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(10¢) Patriotic Banner
(Sennett Security Products)
Presorted Standard Self Adhesive Coil of 10,000
Scott # 4158 Plate # S111
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 Donald H. Woo
To Press / Initial Quantity Spring 2007 / 950 Million stamps
Coil Size 10,000
Printer Banknote Corporation of America / SSP
Press Alprinta, 74
Process Offset
Where Printed Browns Summit, NC
Where Processed Unique Binders, Fredericksburg, VA
Plate Size & Interval 540 stamps per revolution / plate # every 27 stamps
Paper Type Nonphosphored, USPS Type III
Adhesive Type Pressure Sensitive
Tagging Type None
Die Cut Gauge Serpentine Die Cuts - 11.7 (Peak/Peak)
Colors PMS 200 (Red), PMS 280 (Blue), PMS871 (Gold)
Image Size (w x h) 0.71 x 0.82 in. / 18.03 x 20.82 mm
Overall Size w x h) 0.87 x 0.982 in./ 22.09 x 24.94 mm
Back Numbers Pink 5 digit, every 10 stamps, Top, Middle and Bottom positions
Earliest Known Use July 4, 2007
USPS Order Numbers 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 Various colors have been found on the tips of the peak die cuts.
Note  

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 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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