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MAY 2008
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The following is a list of newly assigned Scott numbers:
4228 42c Flag at Dusk, water-activated coil stamp
4229 42c Flag at Night, water-activated coil stamp
4230 42c Flag at Dawn, water-activated coil stamp
4231 42c Flag at Midday, water-activated coil stamp
a. Horiz. strip of 4, #4228-4231
4232 42c Flag at Dusk, self-adhesive Ashton-Potter-printed coil stamp, serpentine die cut 9˝ vert.
4233 42c Flag at Night, self-adhesive Ashton-Potter-printed coil stamp, serpentine die cut 9˝ vert.
4234 42c Flag at Dawn, self-adhesive Ashton-Potter-printed coil stamp, serpentine die cut 9˝ vert.
4235 42c Flag at Midday, self-adhesive Ashton-Potter-printed coil stamp, serpentine die cut 9˝ vert.
a. Horiz. strip of 4, #4232-4235
4236 42c Flag at Dusk, self-adhesive Sennett-printed coil stamp, serpentine die cut 11 vert. with perpendicular corners
4237 42c Flag at Night, self-adhesive Sennett-printed coil stamp, serpentine die cut 11 vert. with perpendicular corners
4238 42c Flag at Dawn, self-adhesive Sennett-printed coil stamp, serpentine die cut 11 vert. with perpendicular corners
4239 42c Flag at Midday, self-adhesive Sennett-printed coil stamp, serpentine die cut 11 vert. with perpendicular corners
a. Horiz. strip of 4, #4236-4239
4240 42c Flag at Dusk, self-adhesive Avery-printed coil stamp, serpentine die cut 8˝ vert. with perpendicular corners
4241 42c Flag at Night, self-adhesive Avery-printed coil stamp, serpentine die cut 8˝ vert. with perpendicular corners
4242 42c Flag at Dawn, self-adhesive Avery-printed coil stamp, serpentine die cut 8˝ vert. with perpendicular corners
4243 42c Flag at Midday, self-adhesive Avery-printed coil stamp, serpentine die cut 8˝ vert. with perpendicular corners
a. Horiz. strip of 4, #4240-4243
4244 42c Flag at Dusk, self-adhesive Avery-printed coil stamp, serpentine die cut 11 vert. with rounded corners
4245 42c Flag at Night, self-adhesive Avery-printed coil stamp, serpentine die cut 11 vert. with rounded corners
4246 42c Flag at Dawn, self-adhesive Avery-printed coil stamp, serpentine die cut 11 vert. with rounded corners
4247 42c Flag at Midday, self-adhesive Avery-printed coil stamp, serpentine die cut 11 vert. with rounded corners
a. Horiz. strip of 4, #4244-4247
4258 27c Tropical Fruit coil stamp � Papaya, serpentine die cut 8˝ vert.
4259 27c Tropical Fruit coil stamp � Guava, serpentine die cut 8˝ vert.
4260 27c Tropical Fruit coil stamp � Pomegranate, serpentine die cut 8˝ vert.
4261 27c Tropical Fruit coil stamp � Star fruit, serpentine die cut 8˝ vert.
4262 27c Tropical Fruit coil stamp � Kiwi, serpentine die cut 8˝ vert.
a. Horiz. coil strip of 5, #4258-4262
5/2/08 - Tentative data has been posted for the
27˘ Tropical Fruit coil of 100.
APRIL 2008
4/30/08 - The May 2005 issue of Coil Line
is now online in the 'Reference' section.
4/29/08 - Donna Rajotte
in Providence reports that she now has the
27˘ Tropical Fruit, PSA
coil of 100. V1111111 every 40 stamps (this will give you a PS11).
They seem to be V/P. USPS item number-786300.
4/25/08 -
Renate Fearonce in
Tucson reports that she has received the 27˘ Tropical Fruit coil of 100 which
goes on sale today.
The May 2008 issue of Coil Line is going into the mail stream today.
4/24/08 - Don't forget that there will be a Regional Meeting at the
Plymouth, Michigan stamp show. The meeting is at 11 AM on Saturday
morning, April 26th, at the Plymouth Middle School.
