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| Scott # 4140 | Plate # S11111111 |
| Series | USPS - NA ~ PNC3 - Flora and Fauna |
| Issue Date & City | May 21, 2007, Washington, DC 20066 (No First Day of Issue Ceremony) |
| Nationwide Sale | May 21, 2007 |
| Designer | Carl T. Herrman, Carlsbad, CA |
| Art Director | Carl T. Herrman, Carlsbad, CA |
| Typographer | Carl T. Herrman, Carlsbad, CA |
| Artist | Nancy Stahl, New York, NY |
| Modeler | Donald Woo |
| To Press / Initial Quantity | Spring 2007 / 200 Million stamps |
| Coil Size | 100 |
| Printer | Sennett Security Products / Banknote Corporation of America (SSP/BCA) |
| Press | Alprinta, 74 |
| Process | Offset with Micro-printing "USPS". Located in the horn. |
| Where Printed | Browns Summit, NC |
| Where Processed | Unique Binders, Fredericksburg, VA |
| Plate Size & Interval | 775 stamps per revolution / plate # every 31 stamps |
| Paper Type | Prephosphored, USPS Type II, Surface Phosphor |
| Adhesive Type | Pressure Sensitive |
| Tagging Type | Prephosphored, with an Uneven appearance and now a Smooth appearance |
| Die Cut Gauge | Serpentine Die Cuts - 11.0 Vertically - Valley/Peak (so far) |
| Colors |
PMS 559 (Light Green), PMS 629 (Dark
Green), PMS 2717 (Light Blue), PMS 279 (Medium Blue), |
| Image Size (w x h) | 0.72 x 0.81 in. / 18.29 x 20.57 mm |
| Overall Size (w x h) | 0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.10 x 24.38 mm |
| Back Numbers | None |
| Earliest Known Use | May 12, 2007 |
| USPS Order Numbers | 785740 Full Coil of 100 -
$17.00 785762 First Day Cover - $0.94 |
| Availability | |
| Official Announcement |
The Postal Service™ will issue a 17-cent, definitive stamp, Bighorn Sheep, on May 21, 2007, in Washington, DC. Designed by Carl T. Herrman of Carlsbad, California, the stamp goes on sale nationwide May 21, 2007. The Bighorn Sheep stamp will be issued in the following formats:
The stamp features a stylized drawing of a bighorn sheep (Ovis Canadensis). This kind of sheep is found from southwestern Canada to northern Mexico; its range includes the colder, higher elevations of the Rocky Mountains and some of the hottest, most arid regions of the American Southwest and Mexico. To create the image on the stamp, artist Nancy Stahl of New York, New York, worked from photographs of bighorn sheep. |
| Variety | Some rolls have seam lines in the selvage on the left side of the stamp to the left of the plate numbered stamp. |
| Tagging Variety | A later printing has tagging with a Smooth appearance. |
| Note | 2007 Black date on chest of Bighorn Sheep |
How to Order First Day of Issue Postmark
Customers have 60 days to obtain the first day of issue postmark by mail. They may purchase new stamps at their local Post Office™, or at The Postal Store® Web site at www.usps.com/shop or by calling 800-STAMP-24. 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:
BIGHORN SHEEP STAMP
POSTMASTER
SPECIAL CANCELLATIONS
PO BOX 92282
WASHINGTON DC 20090-9998
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 July 20, 2007.
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 two philatelic products available for this stamp issue:
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Item 101562, First Day Cover, $0.94.
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Item 785762, First Day Cover, $0.94.
Distribution: Item 785700, $17.00, Bighorn Sheep, PSA Coil of 100
All SDOs will receive an automatic distribution of the $17.00, Bighorn Sheep, PSA coil of 100. Shipments, which begin May 8, 2007, will be completed by May 23, 2007. Distributions are rounded up to nearest master carton size (800 coils).
Initial Supply for Post Offices
SDOs will not make a subsequent automatic distribution to Post Offices. All Post Offices requiring quantities of Item 785700 must order them from their designated SDO using a separate PS Form 17. SDOs must not distribute coils to Post Offices before May 15, 2007.
Additional Supply
Post Offices requiring additional coils must requisition Item 785700 from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs requiring additional coils must order them from the appropriate APD using PS Form 17.
Following the automatic distribution to SDOs, the New York, Chicago, and Memphis APDs will each receive 134,400 additional coils; the San Francisco APD will receive 115,200 additional coils; and the Denver APD will receive 46,400 additional coils for fulfilling supplemental orders from the SDOs. The Kansas City SSC will receive 499,200 additional coils for fulfilling supplemental orders from APDs.
Additional quantities of this definitive stamp coil will also be made available to SDOs via subsequent automatic distributions, shipped directly from the supplier to the SDOs.
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