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| Scott# 3758A | Plate S11111 |
| Series | American Design |
| Issue Date & City | 3,000 coil - June 7, 2008 - McLean, Virginia 22101 (Napex Stamp Show) 10,000 coil - April 28, 2009 - Washington, DC 20066 (No Ceremony) |
| Nationwide Sale | 3,000 coil - June 7, 2008 / 10,000 coil - April 28, 2009 |
| Illustrator | Lou Nolan, McLean, VA |
| Designer | Derry Noyes, Washington, DC |
| Art Director | Derry Noyes, Washington, DC |
| Modeler | Donald H. Woo |
| To Press / Initial Impressions | 3,000 coil - Spring 2008 / 1.5 Billion stamps 10,000 coil - Spring 2009 / 150 Million stamps |
| Coil Size | 3,000, 10,000 |
| Printer | Banknote Corporation of America, Inc. / Sennett Security Products (SSP/BCA) |
| Press | Alprinta, 74 |
| Process | Offset with microprinted USPS in the stem of the lamp |
| Where Printed | Browns Summit, NC |
| Where Processed | Unique Binders, Fredericksburg, VA |
| Plate Size & Interval | 341 stamps per revolution / plate # every 31 stamps |
| Paper & Gum | Nonphosphored USPS Type III / Water Activated |
| Tagging Type | Untagged |
| Perf Gauge | 9.85 Vertically |
| Colors (PMS Colors) | White (drop out), Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black |
| Image Area | 0.71 x 0.810 in. / 18.28 x 20.57 mm |
| Overall Size | 0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.10 x 24.43 mm |
| Back Numbers | 3,000 coil - 4 digit pink - top, middle or bottom every 10 stamps. 10,000 coil - 5 digit pink - top every 10 stamps. (reported so far) |
| Earliest Known Use | 3,000 - June 7, 2008 / 10,000 - April 28, 2009 |
| USPS Order Numbers | Full coil of 3000 - $30.00 - 761540 / Full coil of 10,000 - $100.00 - 786440 |
| 3,000 coil - Plate # strip of 25 - $0.25 - 761530 / 10,00 coil - Plate # strip of 25 - $0.25 - 786430 | |
| 3,000 coil - Strip of 5 - $0.05 - 761520 / 10,000 coil - Strip of 5 - $0.05 - 786420 | |
| First Day Cover - 3,000 coil - $.80 - 184162 / 10,000 coil - 786462 - $.81 | |
| Availability | Stamp Fulfillment Services, Kansas City, KS, Providence and Tucson |
| Official Announcement |
Coil of 3,000 On June 7, 2008, in McLean, Virginia, the Postal Service™ will issue a 1-cent, Tiffany Lamp definitive stamp in one design in a water-activated gum (WAG) coil of 3,000 stamps (Item 761500). The stamp, designed by Derry Noyes of Washington, DC, goes on sale nationwide June 7, 2008. The stamp was previously issued in the following formats:
Coil of 10,000 On April 28, 2009, in Washington, DC, the Postal Service™ will issue a 1-cent, Tiffany Lamp definitive stamp in one design in a water-activated gum (WAG) coil of 10,000 stamps (Item 786400). The stamp, designed by Derry Noyes, Washington, DC, goes on sale nationwide April 28, 2009. The stamp was previously issued in the following formats:
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| Note: | There is a dark green vertical line between the stamps immediately to the right of the plate numbered stamp, plus a light colored vertical line on the right side of the 13th stamp to the right of the plate numbered stamp. |
| Note: | A note from Anthony Willson: The 2008 Tiffany Lamps arrived from Renate in Tuscon. I received top, middle, and bottom back number coils. While slicing them up into strips of seven I noticed the strong difference apparent between the 13th and 14th stamp mentioned on the website, but in my case the 14th stamp and many to the right had normal strong white "2008, Tiffany Lamp, and USA". The 13th stamp and many to the left had a pea green "2008" and much diminished "Tiffany Lamp's and USA's" , impacted by what appears to be an over-inking of the green color. None of this impacts the PNC strips of seven that I created, as they were similar to the 14th stamp. |
| Note: | In the Postal Bulletin 22255, the USPS announced and pictured the 1¢ Tiffany Lamp reprint showing a 2009 year date. The actual released stamp has a 2008 date. The Postal Service stated that the printer erred and the date should have been 2009 on the reprints. Stamps from the 3,000 coil have 4 digit back numbers, while those from the 10,000 coil have 5 digit back numbers. |
| Note: | A letter from Stamp Fulfillment Services in Kansas City, MO received by Lorelei Doering states that the green ink forming the frame of the stamp will be lighter on the coil of 10,000, than on the 3,000. The drop-out white letting in the words "Tiffany Lamp" also appear bolder on the coil of 10,00 and the colors in the lamp appear duller on the 10,000 coil. |
There is one philatelic product available for this stamp issue:
Items with an asterisk (*) will use the 128 barcode from Stamp Fulfillment Services. All other philatelic products will continue to use barcode series A, with the exception of the Yearbook and the Guide Book.
Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) will not receive an automatic distribution of Item 761500. Automatic distributions will be provided only to Accountable Paper Depositories (APDs) and Stamp Service Centers (SSCs). SDOs requiring quantities of Item 781500 must order them from the appropriate APD using a separate PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return.
Post Offices requiring quantities of Item 761500 must order them from their designated SDO using a separate PS Form 17. SDOs must not distribute these coils to Post Offices before June 7, 2008.
Post Offices requiring additional quantities of Item 761500 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.
For fulfilling supplemental orders from SDOs, the Chicago APD will receive 5,248 coils. The New York, Memphis, and San Francisco APDs will receive 5,120 coils. The Denver APD will receive 2,496 coils. For fulfilling supplemental orders from APDs, the Kansas City SSC will receive 7,680 coils.
Tiffany Lamp Definitive Stamp Coil of 10,000
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® website 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:
Tiffany Lamp Stamp
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 June 29, 2009.
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
U.S. Postal Service
PO Box 219014
Kansas City, MO 64121-9014
There is one philatelic product available for this stamp issue:
Items with an asterisk (*) will use the 128 barcode from Stamp Fulfillment Services. All other philatelic products will continue to use barcode series A, with the exception of the Yearbook and the Guide Book.
The $100.00 Tiffany Lamp WAG coil of 10,000 will not be automatically distributed to stamp distribution offices (SDOs). Automatic distributions will be made only to accountable paper depositories (APDs), stamp services centers (SSCs), and the Cincinnati SDO. Initial APD distributions, which began March 17, 2009, will be complete by April 14, 2009. SDOs requiring stamps must order them from the appropriate APD using PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return.
SDOs will not make a subsequent automatic distribution of Item 786400 to Post Offices. All Post Offices requiring stamps must order them from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs must not distribute coils to Post Offices before April 21, 2009.
Updated - 22 June 2009
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