(5¢) Art Deco Bird
(Ashton Potter)
Self Adhesive Coil of 3,000 and 10,000
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:
  • 788262*, First Day Cover, $0.87.
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.