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USPS supplied image. Data is tentative
| Scott # 4488 Scott # 4489 Scott # 4489a |
Liberty Head U. S. Flag - Plate # S111111 Se-tenant pair |
| Series | USPS - NA ~ PNC3 - Forever |
| Issue Date & City | December 1, 2010, Washington, DC (No First Day of Issue Ceremony) |
| Nationwide Sale | December 1, 2010 |
| Designer | Terrence W. McCaffrey, USPS |
| Art Director | Terrence W. McCaffrey, USPS |
| Typographer | Terrence W. McCaffrey, USPS |
| Existing Photos | Ron Watts (U. S. Flag), Raimund Linke (Lady Liberty) |
| Modeler | Donald Woo |
| To Press / Initial Quantity | Fall 2010 / 2.5 Billion stamps |
| Coil Size | 100 |
| Printer | Banknote Corporation of America, Inc. / for Sennett Security Products (SSP) |
| Press | Alprinta, 74 |
| Process | Offset with Microprinted “4ver” |
| Where Printed | Browns Summit, NC |
| Where Processed | Unique Binders, Fredericksburg, VA |
| Plate Size & Interval | 768 stamps per revolution / plate # every 32 stamps |
| Paper Type | Nonprephosphored III, USPS Type II |
| Adhesive Type | Pressure Sensitive |
| Tagging Type | Smooth |
| Die Cut Gauge | Serpentine Die Cuts - 11.0 Vertically / Only 13 x 13 Peak/Valley (P/V) die cuts have been found on this issue. |
| Colors | Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, PMS 5625 (Gray), PMS 534 (Blue) |
| Image Size (w x h) | 0.71 x 0.82 in. / 18.03 x 20.83 mm |
| Overall Size (w x h) | 0.87 x 0.98 in. / 22.09 x 24.89 mm |
| Back Numbers | None |
| Earliest Known Use | December 1, 2010 |
| USPS Order Numbers | 787942 Full Coil of 100 - $44.00 787963 First Day Cover - $1.64 (This is probably for a random set of two from one of the three printers) |
| Official Announcement | On December 1, 2010, in Washington, DC, the Postal Service™ will issue a First-Class Mail® Lady Liberty/Flag Forever se-tenant pair (two designs) in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) coil of 100 stamps (Item 787900). The stamps, designed by Terrence McCaffrey, USPS®, go on sale nationwide December 1, 2010. The U.S. Postal Service® will introduce two new First-Class Mail Forever® stamps featuring photographs of world-recognized symbols of the United States: the Statue of Liberty and the American flag. The photograph of Lady Liberty is by Raimund Linke and the U.S. Flag photograph is by Ron Watts. The stamps will be issued in a coil format and known as Lady Liberty and U.S. Flag. Forever stamps are always equal in value to the current First-Class Mail 1-ounce rate. |
| Security | The microprinted "4ver" is on both stamps. On the Flag it is printed on the lower edge in the middle of the lowest red stripe. On the Liberty Head, it is printed at the hairline, just to the right of the left eye, as you look at the stamp. |
| Note | These Sennett Security Products coils come in stamp 'sticks' up to 10 rolls high, and are held together with tiny pieces of uncut paper called bridges. |
| Note | Seam lines, when present on this issue, can be found near the die cut, two die cut rows left of the plate number stamps. Seam lines can be any of the colors found in the plate number and are caused by ink build up at the edge of the offset printing mat. |
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| How to Order the First Day of Issue Postmark |
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| 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: |
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| Lady Liberty / Flag Forever Stamp Special Cancellations PO Box 92282 Washington, DC 20090-2282 |
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| 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 February 1, 2011. |
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| How to Order First Day Covers |
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| 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: |
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| Information Fulfillment Dept. 6270 U.S. Postal Service PO Box 219014 Kansas City, MO 64121-9014 |
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| Philatelic Products |
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| There is one philatelic product available for this stamp issue: |
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| Items with an asterisk (*) will use the 128 barcode from SFS. All other philatelic products will continue to use barcode series A, with the exception of the Yearbook and the Guide Book. |
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| Distribution: Item 787900, First-Class Mail Lady Liberty/Flag Forever, PSA Coil of 100 |
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| All stamp distribution offices (SDOs) and stamp distribution centers (SDCs) will receive automatic distributions of the First-Class Mail Lady Liberty/Flag Forever stamp, PSA coil of 100. Item 787900 will be distributed at the $44.00 rate. Distributions will be in multiple waves. Distributions are rounded up to nearest master carton size (800 coils). |
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| Initial Supply for Post Offices |
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| SDOs/SDCs will not make a subsequent automatic distribution of Item 787900 to Post Offices. All Post Offices requiring quantities of Item 787900 must order them from their designated SDO/SDC using PS Form 17. SDOs must not distribute coils to Post Offices before November 17, 2010. |
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