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(33¢) Nondenominated "H" Rate
Pressure Sensitive Adhesive
Flat ATM Booklet of 18
Scott # 3269a Plate V1111
Series ATM
Format Self-adhesive sheetlet of 18  (1 design)
Issue Date & City November 9, 1998,  Troy, NY
Nationwide Sale November 9, 1998
Designer Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA
Art Director Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA
Typographer John Boyd, Anagraphics Inc., New York, NY
Modeler Avery Dennison Manufacturing
Engraver North American Roto Engravers, Inc.
Illustrator Tom Engeman, Washington, DC
Process Gravure
Printer Avery Dennison (AVR)
Printed At AVR, Clinton, SC
Press Type Dia Nippon Kiko
To Press / Initial Print Quantity May 1997 / 75.6 million stamps
Booklet Size Pane of 18, arranged vertically, 3 across by 6 down
Paper Type Self Adhesive supplied by Avery Dennison Fasson Division
Tagging Phosphor added to lacquer coating applied to front of pane
Gum Type Self-adhesive
Processed At AVR, Clinton, SC
Die Cut Gauge 8.0 x 8.0  
Colors PMS 186C (Red), PMS 293C (Blue), PMS 443C (Gray), Process Black
Image Area 0.720 x 0.818 in. / 18.288 x 20.772 mm
Overall Size 0.870 x 0.982 in. / 22.098 x 24.9428 mm
Booklet Size 2.610 x 6.125 in. / 66.294 x 155.575 mm
Plate Size 540 Stamps per revolution
Marginal Markings Plate Numbers • "Peel here to fold" • "Self-adhesive stamps" • "DO NOT WET" • Color registration dots
USPS Catalog Item Numbers 554040 ATM Sheetlet of 18 - $5.94
554061 First Day Cover - $0.54
Earliest Known Use  
Official Announcement The Postal Service will issue a 33-cent “H” stamp (Uncle Sam’s Hat) Item Nos. 1086, 5540, 6606, 6607, 6608, 7987, 7988, 7989, and 7990, and a 1-cent make-up rate (Weather-vane Rooster) Item No. 1087, on November 9, 1998, in Washington, DC.

These stamps support the new postage rate, effective January 10, 1999. No official ceremony will be planned. The “H” stamp was designed by Phil Jordan of Falls Church, VA, and illustrated by Tom Engemen of Washington, DC.

The 1-cent make-up rate stamp was designed and illustrated by Phil Jordan. Both stamps go on sale nationwide November 9, 1998.

Note Many financial institutions charge a service fee in addition to the face amount of $5.94 when these are purchased through an ATM machine.

Distribution

Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) will receive an automatic distribution of Item Number 553900, in three waves: February 22–March 8, April 26–May 11, and July 6–20. ATM sheetlets will be distributed only to those SDOs that have authorized philatelic centers or are currently participating in the ATM program. Quantities of ATM sheetlets distributed are based on information provided for the stamp survey effective July 1, 1998.

Initial Supply For Post Offices

Stamp sheetlets are packaged in master cartons of 12,000 (24 subcartons of 500 sheetlets.) Sales are restricted to post offices that service ATMs and that have authorized philatelic centers. Customers who want to buy the ATM stamp sheetlets should be referred to Stamp Fulfillment Services at 1-800-STAMP-24.

Additional Supply

Philatelic centers requiring additional sheetlets must requisition them from their designated SDO or SDN using a PS Form 17 . Those SDOs that participate in the ATM program and need additional stamp sheetlets must order them from their designated accountable paper depository (APD) using PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition.

The New York, NY; Washington, DC; Chicago, IL; and San Francisco, CA, APDs will receive 360,000 additional ATM sheetlets for filling supplemental orders. The Denver, CO, and Memphis, TN, APDs will receive 120,000 sheetlets. The Dulles, VA, SDN will receive 540,000 sheetlets; the Kansas City, MO, SDN will receive 4,992,000 ATM sheetlets.

Philatelic Requirement

SDOs with authorized philatelic centers will receive automatic distributions to provide 500 sheetlets to each center:

Sales Policy

Post offices that service ATMs and which have authorized philatelic centers must acquire and maintain a supply of the ATM stamp until it is officially withdrawn from sale. If supplies run low, post offices must reorder additional quantities using their normal ordering procedures.

 

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