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Image courtesy of Jill Ambrose
| Scott # 4725a, strip of 4, or Plate strip of 5 or Plate strip of 9 | Scott # 4722 - Outer Leaves Yellow Orange Scott # 4723 - Outer Leaves Yellow Green Scott # 4724 - Outer Leaves Red Violet, Plate # S11111 Scott # 4725 - Outer Leaves Red |
| Series | USPS - NA ~ PNC3 - First Class Rate |
| Issue Date & City | January 14, 2013, Kansas City, MO 64108 (No Ceremony) |
| Nationwide Sale | January 14, 2013 |
| Designer | Antonio Alcala, Alexandria, VA |
| Art Director | Antonio Alcala, Alexandria, VA |
| Typographer | Antonio Alcala, Alexandria, VA |
| Artist | Nicole and Petra Kapitza, London |
| Engraver | N/A |
| Modeler | Donald Woo |
| To Press / Initial Quantity | Fall 2012, 3000 - 45 Million stamps, 10,000 - 125 Million |
| Coil Size | 3000, 10,000 |
| Printer | Banknote Corporation of American, Inc. / SSP |
| Press | Alprinta, 74 |
| Process | Offset with Microprinting “USPS” |
| Where Printed | Browns Summit, N.C. |
| Where Processed | Unique Binders, Fredericksburg, VA |
| Plate Size & Interval | 560 stamps per revolution / Plate # every 28 stamps |
| Paper Type | Prephosphored, USPS Type I |
| Adhesive Type | Pressure Sensitive |
| Tagging Type | Smooth |
| Die Cut Gauge | 13 x 13 Peak / Valley (PV) Vertically |
| Colors | Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, PMS 423 (Gray) |
| Image Size (w x h) | 0.78 x 0.85 in. / 19.81 x 21.59 mm |
| Overall Size (w x h) | 0.87 x 0.98 in. / 22.09 x 24.89 mm |
| Back Numbers | Every 10 stamps. 3k rolls have 4 digit back numbers and 10k rolls have 5 digit back numbers. |
| Earliest Known Use | January 14, 2013 |
| USPS Order Numbers | 789304 Full Coil of 3,000 - $1380.00 789303 Strip of 25 with plate number - $11.50 789404 Full Coil of 10,000 - $4600.00 789403 Strip of 25 with plate number - $11.50 789416 First Day Cover - $3.60 (Set of 4) |
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| Official Announcement | On January 14, 2013, in Kansas City, Missouri, the Postal Service™ will issue a 46-cent Kaleidoscope Flowers First-Class Mail® stamp in four designs in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) coil of 3,000 (Item 789300) and a PSA coil of 10,000 (Item 789400). The stamp will go on sale nationwide January 14, 2013. Continuing its tradition of beautiful and distinctive floral stamp issuances, the U.S. Postal Service® presents Kaleidoscope Flowers Stamp. This set of four stamps depicts the same graphic flower design, with each stamp featuring one of four different color combinations. Some of the color combinations create the illusion that patterns recede or move forward. Designed by art director Antonio Alcala\u00B4, Kaleidoscope Flowers stamp features the work of graphic artists Petra and Nicole Kapitza. |
| Security | The microprinted “USPS” is just beneath the center circle in each of the designs. |
| Note | The 2013 date is in the top left hand corner of the design, and is placed vertically |
| Note | These stamps are normally collected as PS9 (plate strips of 9) with the plate numbered stamp in the middle and the same design without a plate number at each end. |
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| Distribution: Item 789300, 46-cent First Class Mail Kaleidoscope Flowers PSA Coil of 3,000 ($1,380) |
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| Stamp distribution centers (SDCs) will receive their normal automatic distribution quantity of Kaleidoscope Flowers coils. Distributions are rounded up to the nearest master carton size of 20 coils. |
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| Initial Supply to Post Offices |
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| Stamp Distribution Offices (SDOs)/SDCs will not make any automatic distribution to Post Offices™. Post Offices requiring these items must requisition them from their designated SDO/SDC using PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return. Post Offices may preorder these stamps 30 days prior to the first-day-of-issue through the eBuy2 SEAM Catalog. For the Hawaii and Puerto Rico offices, the Stamps Service System (SSS) is still valid in January. Post Offices should not sell the stamp prior to first-day-of-issue. |
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| Sales Policy |
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| All Post Offices should maintain a sufficient inventory level of this item until the stamp is officially withdrawn from sale. If supplies run low, Post Offices must reorder additional quantities using their normal ordering procedures. |
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| Distribution: Item 789400, 46-cent First Class Mail Kaleidoscope Flowers PSA Coil of 10,000 ($4,600) |
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| SDCs will receive their normal automatic distribution quantity of Kaleidoscope Flowers coils. Distributions are rounded up to the nearest master carton size of 10 coils. |
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| Initial Supply to Post Offices |
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| SDOs/SDCs will not make any automatic distribution to Post Offices. Post Offices requiring these items must requisition them from their designated SDO/SDC using PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return. Post Offices may preorder these stamps 30 days prior to first-day-of-issue through the eBuy2 SEAM Catalog. For the Hawaii and Puerto Rico offices, the Stamps Service System (SSS) is still valid in January. Post Offices should not sell the stamp prior to first-day-of-issue. |
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| Sales Policy |
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| All Post Offices should maintain a sufficient inventory level of this item until the stamp is officially withdrawn from sale. If supplies run low, Post Offices must reorder additional quantities using their normal ordering procedures. |
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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/stamps, 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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| Kaleidoscope Flowers Stamp 30 West Pershing Road, #112 Kansas City, MO 64108-9998 |
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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 March 14, 2013. |
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| How to Order First-Day Covers |
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| The Postal Service 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, online at www.usps.com/shop or by calling 800-782-6724. Customers may request a free catalog by calling 800-782-6724 or writing to: |
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| U.S. Postal Service Catalog Request PO Box 219014 Kansas City, MO 64121-9014 |
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| Philatelic Products |
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| There are two philatelic products available for the Kaleidoscope Flowers coil of 10,000: |
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| Items with an asterisk (*) will use the 128 bar code from Stamp Fulfillment Services. All other philatelic products will continue to use bar code series A, with the exception of the Yearbook and the Guide Book. |
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