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34¢ Flag - Farm
Pressure Sensitive Adhesive
ATM Booklet of 18
Scott # 3495a Plate V1111
Series ATM
Format Self-adhesive sheetlet of 18  (1 design)
Issue Date & City December 17, 2001,  Washington, DC 20066
Nationwide Sale December 18, 2001
Designer Richard Sheaff, Scottsdale, AZ
Art Director Richard Sheaff, Scottsdale, AZ
Typographer Richard Sheaff, Scottsdale, AZ
Modeler Avery Dennison
Engraver Southern Graphics System
Illustrator Hiro Kimura, Brooklyn, NY
Process Gravure
Printer Avery Dennison (AVR)
Printed At AVR, Clinton, SC
Press Type DNK Nippon Kiko
To Press / Initial Print Quantity Fall 2001 / 300,024,000 stamps
Booklet Size Pane of 18, arranged vertically, 3 across by 6 down
Paper Type Nonphosphored Type III
Gum Type Self-adhesive
Processed At AVR, Clinton, SC
Die Cut Gauge 7.9 x 7.9
Colors Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Black
Image Area 0.720 x 0.818 in./16.16 x 20.815 mm
Overall Size 0.870 x 0.982 in./20.098 x 24.942 mm
Booklet Size 2.61 x 6.125 in./66.294 x 155.1 mm
Plate Size 540 Stamps per revolution
Marginal Markings "© USPS 2000" • Plate Numbers • "Peel here to fold" • "Self-adhesive stamps" • "DO NOT WET" • Color registration dots
USPS Catalog Item Numbers 560940 ATM Sheetlet of 18 - $6.12
560961 First Day Cancellation - $0.55
Earliest Known Use  
Official Announcement The Postal Service will issue a 34-cent Farm Flag (Item Number 560900) definitive Automated Teller Machine (ATM) stamp in Washington, DC, on December 17, 2001.

The stamp, designed by Richard Sheaff of Scottsdale, Arizona, and illustrated by Hiro Kimura of Brooklyn, New York, goes on sale nationwide December 18, 2001. The stamp will be issued in a self-adhesive sheetlet of 18. No official ceremony is planned.

The stamp art depicts a classic American farm. Barns, silos, and other outbuildings are clustered on the horizon behind a neatly furrowed field. The stars and stripes appear in the foreground.
Note Many financial institutions charge a service fee in addition to the face amount of $6.12 when these are purchased through an ATM machine.
Varieties None

Philatelic Products

There are no philatelic products for this stamp issue.

Distribution: Item 560900, $6.12, Farm Flag, ATM PSA Sheetlet of 18

Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) will not receive a standard automatic distribution quantity of the Farm Flag ATM sheetlet. SDOs will receive an automatic distribution of "philatelic stock" only, for subsequent distribution to their authorized philatelic centers (see Philatelic Requirement below). Additional distributions will be provided to accountable paper depositories (APDs) and stamp service centers (SSCs).

Initial Supply to Post Offices

Post Offices requiring quantities of Item 560900 to meet the needs of authorized ATM customers must order them from their designated SDO using a separate PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition. SDOs must not distribute stamps to Post Offices before December 12, 2001.

Philatelic Requirement

SDOs with authorized philatelic centers will receive an automatic distribution of 200 ATM sheetlets per each philatelic window.

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