Scott # 4495 | Plate # P1111, P2222, P3333 |
Series | USPS - NA ~ PNC3 - Amewrican Culture |
Issue Date & City | February 11, 2011, Ameristamp Expo in Charleston, SC (No First Day of Issue Ceremony) |
Nationwide Sale | February 11, 2011 |
Designer | Carl T. Herrman, North Las Vegas, NV |
Art Director | Carl T. Herrman, North Las Vegas, NV |
Typographer | Eric Kriemelmeyer, Charlotte Hall, MD |
Artist | Nancy Stahl, New York, NY |
Modeler | Joe Sheeran |
To Press / Initial Quantity | Winter 2011 / (3,000 coils) 105 Million stamps, (10,000 coils) 1.2 Billion stamps |
Coil Size | 3,000, 10,000 |
Printer | Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU) |
Press | Muller Martini, A76 |
Process | Offset with Microprinting “USPS” |
Where Printed | Williamsville, NY |
Where Processed | Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU) |
Plate Size & Interval | 594 stamps per revolution / plate # every 27 stamps |
Paper Type | Nonphosphored, USPS Type III |
Adhesive Type | Pressure Sensitive |
Tagging Type | Nonphosphored |
Die Cut Gauge | Serpentine Die Cuts - 9.5 Vertically |
Colors | Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow |
Image Size (w x h) | 0.73 x 0.84 in. / 18.54 x 21.34 mm |
Overall Size (w x h) | 0.87 x 0.98 in. / 22.12 x 24.89 mm |
Back Numbers | Every 10 stamps. 4 digit black numbers top and bottom. |
Earliest Known Use | April 11, 2011 |
USPS Order Numbers | 788130 Full Coil of 3,000 - $150.00 788130 Strip of 25 with plate number from 3,000 coil - $1.25 778230 Full Coil of 10,000 - $500.00 788230 Strip of 25 with plate number from 10,000 coil - $1.25 778262 First Day Cover - $0.87 |
Availability | |
Official Announcement | On February 11, 2011, in Charleston, South Carolina, the Postal Service™ will issue an Art Deco Bird nondenominated, nonprofit (5-cent value) definitive stamp in one design in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) coil of 3,000 stamps (Item 788100) and a PSA coil of 10,000 stamps (Item 788200). The stamp, designed by Carl T. Herrman, North Las Vegas, Nevada, goes on sale nationwide February 11, 2011. |
Security | The microprinted “USPS” is on the front tip of the left wing on the bird. |
Note | The 2011 date is in the upper left hand corner of the design. Plate P2222 was first reported in October, 2011. Plate P3333 was first reported in June, 2014. |
How to Order the 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® website at http://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: |
Art Deco Bird Stamp Postmaster 7075 Cross County Road Charleston, SC 29418-9998 |
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 April 11, 2011. |
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 U.S. Postal Service PO Box 219014 Kansas City, MO 64121-9014 |
Philatelic Products |
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. |
Distribution: Item 788100, Nondenominated, Nonprofit (5-cent value) Art Deco Bird, PSA Coil of 3,000 Stamps |
The Honolulu and Anchorage stamp distribution offices (SDOs) and the six stamp distribution centers (SDCs) will receive an automatic distribution of 788100. |
Initial Supply to Post Offices |
SDOs/SDCs will not make a subsequent automatic distribution to Post Offices of this stamp issue. Post Offices requiring quantities of Item 788100 must requisition them from their designated SDO/SDC using PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return. SDOs requiring additional stamps must order them from the appropriate SDC using PS Form 17. SDOs must not distribute this stamp to Post Offices before January 28, 2011. |
Distribution: Item 788200, Nondenominated, Nonprofit (5-cent value) Art Deco Bird, PSA Coil of 10,000 Stamps |
The Honolulu and Anchorage SDOs and the six SDCs will receive an automatic distribution of 788200. |
Initial Supply to Post Offices |
SDOs/SDCs will not make a subsequent automatic distribution to Post Offices of this stamp issue. Post Offices requiring quantities of Item 788200 must requisition them from their designated SDO/SDC using PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return. SDOs requiring additional stamps must order them from the appropriate SDC using PS Form 17. SDOs must not distribute this stamp to Post Offices before January 28, 2011. |