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.| Scott# 4125c | Plate V11111 | ||
| Series | USPS - N/A ~ PNC3 - Forever | ||
| Issue Date & City | August 22, 2008, Falls Church, VA 22046 (Americover Stamp Show) | ||
| Nationwide Sale | August 22, 2008 | ||
| Designer | Carl Herrman, Carlsbad, CA | ||
| Art Director | Carl Herrman, Carlsbad, CA | ||
| Typographer | Carl Herrman, Carlsbad, CA | ||
| Artist | Tom Engeman, Brunswick, MD | ||
| Modeler | Joseph Sheeran | ||
| Engraver | WRE/Color Tech | ||
| To Press / Initial Impressions | Spring, 2008 / 750 Million stamps | ||
| Process | Gravure | ||
| Printer | Avery Dennison (AVR) | ||
| Printed At | AVR, Clinton, SC | ||
| Press | Dia Nippon Kiko (DNK) | ||
| Processed At | AVR, Clinton, SC | ||
| Plate Size | 800 stamps per revolution | ||
| Paper & Tagging | Prephosphored USPS Type I - Surface Phosphor, smooth appearance | ||
| Adhesive | Pressure Sensitive | ||
| Die Cut Gauge | 11.3 x 10.9 on 2 or 3 sides. | ||
| Colors | Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Black, (PMS 876) Copper | ||
| Image Area | (w x h): 0.730 x 0.840 in. / 18.541 x 21.336 mm | ||
| Overall Size | (w x h): 0.870 x 0.980 in. / 22.098 x 24.892 mm | ||
| Full Booklet Size | (w x h): 1.74 x 6.167 in. / 44.196 x 155.6642 mm | ||
| Markings | Stamp
side: © 2007 USPS •
Plate
numbers Cover side: Barcode 677700 • Stamp Image • "FOREVER" • "Twenty First-Class Stamps" |
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| Earliest Known Use | August 22, 2008 | ||
| USPS Order Numbers | 677741 Convertible Booklet of 20 - $8.40 | ||
| 677769
First Day Cover - $0.80 |
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| Availability |
Stamp Fulfillment Services, Kansas City and most post offices. |
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| Official Announcement |
On August 22, 2008, in Falls Church, Virginia, the Postal Service™ will re-issue the nondenominated First-Class Mail® definitive, Forever Stamp™ (Liberty Bell) in one design in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) double–sided booklet of 20 stamps (Item 677700). The stamp, designed by Carl T. Herrman, Carlsbad, California, goes on sale nationwide August 22, 2008. The first 2008 doubled-sided convertible booklet of 20 was issued May 12, 2008. | ||
| Press Release | C | ||
| End Card |
Black on
cream card. Not yet available| Note |
Large size FOREVER micro-printing with colored background, 16mm Bell
Click here to see a side-by-side
comparison. |
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Customers have 60 days to obtain the first day of issue postmark by mail. They may purchase new stamps at their local Post Office™, by telephone at 800-STAMP-24, or at The Postal Store® Web site at www.usps.com/shop. They should affix the stamps to envelopes of their choice, address the envelopes (to themselves or others), and place them in a larger envelope addressed to:
Forever Stamp (liberty Bell)
POSTMASTER
301 W. Broad St.
Falls Church, VA 22046-9998
After applying the first day of issue postmark, the Postal Service will return the envelopes through the mail. There is no charge for the postmark. All orders must be postmarked by October 23, 2008.
Stamp Fulfillment Services also offers first day covers for new stamp issues and Postal Service stationery items postmarked with the official first day of issue cancellation. Each item has an individual catalog number and is offered in the quarterly USA Philatelic catalog. Customers may request a free catalog by calling 800-STAMP-24 or writing to:
INFORMATION FULFILLMENT
DEPT 6270
US POSTAL SERVICE
PO BOX 219014
KANSAS CITY MO 64121-9014
There is one philatelic product available for this stamp issue:
Items with an asterisk (*) will use the 128 barcode from Stamp Fulfillment Services. All other philatelic products will continue to use barcode series A, with the exception of the Yearbook and the Guide Book.
Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) will receive automatic distribution quantities of these non-denominated Forever Stamp booklet varieties, printed by Ashton Potter and Avery Dennison.
Initial distributions will be in two waves. Ashton Potter’s shipments, which began July 1, 2008, will be complete by July 31, 2008. Avery Dennison’s shipments, which begin July 22, 2008, will be complete by August 12, 2008. Distributions are rounded up to nearest master carton size (4,000 booklets).
SDOs will not make a subsequent automatic distribution to Post Offices. Post Offices requiring quantities of the Forever Stamp booklet of 20 should continue to order Item 676600 from their designated SDO using PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return. SDOs will continue to ship Item 676600 in place of Item 677700 until existing supplies of Item 676600 are depleted. SDOs must not distribute these booklet varieties to Post Offices before August 15, 2008.
Post Offices requiring quantities the Forever Stamp booklet of 20 should continue to order Item 676600 from their designated SDO using a separate PS Form 17. SDOs will continue to ship Item 676600 in place of Item 677700 until existing supplies of Item 676600 are depleted.
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