PNC3 - 1c Bobcat Coil Details

1¢ Bobcat
(Ashton Potter)
Self Adhesive Coil of 10,000
Scott # 4672a	Plate # P1111
*Series*	USPS - NA ~ PNC3 - Flora and Fauna
*Issue Date & City*	February 21, 2015, Aripex Stamp Convention, Mesa, Atrizona 85201
*Nationwide Sale*	February 21, 2015
*Designer*	Carl T. Herrman, Carlsbad, CA
*Art Director*	Carl T. Herrman, Carlsbad, CA
*Typographer*	Carl T. Herrman, Carlsbad, CA
*Artist*	Nancy Stahl, New York, NY
*Modeler*	Joe Sheeran
*To Press / Initial Quantity*	Winter 2014 / 500 Million stamps
*Coil Size*	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 - 13 x 13 PP 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. / 22.10 x 24.89 mm
*Back Numbers*	Every 10 stamps. 2, 3 or 4 digit black numbers top and bottom. Every 270 stamps, the back number will fall on the same stamp with a plate number. Both top and bottom back numbers are possible although two rolls are needed to get both.
*Earliest Known Use*	February 21, 2015
*USPS Order Numbers*	786904 Full Coil of 10,000 - $100.00 786905 Unfolded Strip of 100 with plate number - $1.00 786916 First Day Cover - $0.94 (Bobcat and 49c Forever stamp)
*Availability*
*Official Announcement*	On February 21, 2015, in Mesa, AZ, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue a 1-cent Bobcat mail-use stamp in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) coil of 10,000 stamps (Item 786900). The stamp will go on sale nationwide February 21, 2015. In 2012, the U.S. Postal Service first issued the Bobcat 1-cent stamp in coils of 3,000. Bobcats (Lynx rufus) are members of the feline family found across America. The stamp art is a highly stylized digital image of a bobcat with golden eyes, a pink nose, and fur in shades of brown. Nancy Stahl illustrated the stamp, under the direction of Carl T. Herrman.
*Security*	The microprinted "USPS" is at the high point of the leg below the chin.
*Note*	The 2015 date is in the upper right hand corner of the margin, and is placed vertically.

Initial Supply to Post Offices

Stamp Fulfillment Services will not make a subsequent automatic push distribution to Post Offices™. Post Offices may begin ordering stamps through SFS Web at the beginning of February, which is prior to the FDOI.

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 https://store.usps.com/store/, 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:

1¢ Bobcat Stamp
Postmaster
Main Post Office
135 North Center Street
Mesa, AZ 85201-9998

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 up to a quantity of 50. For more than 50, customers have to pay five cents each. All orders must be postmarked by April 22, 2015.

How to Order First-Day Covers

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 https://store.usps.com/store/, or by calling 800-782-6724. Customers may request a free catalog by calling 800-782-6724 or writing to:

U.S. Postal Service
Catalog Request
PO Box 219014
Kansas City, MO 64121-9014

Philatelic Products

There is one philatelic product for this stamp issue:

786916*, First-Day Cover, $0.94.

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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Updated March 7, 2015