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| Scott # 3534 | No Plate Number - Regular pane with all 10 stamps die cut - 2 different die cut varieties |
| Scott # 3535 | No Plate Number - Special Die-cut pane of 10, one stamp without die cutting |
| Series | Looney Tunes |
| Format | 10 stamps - 9 on the left side, 3 x 3, one on the right |
| Issue Date & City | October 1, 2001, Beverly Hills, CA 90210 |
| Nationwide Sale | October 2, 2001 |
| Designer | Ed Wleczyk, Warner Bros., Los Angeles, CA |
| Art Director | Terry McCaffrey, USPS |
| Illustrator | Ed Wleczyk, Warner Bros., Los Angeles, CA |
| Character Art | Frank Espinosa, Warner Bros., Los Angeles, CA |
| Concept | Brenda Guttman, Warner Bros., Los Angeles, CA |
| Modeler | Avery Dennison, SPD |
| Process | Gravure |
| Printer | Avery Dennison (AVR) |
| Printed At | AVR, Clinton, SC 29325 |
| Press Type | Dia Nippon Kiko |
| To Press / Print Quantity | Summer, 2001 / 275 million stamps |
| Paper Type | Pre-phosphored Type II |
| Gum Type | Self-adhesive |
| Processed At | AVR, Clinton, SC 29325 |
| Die Cut Gauge | 11 x 11 |
| Colors | Yellow, Cyan, Magenta, Black |
| Image Area | 0.84 x 1.41 in./21.336 x 35.814 mm |
| Overall Size | 0.99 x 1.56 in./25.146 x 39.624 mm |
| Booklet Size | 5.125 x 6.83 in./130.175 x 173.48 mm |
| Plate Size | 120 Stamps per revolution |
| Liner Printing | N/A |
| USPS Catalog Item Numbers | 560240 Pane of 10 w/plate no. & Selvage - $3.40 560241 Souvenir Sheet (Die Cut) - $3.40 560284 Uncut Press Sheet (Top) - $20.40 560286 Uncut Press Sheet (Bottom) - $20.40 560261 First Day Cover - $0.55 560266 Stamped Card Set - $7.25 |
| Earliest Known Use | September 27, 2001 |
| Official Announcement | The Postal Service will issue a 34-cent "That's All Folks!" commemorative stamp (Item Number 560200) in Beverly Hills, California, on October 1, 2001. The stamp, designed and illustrated by Ed Wleczyk of Los Angeles, California, goes on sale nationwide October 2, 2001. The stamp will be produced in souvenir sheets of 10; the souvenir sheet may not be split and the stamps may not be sold individually. The first true star of the Looney Tunes case, Porky Pig is popular with audiences of all ages and has appeared in more than 160 cartoons. Porky Pig experienced several changes in his early years appearing as child, father, and young suitor in succeeding cartoons. Later, he became a more consistent personality with a gentle stammer, wide-eyed appearance, and boyish nature. Eventually, Porky Pig was redesigned as a more adult-looking character and cast as a wry foil for the silly Daffy Duck. Porky Pig, already a famous star, was guaranteed immortality when he was chosen to deliver his famous phrase "That's all Folks!" at the end of the LooneyTunes cartoons. Porky Pig completes the Postal Service's Looney Tunes series. |
| Varieties | Regular Sheet - 10th stamp in lower right hand corner is die cut. Die cutting on all 10 stamps does not go
through the liner paper. Die cuts are only placed around the stamps.
Horizontal die cuts are of the 'peak' variety. Vertical die cuts can be either 'peak' or
'valley'. There are no divots where the die cuts intersect. Special Die Cut Sheet - 10th stamp in lower right hand corner is not die cut. Die cutting on all 9 of the stamps on the left side goes all the way through the liner paper. Die cutting extends to the outer edges of the sheet. Die cuts are of the 'valley' variety. The intersection of vertical and horizontal die cuts have divots. Click here for a scan of the die cut difference on the regular sheets. Peak/Valley is on top, Peak/Peak is at the bottom. |
| Liner Printing | "That's All Folks" Type C Liner Printing |
| End Card | White card stock with Green Ink. Click here for photo. |
The Postal Service will issue the 34-cent "That's All Folks!" commemorative stamp in Beverly Hills, California, on October 1, 2001. In addition, uncut press sheets and stamped cards featuring "That's All Folks!" commemorative stamps will be available at Stamp Fulfillment Services and at Post Offices and postal retail stores nationwide on October 2, 2001.
Uncut Press sheet (Top): Item Number 560284, $20.40 (USA Philatelic catalog).
Uncut Press sheet (Bottom): Item Number 560286, $20.40 (USA Philatelic catalog).
Stamped Cards (Set of 10): Item Number 882900, $7.25 (Post Offices).
Stamped Cards (Set of 10): Item Number 882901, $7.25 (Postal retail stores).
Stamped Cards (Set of 10): Item Number 560266, $7.25 (USA Philatelic catalog).
The "That's All Folks!" uncut press sheets and stamped cards may also be ordered by telephone at 1 800 STAMP-24, by fax at 816-545-1212, and by mail from:
STAMP
FULFILLMENT SERVICES
US POSTAL SERVICE
PO BOX 7247
PHILADELPHIA PA 19101-9014
Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) will receive approximately two and one-half times their standard automatic distribution quantities for a PSA sheet stamp. Distributions are rounded up to the nearest master carton size of 2,000 panes (20,000 stamps).
SDOs will make a subsequent automatic distribution to Post Offices for their full standard automatic distribution quantities using PS Form 3309, Advice of Shipment/Stamp Invoice, and PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition. SDOs must not distribute stamps to Post Offices before September 24, 2001.
SDOs will not receive a separate quantity of this souvenir sheet for their authorized philatelic centers. Philatelic centers must be supplied their quantities from the initial automatic distribution made to SDOs.
Post Offices requiring additional stamps must requisition them from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs requiring additional stamps must order them from the appropriate accountable paper depository (APD) using PS Form 17.
For fulfilling supplemental orders from SDOs, San Francisco, Chicago, Memphis, Washington, and New York APDs will each receive 500,000 additional panes, and the Denver APD will receive 180,000 additional panes. The Kansas City Stamp Service Center (SSC) will receive 384,000 additional panes for fulfilling supplemental orders from the APDs
All Post Offices must acquire and maintain a supply of each new commemorative stamp as long as customer demand exists, until inventory is depleted, or until the stamp is officially withdrawn from sale. If supplies run low, Post Offices must reorder additional quantities using their normal ordering procedures.
Note: Sales of the $3.40 "That's All Folks!" souvenir sheet are to be recorded in AIC 097.
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