$7.40 Old Glory Prestige Booklet

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$7.40 Old Glory
Prestige Booklet
Scott # 3780a BK294	No Plate Number
*Series*	Prestige Booklet
*Format*	Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Booklet of 20 - Five designs which appear twice on 2 panes.
*Issue Date & City*	April 3, 2003, New York, NY 10199
*Nationwide Sale*	April 4, 2003
*Designer*	Richard Sheaff, Scottsdale, AZ
*Art Director*	Richard Sheaff, Scottsdale, AZ
*Typographer*	Richard Sheaff, Scottsdale, AZ
*Modeler*	Joseph Sheeran
*Process*	Offset
*Printer*	Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
*Printed At*	Williamsville, NY
*Press Type*	Stevens, Vari-size Security Press
*To Press / Initial Print Quantity*	Winter, 2003 / 60 million stamps, 3 million booklets
*Paper Type*	Prephosphored, type I
*Gum Type*	Pressure sensitive adhesive
*Processed At*	Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
*Perf Gauge*	10 x 10
*Colors*	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
*Image Area*	(w x h): 0.84 x 1.40 in./21.336 x 35.556 mm
*Overall Size*	(w x h): 0.99 x 1.56 in./25.171 x 39.624 mm
*Booklet Size*	(w x h): 6.375 x 3.75 in./161.925 x 95.25 mm
*Pane Size*	(w x h): 6.375 x 3.75 in./161.925 x 95.25 mm
*Plate Size*	90 Stamps per revolution
*Marginal Markings*	There are a total of 14 sheets, 28 pages in the booklet, two of which are stamps in panes of 10. Descriptive text and photos appear on each page of the booklet.
*USPS Catalog Item Numbers*	882000 Single Book - $7.40 882097 Panel - $8.75, 882066 Stamped Cards - $9.75
*Earliest Known Use*	March 28, 2003
*Official Announcement*	The Postal Service will issue five 37-cent Old Glory commemorative stamp designs in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) prestige booklet of 20 stamps (Item 882000) on April 3, 2003, at the Mega Stamp Show in New York, New York. The stamps, designed by Richard Sheaff, Scottsdale, Arizona, go on sale nationwide April 4, 2003. The prestige booklet features photographs of patriotic ephemera inspired by the colors and design of the U.S. flag entitled "Old Glory." These delightful examples of America's heritage include: • An example of 20th-century folk art featuring Uncle Sam riding a high-wheel bicycle. • An 1888 presidential campaign badge with a photograph of Benjamin Harrison. • The top portion of a silk bookmark that was woven at the Columbian Exposition in 1893. • A modern folding fan with a flag design. • A hand-painted carving of Lady Liberty from the 19th century. "Old Glory" will be the second prestige booklet issued by the Postal Service.
*Varieties*
*Note*	The Old Glory prestige booklet (Item 882000) will be distributed to and sold at only the first day of issue site in New York, New York; philatelic centers nationwide; and the "collectables section" of postal stores nationwide; and it will be distributed through Stamp Fulfillment Services (SFS) in Kansas City, Missouri. Distribution was more widespread than announced, but still on a limited basis.

Distribution: Item 882000, Old Glory Prestige Booklet

The Old Glory prestige booklet (Item 882000) will be distributed to and sold at only the first day of issue site in New York, New York; philatelic centers nationwide; and the "collectables section" of postal stores nationwide; and it will be distributed through SFS in Kansas City, Missouri. Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) will not receive a standard automatic distribution of the Old Glory prestige booklet for subsequent distribution to Post Offices; however, all SDOs will automatically receive a philatelic center distribution and a postal store distribution of this philatelic item.

Initial Supply to Post Offices

The Old Glory prestige booklet will not be distributed to or sold at all Post Offices. SDOs will make a subsequent automatic distribution to authorized philatelic centers and postal stores only, using PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return. SDOs must not distribute this prestige booklet to Post Offices before March 31, 2003.

Additional Supply

Authorized philatelic centers nationwide that require additional Old Glory prestige booklets must requisition them from their designated SDOs using PS Form 17. SDOs requiring additional prestige booklets to meet philatelic center demand must order them from the appropriate accountable paper depository (APD) using PS Form 17. For fulfilling supplemental orders from SDOs for additional philatelic center stock, the Chicago, San Francisco, Memphis, and New York APDs will each receive 54,000 additional prestige booklets, and the Denver APD will receive 27,000 additional prestige booklets.

Sales Policy

Authorized philatelic centers nationwide must acquire and maintain a supply of this philatelic item (882000) as long as customer demand exists, until inventory is depleted, or until the prestige booklet is officially withdrawn from sale. If supplies run low, philatelic centers must reorder additional quantities using their normal ordering procedures. Sales of Item 882000 must be tracked in AIC 092.

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