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| Scott # 3048a | Plate # S1111, S2222 |
| Series | |
| Format | Flat convertible booklet of 10 |
| Issue Date & City | August 2, 1996, St. Louis, Missouri |
| Nationwide Sale | August 3, 1996 |
| Designer | Robert Giusti, New Milford, Connecticut |
| Modeler | Richard C. Sennett |
| Art Director | Derry Noyes, USPS |
| Typographer | John Boyd, Anagraphics Inc., New York, NY |
| Process | Gravure |
| Printer | J. W. Fergusson & Sons, Richmond, Virginia for Stamp Venturers |
| Printed At | J. W. Fergusson & Sons, Richmond, Virginia |
| Press Type | Champlain webfed gravure press 1 |
| To Press / Initial Print Quantity | Spring, 1996 / 490.77 million stamps |
| Paper Type | Phosphored, supplied by Westvaco / Kanzaki |
| Gum Type | Self-adhesive |
| Processed At | Stamp Venturers, Fredericksburg, Virginia |
| Die Cut Gauge | 10.4 x 10.8 on 3 sides |
| Colors | Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Black |
| Image Area | 0.720 x 0.832 in / 18.79 x 21.13 mm |
| Overall Size | 0.870 x 0.982 in / 22.09 x 24.94 mm |
| Booklet Size | 1.741 x 6.500 in / 44.22 x 165.10 mm |
| Plate Size | 280 stamps per revolution (10 across by 28 around) |
| Marginal Markings | USPS Logo • "© USPS 1995" • Plate Numbers • "•Peel this strip and fold here•" |
| Cover | Plate S1111 - Type D and Blank Liners Plate S2222 - Type C, D and Blank Liners 12-1/2 gauge scoring on all |
| USPS Catalog Item Numbers | 663400 Convertible Booklet
of 10 - $2.00 |
| Earliest Known Use | August 2, 1996 |
| Official Announcement | The Postal Service will
issue a 20-cent Blue Jay stamp on August 2, 1996, in St. Louis, Missouri, in conjunction
with AMERICOVER ’96. The stamp has the same design as the one issued on June 15, 1995, but will be issued in self-adhesive formats as a convertible booklet of 10 (Item 6634) and a coil of 100 (Item 7930). The booklet and coil go on sale nationwide August 3. |
| End Card | Black ink on cream card. Click here for photo. End Cards have either 1mm or 3mm slits. |
| Varieties | S1111 - Solid Tagging and
Type D Liner Printing S1111 - Arrow Tick Mark on above S1111 - Mottled Tagging and Type D Liner Printing S1111 - Arrow Tick Mark on above S1111 - No Liner Printing S1111 - No Liner Printing and Arrow Tick Mark S2222 - Type C and D and Blank Liner Printing |
| Note | The vending booklet differs from the convertible booklet in that it has a glue strip at the top edge of the top pane, the peelable strip has been removed and the rouletting line is 2mm lower than on the convertible booklet when the panes are compared with the bottoms aligned. Plate S2222 has 8-1/2 scoring. Both plate S1111 and the convertible booklets have 12-1/2 scoring. |
Distribution for Blue Jay Stamp
Distribution of Booklet of 10 Self-Adhesive Definitive Stamps, Item 6634
All stamp distribution offices (SDOs) and stamp distribution networks (SDNs) will receive two automatic distributions of half their standard distribution quantities for self-adhesive booklets, rounded to the nearest master carton size (4,500 booklets). The first distribution will be completed by July 2, 1996. From the first distribution, SDOs and SDNs will make subsequent automatic distribution to post offices using Form 3309, Advice of Shipment/Stamp Invoice, and Form 17 , Stamp Requisition, respectively .
SDOs and SDNs must not distribute stamps to post offices before July 26, 1996. The second distribution is scheduled to start July 3, 1996, and will be completed July 30. The accountable paper depositories (APDs) will have 1,089,000 booklets as back-up quantities. The Kansas City SDN will receive 1,093,500 booklets for filling supplemental orders. Distribution to APDs and the Kansas City SDN is scheduled to begin July 31 and will be completed by September 16.
Philatelic Requirements
SDOs with authorized philatelic centers will receive their standard automatic distribution of this stamp booklet for subsequent distribution to each philatelic center.
Additional Supply
Post offices requiring additional booklets must requisition them from their designated SDO, using a separate Form 17, Stamp Requisition, or designated SDN, using a separate Form 17-S, Stamp Distribution Network Stamp Requisition. SDOs requiring additional stamps must order them from their designated APD, using a separate Form 17.
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