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| Scott # 3763 | Plate # S1111 |
| Series | USPS - N/A / PNC#3 - American Design |
| Issue Date & City | July 15, 2008, Washington, DC |
| Nationwide Sale | July 15, 2008 |
| Designer | Derry Noyes, Washington, DC |
| Art Director | Derry Noyes, Washington, DC |
| Typographer | Derry Noyes, Washington, DC |
| Modeler | Donald Woo |
| Artist | Lou Nolan, McLean, VA |
| To Press / Initial Quantity | Spring 2008 / 100 Million |
| Coil Size | 10,000 |
| Printer | Banknote Corporation of America, Inc./Sennett Security Products (SSP/BCA) |
| Press | Alprinta, 74 |
| Process | Offset - Microprinting "USPS" |
| Where Printed | Browns Summit, NC |
| Where Processed | Unique Binders, Fredericksburg, VA |
| Plate Size & Interval | 682 stamps per revolution / plate # every 31 stamps ?? |
| Paper & Gum | USPS Type II, Water-Activated |
| Tagging Type | Phosphor Type II, Overall |
| Perforation Gauge | 9.8 Vertically ?? |
| Colors | PMS 5743 (Green), PMS 134 (Yellow), PMS 5763 (Green), Black |
| Image Size (h x w) | 0.72 x 0.81 in. / 18.29 x 20.57 mm |
| Overall Size (h x w) | 0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.10 x 24.38 mm |
| Back Numbers | 5 digit Pink top/bottom/middle back numbers every 10 stamps. All positions possible. ?? |
| Earliest Known Use | July 15, 2008 |
| USPS Order Numbers | 704320 Strip of 5 - $0.50 704330 Strip of 25 - $2.50 704340 Full Coil of 10000 - $1000.00 704362 First Day Cover - $0.88 |
| Availability | Stamp Fulfillment Services (SFS), Kansas City |
| Official Announcement |
On July 15, 2008, in Washington, DC, the Postal Service™ will reissue the 10-cent American Clock definitive stamp (Item 784300) in a water-activated gum (WAG) coil of 10,000. The stamp, designed by Derry Noyes, Washington, DC, and illustrated by Lou Nolan, McLean, Virginia, goes on sale nationwide July 15, 2008. The stamp was previously issued in the following formats:
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| Notes | There is a black seam line at 1L and a line reported at 13 R. |
| Notes | The scan at the top was supplied by Robert F. Derkits from a strip received from SFS in Kansas City |
How to Order the First Day of Issue Postmark
Customers have 30 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:
AMERICAN CLOCK DEFINITIVE
STAMP
POSTMASTER
SPECIAL CANCELLATIONS
PO BOX 92282
WASHINGTON DC 20090-2282
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 September 18, 2008.
How to Order First Day Covers
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
Philatelic Products
There are no philatelic products available for this stamp issue.
Distribution: Item 784300 $1,000.00 American Clock, PSA Coil of 10,000 (Reprint Variety)
The $1,000.00 American Clock, PSA coil of 10,000 (reprint variety) will not be automatically distributed to stamp distribution offices (SDOs). SDOs requiring quantities of this reprint variety of Item 784300 must order them from the appropriate accountable paper depository (APD) using a separate PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return.
Initial Supply to Post Offices
SDOs will not make a subsequent automatic distribution of this reprint variety of Item 784300 to Post Offices. All Post Offices requiring quantities of this reprint variety coil must order them from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs must not distribute this reprint variety coil to Post Offices before July 10, 2008.
Additional Supply
Post Offices requiring additional quantities of Item 784300 must requisition them from their designated SDO using a PS Form 17. SDOs requiring additional coils must order them from the appropriate APD using PS Form 17.
For fulfilling supplemental orders from APDs, the Kansas City Stamp Services Center will receive 8,640 coils.
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