4/22/08 - Scans have been posted of all the 24/7 42˘ American
Flags. Use the links below.
4/21/08 - The new summer 2008 'USA Philatelic' catalog arrived
today and notes that the 'Flags of Our Nation' coil of 50 will have plate
numbers every 10 stamps.
Examples of all the new 24/7 42˘ American Flags are in.
All of the coils of 100 from all three printers have the plate number on the
'Sunrise' stamp, and the tagging is solid (smooth), with the first stamp on the
coil being the 'Morning Sunrise' stamp. On the Avery Dennison
coil of 100, plate V1111 is placed every 20 stamps. Peak/Valley die cuts have
been reported, and I have Valley/Peak. On some Avery rolls a dramatic die cut
shift takes place between the left side of the coil
and the right side. Shown below is a bell
top on the left that turns to a VP on the right in the same plate strip of 9.
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The Ashton Potter coil of 100, with P1111 every 16 stamps, has Valley/Peak die cuts, which is probably the only way these will come. The Sennett Security coil of 100, S1111, that I have is Peak/Valley. The plate number interval is every 16 stamps. It appears that it has been issued in a 'stick of 10' format.
As reported earlier by Donna Rajotte, the plate number interval on the Sennett Security water-activated coil of 3,000 alternates between 12 and 16 stamps on the same coil. The tagging is solid (smooth), and the plate number is S1111111. Back numbers are 4 digit pink, top and bottom.
The Avery
Dennison coils of 3,000 and 10,000
have plate number V1111 at eight stamp intervals. These larger coils are
on a liner paper that is higher than the stamps with spacing in-between the
stamps, which have rounded corners. The tagging is also solid (smooth). The back numbers on both
size coils are 5 digit blue, centered in the middle of the liner. Coil stamps planned by the U.S. Postal Service in the
next several months include the 1˘ Tiffany Lamp coil of 3,000 on June 7th, the
Flags of our Nation coil of 50 on June 14th which may or may not have a plate
number, an Official mail coil of 100 on June 20th and a 10k coil of the 10˘
Clock on July 15th. More details as they are available.
Renate Fearonce in
Tucson reports that she has the following new coils in stock:
Stamp Fulfillment Services, Kansas City
4/19/08 - The May 2008 issue of Coil Line has been posted. Members who elected the electronic version will receive the URL soon. 4/18/08 - Donna Rajotte
in Providence reports that she now has the following 24/7 Flag stamps that go on sale today:
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.42 Flags 24/7
PSA coil of 100, plate number P1111 every 16 stamps - this will give you a PS9.
USPS item number-785900.
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.42 Flags 24/7 PSA coil of 100, plate number V1111 every 20 stamps - this will
give you a PS9. USPS item number-785900.
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.42 Flags 24/7
PSA coil of 100, plate number S1111 every 16
stamps - this will give you a PS9. USPS item number-785900.
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.42 Flags 24/7
WAG coil of 3K, plate number S1111111. The interval varies: one strip is 12,
the next is 16, followed by another 12, etc. - this will give you a PS9, pink 4 digit top and bottom back number every 10 stamps. Odd coils
only. Positions 2 and 4 recur randomly, but always within 100 stamps. USPS item
number-786800.
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.42 Flags 24/7
PSA coil of 3K, plate number V1111 every 8 stamps - it will take 12 stamps for a
PS9, blue 5 digit middle back number every 10 stamps. Odd coils. Positions 2
and 4
every 40 stamps. USPS item number-786000.
▪ .42 Flags 24/7
PSA coil of 10K, plate number V1111 every 8 stamps - it will take 12 stamps for a PS9, blue 5 digit
middle back number every 10 stamps. Odd coils. Positions 2 and 4
ONLY, every
40 stamps USPS item number-786100. These seem
exactly the same as the stamps from the 3K rolls.
▪ .42 24/7 Flag (8) - PSA 10K, V1111, aqua 5
digit middle numbers every 10 stamps, 16 stamps to get a PNC9, #/# every 40
stamps.
▪ .42 24/7 Flag (8) - PSA 3K, same information
as the 10K. They seem to be identical other than coil size.
