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Scan courtesy of Jill Ambrose
| Scott # 4749 | Plate # S111 |
| Series | USPS - NA ~ PNC3 - Patriotic - First Class Rate |
| Issue Date & City | March 19, 2013, San Francisco, CA 94188 (No Ceremony) |
| Nationwide Sale | March 19, 2013 |
| Designer | Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA |
| Art Director | Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA |
| Typographer | Greg Breeding, Charlottesville, VA |
| Artist | Nancy Stahl, New York, NY |
| Engraver | N/A |
| Modeler | Donald Woo |
| To Press / Initial Quantity | Winter 2012, 125 Million stamps |
| Coil Size | 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 | 540 stamps per revolution / Plate # every 27 stamps |
| Paper Type | Prephosphored, USPS Type I |
| Adhesive Type | Pressure Sensitive |
| Tagging Type | Prephosphored |
| Die Cut Gauge | 13 x 13 Peak / Valley (PV) Vertically |
| Colors | Light Blue, Red, Dark Blue |
| Image Size (w x h) | .78 x .85 in./19.81 x 21.59 mm |
| Overall Size (w x h) | .87 x .98 in./22.09 x 24.89 mm |
| Back Numbers | Top or Bottom, 5-digits every 10 stamps. Every 270 stamps will yield a number on number. |
| Earliest Known Use | January 17, 2013 |
| USPS Order Numbers | 789704 Full Coil of 10,000 - $4600.00 789703 Strip of 25 with plate number - $11.50 789716 First Day Cover - $0.90 |
| Availability | |
| Official Announcement | On March 19, 2013, in San Francisco, California, the Postal Service™ will issue a Patriotic Star First-Class Mail® 46-cent stamp in one design in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) coil of 10,000 stamps (Item 789700). The stamp will go on sale nationwide March 19, 2013. With the Patriotic Star stamp issuance, the U.S. Postal Service® features one of the nation’s quintessential symbols. The red, white, and blue star, designed to look like it is crafted from striped ribbon, is actually two stars — a smaller one inside a larger one — on a white background. Both stars have five points, like the stars on the American flag. Nancy Stahl designed the stamp and Greg Breeding was the art director. To learn more about the stories behind the stamps, visit www.beyondtheperf.com. |
| Security | The microprinted “USPS” is near the lower left star point. |
| Note | The 2013 date is in the top left hand corner of the design, and is placed vertically |
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| Distribution: Item 789700, 46-cent Patriotic Star First-Class Mail PSA Coil of 10,000 Stamps ($4,600.00 Value) |
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| Stamp distribution centers (SDCs) will receive their standard automatic distribution quantities of the Patriotic Star denominated coils of 10,000 stamps. Distributions are rounded up to the nearest master carton size of 10. |
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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 item 789700 must requisition it 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. 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 these items 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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| Patriotic Star Stamp Debbie Brady/Elisa Sloan NPF PO Box 7838 San Francisco, CA 94120-7838 |
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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 May 19, 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/stamps 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 this stamp issue: |
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| Items with an asterisk (*) will use the 128 barcode from Stamp Fulfillment Services. 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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