 |
.
| Scott # O160 | Plate # S111 |
| Series | USPS - NA ~ PNC3 - Official |
| Issue Date & City | March 8, 2006, Washington, DC 20066 (No First Day of Issue Ceremony) |
| Nationwide Sale | March 8, 2006 |
| Designer | Bradbury Thompson |
| Art Director | Joe Brockert, USPS, Washington, DC |
| Typographer | Bradbury Thompson |
| Engraver | Southern Graphics |
| Modeler | Donald H. Woo |
| To Press / Initial Quantity | Winter 2005 / 15 Million stamps |
| Coil Size | 100 |
| Printer | Sennett Security Products, (SSP) |
| Press |
Rotomec, 3000 |
| Process | Gravure |
| Where Printed |
American Packaging Corporation, Columbus, WI |
| Where Processed |
Unique Binders, Fredericksburg, VA |
| Plate Size & Interval | 616 stamps per revolution / plate # every 14 stamps |
| Paper Type | Prephosphored |
| Adhesive Type | Water Activated |
| Tagging Type | Prephosphored, Solid Tagging |
| Perforation Gauge | 9.8 Vertically |
| Colors |
PMS 186 (Red), PMS 286 (Blue), Black |
| Image Size (w x h) |
0.72 x 0.81 in. / 18.28 x 20.57 mm |
| Overall Size (w x h) |
0.87 x 0.96 in./22.09 x 24.38 mm |
| Back Numbers | None |
| Earliest Known Use | March 8, 2006 |
| USPS Order Numbers |
780940 Coil of 100 - $39.00 780930 Strip of 25 - $9.75 780961 First Day Cover - $0.77 |
| Availability | Stamp Fulfillment Services in Kansas City, MO. |
| Official Announcement | The Postal Service will issue a 39-cent Official Mail definitive in a water-activated gum (WAG) coil of 100 stamps (Item 780900), on March 8, 2006, in Washington, DC. The stamp, designed by the late Bradbury Thompson, also goes on sale nationwide March 8, 2006. |
| Note | These stamps come in a stick of 10
coils with a cardboard core. The outer
wrapper, which is glued to itself but not to the stamps, has bridges about
every
13.5 mm connecting the wrappers in the stick. The tops and bottoms of the
rolls
are not connected to each other, so the wrapper holds the whole stick
together, along with the cardboard cores which have a small amount of glue
on the top
and bottom edges. The cores are easily broken and almost fall apart when
separating rolls from the stick. The last 4 stamps on the coil are attached
to the core by what appears to be a 3/4" piece of double-sided adhesive
tape, which secures, almost totally, the last stamp and a small piece of
the fourth last stamp. Click here for a scan of a stick of 3. Click here to see the cardboard core at the center of a full coil of 100. |
| Variety | Examples have been found with a splice. Click here for the story. |
Philatelic ProductsThere are no philatelic products available for this stamp issue. Distribution: Item 780900, $39.00 Official (Penalty) Mail WAG Coil of 100Only the Chicago, IL, accountable paper depository (APD), which is the sole distribution unit designated to accept penalty mail requisitions from authorized government agencies, will receive an automatic distribution of Item 780900. Only the Chicago APD may distribute the new official mail envelope to authorized government agencies that submit PS Form 17-G, Penalty Mail Stamp Requisition. These coils must not be distributed to government agencies before March 3, 2006. |
Initial Supply to Post OfficesThis official mail coil will not be made available at regular retail windows for customer sale. Authorized government agencies must submit PS Form 17-G to the Chicago APD for Penalty Mail envelope fulfillment. Philatelic RequirementThis official mail coil will not be made available to philatelic centers for customer sale. Only SFS will offer this stamp for sale to collectors via mail order from USA Philatelic catalog or by telephone at 800-STAMP-24. |
Web site content copyright ©
1997-2007, PNC3
Please send corrections and comments to our webmaster
Permission is granted to quote material in this web site provided that proper credit is given.
This page was last updated on 01/01/07