▪ .42 24/7 Flag (12) - WAG 3K, pink top and
bottom 4 digit back numbers, positions 2/4 or 1L and 1R, does not have #/#.
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.42 Flags 24/7 PSA coil of 100, plate number P1111 every 16 stamps - Order
number 785940, FDC with set of 4 from random printer 785963
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.42 Flags 24/7
PSA coil of 100, plate number S1111 every 20 stamps - Order number 785942, FDC
with set of 4 from random printer 785963
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.42 Flags 24/7 WAG coil of 3K, plate number S1111111 every 12 and 16 stamps - Order number
for full coil 786840, strip of 25 - 786830, FDC 785963
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.42 Flags 24/7 PSA coil of 3K, plate number V1111 every 8 stamps - Order number
for full coil
786040, strip of 25 - 786030, FDC 786063
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.42 Flags 24/7 PSA coil of 10K, plate number V1111 every 8 stamps - Order number
for full coil
786140, strip of 25 - 786130, FDC 786163
On the Avery Dennison coil of 100, I've had reports that each coil begins with the 'Sunrise Flag' stamp. The 'Sunrise' stamp also has the plate number. Peak/Valley die cuts have been reported so far. The Ashton Potter coil of 100 also has the plate number on the 'Sunrise' stamp. I have seen Valley/Peak die cuts, which is probably the only way these will come. The tagging is smooth. The Sennett Security coil of 100 that I've seen has a Peak/Valley die cut and the tagging is smooth. The plate number is on the 'Sunrise' stamp.
4/17/08 - The data on the 37˘
Snowy Egret page has been changed to show that the printing was done by the
offset method on the Muller Martini press. Thanks to Ron Archer for
bringing this to our attention.
4/13/08 - The results of our PNC3 auction #38
which ended March 22, 2008
are now posted online. All the auction information can be accessed by
using the 'Membership' button, or by clicking here
for the auction results. Thanks to
Auctioneer Joe Sedivy for another successful auction.
4/11/08 - Three new polls have been added on our
message
board, asking how you plan to collect the upcoming multiple-design issues.
Poll ends in thirty days.
4/9/08 - Several definitions relating to paper and tagging have been updated in the
Glossary, which is accessible from the 'Reference' tab on the left.
Changes include Block Tagging, Embedded Phosphor Paper, Mottled Tagging,
Prephosphored Paper, Solid Tagging and Surface Phosphor Paper. There will
be an article on these items in the May 2008 Coil Line.
In addition, a new definition, Die Cut Row Separator, has been added to describe the section of the die cut that normally would be between two rows on properly sliced coils.
4/2/08 - Teresa Wajeck of PNCs Unlimited has been added to the
dealer list which can be found by clicking on the 'Collecting PNCs' navigation
bar on the left. Her web site is
www.pncsunlimited.com.
MARCH 2008
3/31/08 - The April 2005 issue of Coil Line
is now online in the 'Reference' section.
3/25/08 - The April 2008 issue of Coil Line went in the mail
today.
3/19/08 - Donna Rajotte
in Providence reports that she now has the (10˘) Avery Dennison PSA Patriotic
Banner stamps with plate number V222 every 10 stamps
and aqua 5 digit low middle back numbers every 10 stamps.
Donna also says that the "Back number is on the same stamp as the plate number (position 3) every 10 stamps. USPS item number-784700. Besides being a different plate number, the tagging seems to be different on this printing. The original was dead under both SW and LW ultraviolet light, but on this printing, the stamps glow brightly (especially the white stars and stripes) under both lights."
I think what Donna is probably seeing is the high-bright
paper showing through which makes it looked tagged. This issue should not be
tagged.
3/18/08 - The April 2008 issue of Coil Line has been posted. Members who elected the electronic version will receive the URL soon.
3/16/08 - Tentative data has been posted for the 42˘ Flags 24/7
coil stamps to be issued April 18. Included are self-adhesive coils of 100
from Ashton Potter,
Avery Dennison and
Sennett Security Products.
Data for the large self-adhesive coils of
3,000 and 10,000 from Avery
Dennison and the Sennett
water-activated coils of 3,000 is also posted.
