per revolution / plate # every 31 stamps |
Paper Type | Prephosphored, Type II, Surface Coated |
Adhesive Type | Water Activated |
Tagging Type | Prephosphored, Smooth Tagging |
Perforation Gauge | 9.8 Vertically |
Colors | PMS 286 (Blue), PMS 186 (Red), Black |
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 | None |
Earliest Known Use | June 25, 2007 |
USPS Order Numbers | 785400 Individual Stamps - $.41 785430 Strip of 25 - $10.25 785440 Coil of 100 - $41.00 785461 First Day Cover - $0.79 |
Availability | Stamp Fulfillment Services in Kansas City, MO. |
Official Announcement | The Postal Service™ will issue a 41-cent Official Mail definitive stamp in a water-activated gum (WAG) coil of 100 stamps (Item 785400), on June 25, 2007, in Kansas City, Missouri. The stamp, designed by the late Bradbury Thompson, goes on sale nationwide June 25, 2007. |
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Variety |
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 only by mail order from the USA Philatelic catalog or by telephone at 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: |
official mail stamp DEPT 6270 US POSTAL SERVICE PO BOX 219014 KANSAS CITY MO 64121-9014 |
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 August 24, 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 at 800-STAMP-24 or writing to: |
INFORMATION FULFILLMENT DEPT 6270 US POSTAL SERVICE PO BOX 219014 KANSAS CITY MO 64121-9014 |
Philatelic Products |
There is one philatelic product available for this stamp issue: Item 785461, First Day Cover, $0.79. |
Distribution: Item 785400, $41.00 Official (Penalty) Mail WAG Coil of 100 |
Only the Chicago, IL, accountable paper depository (APD), which is the sole distribution unit designated to accept penalty mail requisitions from authorized government agencies, will receive an automatic distribution of Item 785400. Only the Chicago APD may distribute the new official mail envelope to authorized government agencies that submit PS Form 17-G, Penalty Mail Stamp Requisition. The coils must not be distributed to government agencies before June 20, 2007. |
Initial Supply to Post Offices |
This official mail coil will not be made available at regular retail windows for customer sale. Authorized government agencies must submit PS Form 17-G to the Chicago APD for Penalty Mail envelope fulfillment. |
Philatelic Requirement |
This official mail coil will not be made available to philatelic centers for customer sale. Only Stamp Fulfillment Services will offer this stamp for sale to collectors via mail order from the USA Philatelic catalog or by telephone at 800-STAMP-24. |