$9.80 Submarines Prestige Booklet

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$9.80 U. S. Navy Submarines
Prestige Booklet
Scott # 3377a BK279	No Plate Number
*Series*	N/A
*Format*	Water Activated Booklet of 10 - Five designs which appear on 2 panes with different selvage descriptions.
*Issue Date & City*	March 27, 2000, Groton, CT 06340
*Nationwide Sale*	March 28, 2000
*Designer*	Carl Herrman, Carlsbad, CA
*Art Director*	Carl Herrman, Carlsbad, CA
*Illustrator*	James Griffiths, Glenview, IL
*Typographer*	Carl Herrman, Carlsbad, CA
*Modeler*	Banknote Corporation of America, Inc. (BCA)
*Process*	Offset
*Printer*	Banknote Corporation of America, Inc. (BCA)
*Printed At*	BCA, Browns Summit, NC
*Press Type*	Goebel, 670
*To Press / Initial Print Quantity*	Spring, 2000 / 15 million stamps, 1.5 million booklets
*Paper Type*	Pages are Nonphosphored Type III / Stamps are Block Tagged
*Gum Type*	Water-activated
*Processed At*	BCA, Browns Summit, NC
*Perf Gauge*	11 x 11
*Colors*	Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Black, Gray
*Image Area*	1.41 x .84 in. / 35.81 x 21.34 mm 2.97 x .084 in. / 75.44 x 21.34 mm
*Overall Size*	1.56 x 0.99 / 39.62 x 25.15 mm 3.12 x 0.99 / 79.25 x 25.15 mm
*Booklet Size*	5.75 x 3.50 in. / 146.05 x 88.90 mm
*Pane Size*	5.50 x 3.50 in. / 139.70 x 88.90 mm
*Plate Size*	90 Stamps per revolution
*Marginal Markings*	Text
*USPS Catalog Item Numbers*	660200 - 16 page mini book - $9.80
*Earliest Known Use*
*Official Announcement*	The Postal Service will issue a $9.80 U.S. Navy Submarines prestige booklet of 10 commemorative stamps (Item Number 990200), in Groton, CT, on March 27, 2000. The stamp booklet, designed by Carl Herrman of Carlsbad, CA, and illustrated by James Griffiths of Glenview, IL, goes on sale nationwide March 28, 2000. These five stamp designs depict different periods in submarine technology. In 1900, with the purchase of USS Holland, the U.S. Navy acquired its first submarine. The S class submarine shows the change in technology and size that occurred after USS Holland. The Gato class submarine represents the contributions that submarines made to American naval superiority in the Pacific during World War II. The Ohio class submarine is 560 feet long with 24 Trident ballistic missiles and represents an ever-present deterrent to possible military aggression. Los Angeles class attack submarines are nuclear powered. The Los Angeles Class commemorative stamp depicted in this booklet can be purchased separately (Item Number 450100).
*Varieties*
*Note*	The Los Angeles Class sheet stamp has microprinted "USPS" at the base of the sail, whereas the booklet stamp does not.

Distribution

The U.S. Navy Submarines prestige booklet, item 990200, will be distributed and sold at the first day city of Groton, CT; at philatelic centers nationwide; at postal stores nationwide; and at Stamp Fulfillment Services (SFS) in Kansas City, MO. All SDOs with authorized philatelic centers will receive a double distribution of these commemorative books, rounded to the nearest master carton size (750 books). The New Haven stamp distribution office (SDO) will receive a quantity sufficient for servicing the Groton, CT, post office. There will be no standard automatic distribution to stamp distribution offices (SDOs), accountable paper depositories (APDs), or stamp distribution networks (SDNs).

Initial Supply

The Groton, CT, post office should immediately requisition prestige booklets from the New Haven SDO, using a separate PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition. SDOs must not distribute these booklets to post offices before March 20, 2000.

Additional Supply

Authorized philatelic centers requiring additional booklets must requisition them from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs requiring additional booklets must order them from the appropriate accountable paper depository (APD), using PS Form 17. All APDs except for the Denver, CO, and Memphis, TN, APDs will receive 41,250 additional booklets for filling supplemental orders. The Denver, CO, APD will receive 18,750 booklets and the Memphis, TN, APD will receive 38,250 booklets.

Philatelic Requirement

SDOs with authorized philatelic centers will receive double their standard quantities for a prestige booklet to provide subsequent automatic distribution to each philatelic center.

Sales Policy

All post offices with authorized philatelic centers must acquire and maintain a supply of U.S. Navy Submarines prestige booklets until they are officially withdrawn from sale. If supplies run low, offices must reorder additional quantities through their normal ordering procedures. Sales must be tracked in AIC 092.

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