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| Scott # 4189 | Plate # V11111 |
| Series | USPS - NA ~ PNC3 - Flag / Patriotic |
| Issue Date & City | August 15, 2007, Washington, DC 20066 (No First Day of Issue Ceremony) |
| Nationwide Sale | August 15, 2007 |
| Designer | Richard Sheaff, Scottsdale, AZ |
| Art Director | Richard Sheaff, Scottsdale, AZ |
| Typographer | Richard Sheaff, Scottsdale, AZ |
| Modeler | Avery Dennison, SPD |
| Engraver | WRE/ColorTech |
| To Press / Initial Quantity | Spring 2007 / 3000 - 90 Million stamps, 10,000 - 210 Million stamps |
| Coil Size | 3000 and 10,000 |
| Printer | Avery Dennison, (AVR) |
| Press | Dia Nippon Kiko (DNK) |
| Process | Gravure |
| Where Printed | AVR, Clinton, SC |
| Where Processed | AVR, Clinton, SC |
| Plate Size & Interval | Coil of 3000 - 300 stamps per revolution / plate # every 10 stamps Coil of 10,000 - 300 stamps per revolution / plate # every 10 stamps |
| Paper Type | Nonphosphored, type III |
| Adhesive Type | Pressure Sensitive |
| Tagging Type | Phosphor overtagged, which appears smooth |
| Die Cut Gauge | Serpentine Valley/Peak (12 x 12) Die Cuts - 11.0 Vertically. The corners and the shoulders are rounded |
| Colors | PMS 468 (Beige), PMS 423 (Gray), PMS 542 (Light Blue), PMS 280 (Blue), PMS 193 (Red) |
| Image Size (w x h) | 0.730 x 0.840 in./18.542 x 21.336 mm |
| Overall Size (w x h) | 0.870 x 0.980 in./22.098 x 24.892 mm |
| Back Numbers | 3,000 - Aqua middle, position 2, every 10 stamps reported so far |
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| USPS Order Numbers | 785940 Full Coil of 3000 - $1230.00 785930 Strip of 25 with plate number - $10.25 785840 Full Coil of 10,000 - $4100.00 785830 Strip of 25 with plate number - $10.25 784861 First Day Cover - $0.79 |
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| Official Announcement | On August 15, 2007, in Washington, DC, the Postal Service™ will issue a 41-cent, definitive stamp, American Flag (2007).The stamp will be available in the following formats:
The stamp, designed by Richard Sheaff of Scottsdale, Arizona, goes on sale nationwide August 15, 2007. |
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| Note | 2007 date is blue and enclosed in the flagpole at the bottom. |
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| How to Order 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™, or at The Postal Store® Web site at 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: |
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| AMERICAN FLAG 2007 STAMP POSTMASTER SPECIAL CANCELLATIONS PO BOX 92282 WASHINGTON DC 20090-9998 |
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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 October 14, 2007. |
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| How to Order First Day Covers |
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| Stamp Fulfillment Services 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: |
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| INFORMATION FULFILLMENT DEPT 6270 US POSTAL SERVICE PO BOX 219014 KANSAS CITY MO 64121-9014 |
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| Philatelic Products |
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| There are three philatelic products available for this stamp issue: |
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| Distribution: Item 784900, $1,230.00 American Flag, PSA Coil of 3,000 |
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| The American Flag PSA coil of 3,000 will not be automatically distributed to SDOs. Automatic distributions will be made to APDs only. Initial shipments to APDs, which began July 9, 2007, will be completed by August 22, 2007. SDOs requiring quantities of Item 784900 must order them from the appropriate APD using a separate PS Form 17. |
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| Initial Supply to Post Offices |
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| SDOs will not make a subsequent automatic distribution of Item 784900 to Post Offices. All Post Offices requiring quantities of Item 784900 must order them from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs must not distribute coils to Post Offices before August 9, 2007. |
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| Additional Supply |
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| Post Offices requiring additional coils must requisition Item 784900 from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs requiring additional coils must order them from the appropriate APD using PS Form 17. |
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| Additional quantities of this definitive stamp coil will also be made available to APDs via future automatic distributions, shipped directly from the supplier to the APDs. |
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| Distribution: Item 785800, $4,100.00 American Flag, PSA Coil of 10,000 |
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| The American Flag PSA coil of 10,000 will not be automatically distributed to SDOs. Automatic distributions will be made to APDs only. Initial shipments to APDs, which begin August 22, 2007, will be completed by September 6, 2007. SDOs requiring quantities of Item 785800 must order them from the appropriate APD using a separate PS Form 17. SDOs ordering this item from APDs need not order in master carton size quantities. SDOs should only order according to immediate customer demand. (One coil of 10,000 is the minimum order from APDs). |
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| Initial Supply to Post Offices |
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| SDOs will not make a subsequent automatic distribution of Item 785800 to Post Offices. All Post Offices requiring quantities of Item 785800 must order them from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs must not distribute coils to Post Offices before August 9, 2007. |
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| Additional Supply |
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| Post Offices requiring additional coils must requisition Item 785800 from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs requiring additional coils must order them from the appropriate APD using PS Form 17. |
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| Additional quantities of this definitive stamp coil will also be made available to APDs via future automatic distributions, shipped directly from the supplier to the APDs. |
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