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| Scott # 3116a | Plate #B1111, B2222, B3333 |
| Series | Holiday Contemporary |
| Format | Flat convertible booklet of 20 |
| Issue Date & City | October 8, 1996, North Pole, Alaska |
| Nationwide Sale | October 9, 1996 |
| Designer | Julia Talcott. Newton, Massachusetts |
| Art Director | Richard Sheaff, Norwood, MA |
| Typographer | Richard Sheaff, Norwood, MA |
| Modeler | Banknote Corporation of America, Browns Summit, NC |
| Process | Offset |
| Printer | Banknote Corporation of America, Browns Summit, NC |
| Printed At | Banknote Corporation of America, Browns Summit, NC |
| Press Type | Muller-Martini Progress offset press |
| To Press / Initial Print Quantity | Summer 1996 / 1.8 billion stamps |
| Paper | Phosphored supplied by Paper Corporation of America / Brown Bridge |
| Gum Type | Self-adhesive |
| Processed At | Banknote Corporation of America |
| Die Cut Gauge | 11.8 x 11.5 on 2, 3 or 4 sides |
| Colors | Yellow, magenta, cyan, and black |
| Image Area | 0.76 x 1.04 in / 19.30 x 26.42 mm |
| Overall Size | 0.91 x 1.19 in / 23.11 x 30.23 mm |
| Booklet Size | 6.75 x 3.57 in / 171.45 x 90.68 mm |
| Plate Size | 315 stamps and labels per revolution (15 panes across by 21 around) |
| Marginal Markings | "Peel Here To
Fold" • "Self Adhesive stamps" • "DO NOT WET" •
"© USPS 1995" • Plate Numbers On the non-stamp label - "TIME TO / REORDER / THIS BLOCK / IS NOT VALID / POSTAGE" |
| USPS Catalog Item Numbers | 664900 - Convertible
booklet of 20 - $6.40 |
| Earliest Known Use | October 8, 1996 |
| Official Announcement | The Postal Service will
issue four 32-cent Family Scenes stamps, in a pane of 50 (Item 5582) and a self-adhesive
convertible booklet of 20 (Item 6649), and a 32-cent Skaters stamp (Item 5511), in a
self-adhesive convertible ATM booklet of 18, on October 8, 1996, in North Pole, Alaska.
The stamps go on sale nationwide October 9. Designed by first time stamp artist Julia Talcott of Newton, Massachusetts, the illustrations on these stamps feature scenes of family, sharing, and the winter season. |
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| End Cards | Not yet available. |
Distribution (Holiday Family Scenes, Self-Adhesive Convertible Booklet of 20)
SDOs and SDNs will receive a standard automatic distribution for the peel-and-stick convertible booklet, rounded to the nearest master carton size (4,500 stamps).
SDOs and SDNs will make subsequent automatic distributions to post offices using Form 3309, Advice of Shipment/Stamp Invoice, and Form 17, Stamp Requisition. SDOs and SDNs must not distribute stamps to post offices before October 2, 1996. Philatelic Requirement SDOs and SDNs with authorized philatelic centers will receive their standard philatelic quantity for a peel-and-stick convertible booklet.
Additional Supply
Post offices requiring additional stamps must requisition them from their designated SDO, using a separate Form 17, or designated SDN, using a separate Form 17-S.
SDOs requiring additional stamps must order them from their APD, using a separate Form 17. All APDs and the Kansas City SDN will receive approximately 1,341,000 stamps for filling supplemental orders.
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