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(10¢) Patriotic Banner
(Avery Dennison)
Presorted Standard Self Adhesive Coils of 3000 and 10,000
Scott # 4157 Plate # V111, V222
Series USPS - NA ~ PNC3 - Patriotic
Issue Date & City July 4, 2007, Washington, DC 20066 (No First Day of Issue Ceremony)
Nationwide Sale July 4, 2007, only at Stamp Fulfillment Services and the first-day city, Washington, DC.                            
Designer Michael Osborne, Berkeley, CA
Art Director Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
Typographer Michael Osborne, Berkeley, CA
Artist Michael Osborne, Berkeley, CA
Modeler

Avery Dennison, SPD
Engraver

WRE / Color Tech
To Press / Initial Quantity Spring 2007 / (3000) 210 Million stamps, (10,000) 850 Million stamps
Coil Size V111 - 3000 and 10,000 / V222 - 10,000
Printer Avery Dennison (AVR)
Press Dia Nippon Kiko (DNK)
Process Gravure
Where Printed AVR, Clinton, SC
Where Processed AVR, Clinton, SC
Plate Size & Interval 300 stamps per revolution / plate # every 10 stamps
Paper Type Nonphosphored, USPS Type III
Adhesive Type Pressure Sensitive
Tagging Type V111 - None
V222 - The original was dead under both SW and LW ultra-violet light, but on this printing, the stamps glow brightly (especially the white stars and stripes) under both lights. It could be a high brite paper.
Die Cut Gauge Serpentine Die Cuts - 11.0
Colors PMS 200 (Red), PMS 280 (Blue), PMS 871 (Gold)
Image Size w x h 0.730 x 0.840 in. / 18.54 x 21.336 mm
Overall Size w x h 0.870 x 0.980 in. / 22.098 x 24.892 mm
Back Numbers V111 - 5 digit blue every 10 stamps, Middle position known so far. Known in position 2L so far.
V222 - 5 digit blue every 10 stamps, Low Middle position known so far.  Number on Number position so far.
Earliest Known Use July 4, 2007
USPS Order Numbers 784630, Strip of 25, $2.50
784640 Full Coil of 3000 - $300.00
784662 First Day Cover - $0.87
784730 Strip of 25, $2.50
784740 Full Coil of 10,000 - $1000.00
784762 First Day Cover - $0.87
Availability  
Official Announcement

On July 4, 2007, in Washington, DC, the Postal Service™ will issue a nondenominated, presorted standard rate (10-cent value), Patriotic Banner stamp in one design. Designed by Michael Osborne of Berkeley, California, the stamp goes on sale nationwide July 4, 2007.

The stamp will be available in the following two formats:

  • Pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) coil of 3,000 stamps (Item 784600).
  • PSA coil of 10,000 stamps (Item 784700).

The presorted standard rate is used by mailers of bulk quantities of items such as newsletters or notices. Art director Ethel Kessler of Bethesda, Maryland, and designer Michael Osborne used graphic elements from the American Flag to create a new stamp design.
Variety  
Note Plate V222 was found in early March, 2008.

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™, at The Postal Store® Web site at www.usps.com/shop, or by telephone at 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:

PATRIOTIC BANNER STAMP
POSTMASTER
SPECIAL CANCELLATIONS
WASHINGTON DC 20066-9998

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 September 2, 2007.

How to Order First Day Covers

Stamp Fulfillment Services (SFS) 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 four philatelic products available for this stamp issue:

Philatelic Requirement

Item 784600 will be available for philatelic sale on July 4, 2007, at SFS and the first-day city, Washington DC.

Distribution: Item 784600, Nondenominated Presort Standard Rate, Patriotic Banner PSA Coil of 3,000 ($300 Value)

Initially, only SFS and the first-day city, Washington, DC, will receive quantities of the nondenominated, presort standard rate, PSA coil of 3,000.

Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) and accountable paper depositories (APDs) will not receive quantities of Item 784600 until existing inventories of Item 791100, Atlas, presort standard rate, PSA coil of 3,000 have diminished.

Until Item 784600 becomes available nationwide, Post Offices requiring quantities of a presort standard rate, PSA coil of 3,000, must continue to order Item 791100 from their designated SDO using PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return.

Distribution: Item 784700, Nondenominated Presort Standard Rate, Patriotic Banner PSA Coil of 10,000 ($1,000 Value)

SDOs will receive automatic distributions of the Item 784700, the nondenominated, presort standard rate, PSA coil of 10,000. Distributions will be in multiple waves. Wave 1 shipments from Sennett Security Products (SSP), which began April 15, 2007, were completed May 15, 2007. Wave 2 shipments from Avery Dennison (AVR), which begin July 17, 2007, will be completed by August 22, 2007.

Initial Supply to Post Offices

Post Offices requiring quantities of Item 784700, must order them from their designated SDO using a separate PS Form 17. SDOs must not distribute these coils to Post Offices before June 28, 2007.

Additional Supply

Post Offices requiring additional Item 784700 must requisition them from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs requiring additional coils must order them from the appropriate APD using PS Form 17.

Following SSP’s automatic distribution to SDOs, the New York and Chicago APDs will each receive 2,400 additional coils; the San Francisco and Memphis APDs will each receive 2,000 additional coils; and the Denver APD will receive 800 additional coils, for fulfilling supplemental orders from the SDOs. Also, the Kansas City Stamp Services Center (SSC) will receive 8,000 additional coils for fulfilling supplemental orders from APDs.

Following AVR’s automatic distribution to SDOs, the New York APD will receive 2,400 additional coils. The Chicago, San Francisco, and Memphis APDs will each receive 1,800 additional coils. The Denver APD will receive 600 additional coils for fulfilling supplemental orders from the SDOs. Also, the Kansas City SSC will receive 5,400 additional coils for fulfilling supplemental orders from APDs.

Philatelic Requirement

Both the SSP and AVR versions of Item 784700 will be available for philatelic sale on July 4, 2007, at SFS and the first-day city, Washington DC.

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