3/15/08 - A file has been posted with the
new postage rates effective May 12th. Access the data by using the 'USPS Rates & Info' tab on the left, or by clicking the above link.
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3/14/08 - Dan Farrar, the PNC3
Secretary, is the first to report a new plate number, V222, on the Avery
Dennison (10˘)
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3/10/08 - Frank Covey wrote to say that - Half of the 2008 Values Lists
went in the mail on Saturday. If a Values List was the only item ordered, it went out as First Class mail. If other items on the January 2008 order form were shipped then the package was sent as "bound printed matter".
The remainder of the shipments will go out in this mornings mail.
3/8/08 - Our server was down last night and most of this morning.
Sorry for any inconvenience.
3/2/08 - Auction Director Joe Sedivy advises that there are two errors in the
current auction listing. Item #66 should be plate 18 and items 202-204 are PS5 strips. Both have been fixed in the online listings.
3/1/08 - The March 2008 issue of Coil Line went in the mail today by First Class and yesterday by bulk-mail.
Members desiring to upgrade to First Class can take advantage of a special offer
of $3.00 for the balance of the year. Send your check to the PNC3
Treasurer indicating that you wish to upgrade to the First Class mailing.
Details will be in the April Coil Line.
FEBRUARY 2008
2/29/08 - The
March 2005 issue of Coil Line
is now online in the 'Reference' section.
2/27/08 - Auction Director Joe Sedivy has the lots for PNC3
Auction #38 posted. The auction ends March 22 and you must be a member to bid.
Click the following link for an 'Adobe
Acrobat PDF' file listing the auction lots. Click
here for the electronic bidding form or
here for a printable
bid form that you can mail in. Go to the 'Membership' tab for this or past
auctions and/or to join the club. Joe asks that you please include your email on
your bids.
2/23/08 - The March 2008 issue of Coil Line has been
posted on the web site. Those who receive the electronic version will receive an email with the URL. Note that the announcement from Frank Covey will contain a new password.
2/19/08 - Rob Washburn announces that his latest pnc cover
pricelist will be available on Feb 27. It is by far his largest offering
ever and includes covers for beginners to advanced collectors as well as some
mint pnc strips and other oddball items. Anyone wanting the pricelist should
send a 58 cent SASE to Rob Washburn, P.O. Box 840, Skowhegan, ME 04976.
2/16/08 - Don Mackintosh caught an error on the
29˘ Mt. Rushmore data page. The tagging was listed as solid, when instead it should be mottled.
- Donna Rajotte
in Providence reports that she now has the 41˘ Avery Dennison PSA Flag coil of 100,
with plate number V22222 every 11 stamps. Donna said they appear to be Valley/Peak. USPS item number-784800.
2/11/08 -
The U. S. Postal Service announced today that
rates will be going up May 12. Effective on that date, First Class Mail
will increase by One Cent. The first ounce will go to 42˘ and the postcard
rate will be 27˘. The second ounce rate will stay at 17˘.
2/9/08 - Michael Mules sent in another
scan of
plate V22222 on the Avery Dennison 41˘
Flag coil of 100. This time it was to confirm the existence of the
Peak/Valley die cut variety.
2/7/08 - Renate Fearonce
in Tucson sent another email today stating that she has the Avery Dennison 41˘ Flag PSA coil of 100, with plate number V22222 every
11 stamps. She notes that - so far I see V/P and I don't remember if
this came both ways. In a quick comparison between V11111 and V22222
they look similar. Tagging on the V22222 is different as the V11111 had
a dead appearance and on the V22222 the white stripes glow green under
short wave.
2/6/08 - Donald Mackintosh sent a copy of the
17˘ Electric Auto (Scott # 1906a) with a type "D",
14.1mm precancel. The stamp has been scanned and the data page updated.
After clicking on the above link, scroll to the "Notes" near the bottom of the page.
Archive Of Past
PNC Articles 2/5/08 - Renate Fearonce
in Tucson sent an email yesterday stating that she is still taking orders.
She has the 41˘ Beautiful Blooms PSA coil of 100, with plate number P2222 every
30 stamps. 2/3/08 - Michael Mules reports finding
plate V22222 on the Avery Dennison 41˘
Flag coil of 100. See the scan below.
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