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| Scott # 4302b | 4293 Kentucky flag (The plate number S111111111 is on this stamp) 4294 Louisiana flag 4295 Maine flag 4296 Maryland flag 4297 Massachusetts flag Strip of 5, #4297a 4298 Michigan flag 4299 Minnesota flag 4300 Mississippi flag 4301 Missouri flag 4302 American Flag with Amber Waves of Grain Strip of 5, #4302a Plate # strip of 10, #4297a + 4302a (may be collected as 1 strip of 10 or 2 separate strips of 5) There is also an unnumbered listing for a plate number strip of 11, with the plate number centered. |
| Series | USPS - NA ~ PNC3 - Flag / Patriotic |
| Issue Date & City | August 6, 2009, Pittsburgh, PA 15290 (APS StampShow) |
| Nationwide Sale | August 6, 2009 |
| Designer | Howard E. Paine, Delaplane, VA |
| Art Director | Howard E. Paine, Delaplane, VA |
| Typographer | Howard E. Paine, Delaplane, VA |
| Artist | Tom Engeman, Bethany Beach, DE |
| Modeler | Donald Woo |
| Engraver | Southern Graphics, Richmond, VA |
| To Press / Initial Quantity | Spring 2009 / 500 Million stamps |
| Coil Size | 50 |
| Printer | American Packaging Corporation / Sennett Security Products (SSP) |
| Press | Cerrutti, 950 |
| Process | Gravure |
| Where Printed | Columbus, WI |
| Where Processed | Unique Binders, Fredericksburg, VA |
| Plate Size & Interval | 760 stamps per revolution / plate # every 10 stamps |
| Paper Type | Prephosphored, USPS Type I |
| Adhesive Type | Pressure Sensitive |
| Tagging Type | Prephosphored - Surface Tagged. Smooth appearance |
| Die Cut Gauge | Serpentine Die Cuts - 11.1 Vertically - Peak/Valley |
| Colors | Magenta, Yellow, Cyan, Black, PMS 4625 (Brown), PMS 3425 (Green), PMS 187 (Red), Medium Blue, Dark Blue |
| Overall Size (w x h) | 1.74 x 0.96 in. / 44.20 x 24.38 mm |
| Image Size (w x h) | 1.59 x 0.81 in. / 40.41 x 20.57 mm |
| Back Numbers | None |
| Earliest Known Use | August 6 , 2009 |
| USPS Order Numbers | 787540 Full Coil of 50 - $22.00 787563 First Day Cover - Set of 10 - $8.20 |
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| Official Announcement | On August 6, 2009, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at the David Lawrence Convention Center during the American Philatelic Society Stamp Show, the Postal Service™ will issue the 44-cent definitive stamps Flags of Our Nation at noon, in ten designs, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) coil of 50 (Item 787500). The stamps, designed by Howard E. Paine of Delaplane, Virginia, go on sale nationwide August 6, 2009. The U.S. Postal Service® continues its Flags of Our Nation series with ten more stamp designs scheduled for issuance in August. These stamps will feature the states of Kentucky through Missouri plus one with the Stars and Stripes over the amber waves of grain. Artist Tom Engeman, Bethany Beach, Delaware, created the highly detailed flag portraits on the stamps, reproducing as accurately as possible such complex elements as intricate state seals and coats of arms. |
| Press Release | Click here to read the press release. |
| Note | Shipped to post offices in sticks of up to 10 coils. |
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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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| Flags of Our Nation Stamp Set 3 Grant Street Station 700 Grant Street Pittsburgh, PA 15219-1906 |
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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 7, 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 three philatelic products available for this stamp issue: |
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| Collect the entire series of the Flags of Our Nation stamps! Purchase our Collector’s Folio, Item No. 786575, $29.95, that contains the Series 1 coil with mounts and placeholders for all the Flags of Our Nation series stamps. |
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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 787500, 44-cent, Flags of Our Nation PSA Coil of 50 Stamps |
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| All stamp distribution offices (SDOs) will receive an automatic distribution of the $22.00 Flags of Our Nation PSA coil of 50. Distributions are rounded up to the nearest master carton size (800 coils). |
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| Initial Supply for Post Offices |
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| SDOs will make a subsequent automatic distribution of Item 787500 to Post Offices of approximately 5 percent of their standard automatic distribution quantity using PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return. SDOs must not distribute this commemorative coil to Post Offices before July 30, 2009. |
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| Additional Supply |
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| 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 accountable paper depository (APD) using PS Form 17. |
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| For fulfilling supplemental orders from SDOs, the Memphis, Chicago, New York, and San Francisco APDs will each receive additional coils. The Kansas City Stamp Services Center will receive additional coils for fulfilling supplemental orders from APDs. |
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