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| Scott# 3975a | Plate V1111 |
| Series | USPS - N/A ~ PNC3 - Rate Change |
| Issue Date & City | December 8, 2005, Washington, DC 20066 (No First Day of Issue Ceremony) |
| Nationwide Sale | December 8, 2005 |
| Designer | Terrence W. McCaffrey, USPS, Washington, DC |
| Art Director | Terrence W. McCaffrey, USPS, Washington, DC |
| Typographer | Terrence W. McCaffrey, USPS, Washington, DC |
| Engraver | WRE/Color Tech |
| Modeler | Avery Dennison, SPD |
| Photograph | Carl and Ann Purcell, Alexandria, VA |
| To Press / Initial Impressions | Fall, 2005 / 720 Million |
| Process | Gravure |
| Printer | Avery Dennison, (AVR) |
| Printed At | Avery Dennison, Clinton, SC |
| Press | Dia Nippon Kiko (DNK) |
| Processed At | Avery Dennison, Clinton, SC |
| Plate Size | 5 books across x 6 books around (30 per press sheet} |
| Paper & Tagging | Prephosphored USPS Type II, Solid Tagging |
| Adhesive | Pressure Sensitive |
| Die Cut Gauge | 7.9 x 7.9 on 2, 3 or 4 sides |
| Colors | Magenta, Yellow, Cyan, Black |
| Image Area | (w x h): 0.740 x 0.830 in. / 18.796 x 21.082 mm |
| Overall Size | (w x h): 0.870 x 0.982 in. / 20.098 x 24.942 mm |
| Full Booklet Size | (w x h): 2.61 x 6.125 in. / 66.29 x 155.58 mm |
| Markings | Stamps
side: Plate numbers • "Peel here to fold" • © 2005 USPS
Cover side: Promotional Text • Barcode 567600 • USPS Logo • Stamp Image • "Lady Liberty and U.S. Flag" • "Eighteen First-Class Self-adhesive Stamps" |
| Earliest Known Use | December 8, 2005 |
| USPS Order Numbers | ATM Booklet of 18 - $7.02 - 567640 |
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First Day Cover -
$0.77 |
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| Availability |
Stamp Fulfillment Services, Kansas City and most Philatelic Centers |
| Official Announcement | The Postal Service ™ will issue a nondenominated First-Class Mail® definitive stamp Lady Liberty and U.S. Flag on December 8, 2005, in Washington, DC.The stamp designed by Terrence W. McCaffrey of the U.S. Postal Service®, Washington, DC, also goes on sale nationwide December 8, 2005. The stamp features two of the most recognized symbols of the United States: the Statue of Liberty and the American flag. Carl and Ann Purcell of Alexandria, Virginia, took separate photographs of the Statue of Liberty and the American flag and combined them to create the montage used in the stamp art. The stamp will be issued in the following nondenominated formats: • Water-activated gum (WAG) pane of 100 (Item 108500). • Pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) ATM sheetlet of 18 (Item 567600). • PSA pane of 20 (Item 567700). • PSA vending booklet of 20 (Item 674300). • PSA double-sided booklet of 20 (Item 674400). • PSA coil of 100 (Item 783000). • WAG coil of 3,000 (Item 783400). |
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| End Card | Black ink on cream card. Click here for a scan. |
Distribution: Item 567600 Nondenominated ($7.02 Value) Lady Liberty and U.S. Flag, PSA ATM Sheetlet of 18
All SDOs will receive automatic distributions of the Lady Liberty and U.S. Flag, ATM sheetlets of 18. Distributions are rounded up to the nearest master carton size (12,000 sheetlets).
SDOs will not make a subsequent automatic distribution to Post Offices. Only Post Offices equipped with Automated Postal Centers® (APCs®) and authorized automatic teller machine (ATM) customers may order Item 567600 from their designated SDO using a separate PS Form 17. SDOs should not have distributed sheetlets to Post Offices before November 30, 2005.
SDOs will not receive a separate quantity Item 567600 for their authorized philatelic centers. Philatelic centers must be supplied their quantities from the initial automatic distribution made to SDOs.
Authorized Post Offices, requiring additional sheetlets for restocking of APCs and for resupply of authorized ATM customers must requisition them from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs requiring additional sheetlets must order them from the appropriate APD using PS Form 17.
For fulfilling supplemental orders from SDOs, APDs will receive additional quantities of Item 567600. For fulfilling supplemental orders from APDs, the Kansas City Stamp Service Center (SSC) will also receive additional quantities of Item 567600.
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