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Scott # 3112a | Plate # 1111-1, 1211-1, 2212-1, 2222-1, 2323-1, 3323-1, 3333-1, 3334-1, 4444-1, 5544-1, 5555-1, 5556-1, 5556-2, 5656-2, 6656-2, 6666-1, 6666-2, 6766-1, 7887-1, 7887-2, 7888-2, 7988-2 |
Series | Holiday Traditional |
Format | Flat convertible booklet of 20 |
Issue Date & City | November 1, 1996, Richmond, Virginia |
Nationwide Sale | November 2, 1996 |
Designers | Richard Sheaff, Norwood, MA |
Modeler | Peter Cocci, BEP |
Art Director | Richard Sheaff, Norwood, MA |
Typographer | Richard Sheaff, Norwood, MA |
Engraver | Dixie March, BEP |
Process | Offset / intaglio |
Printer | Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, DC |
Printed At | Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, DC |
Press Type | Giori offset-intaglio F press (801) |
To Press / Initial Print Quantity | Fall, 1996 / 847.75 million stamps |
Paper Type | Prephosphored, supplied by Gladfelter / Brown Bridge |
Gum Type | Self-adhesive |
Processed By | Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, DC |
Die Cut Gauge | 10 x 10 on 2, 3 or 4 sides |
Stamp Colors | Magenta, yellow, cyan, black (offset and intaglio) |
Image Area | 0.77 x 1.02 in / 19.6 x 25.9 mm |
Overall Size | 0.91 x 1.16 in / 23.1 x 29.5 mm |
Booklet Size | 3.50 x 6.77 in / 88.9 x 172 mm |
Plate Size | 720 stamps and labels per revolution (20 by 36) |
Marginal Markings | © USPS 1995 Peel here to fold Self-adhesive stamps DO NOT WET Plate Numbers |
USPS Catalog Item Numbers | 664600 - Convertible
Booklet of 20 - $6.40 664661 - First Day Cover - $.53 |
Earliest Known Use | November 1, 1996 |
Official Announcement | The Postal Service will
issue a 32-cent Madonna and Child stamp, in a pane of 50 (Item 5583) and a self-adhesive
convertible booklet of 20 (Item 6646), on November 1, 1996, in Richmond, Virginia. The
stamp goes on sale nationwide November 2. Designed by Richard Sheaff of Norwood, Massachusetts, the stamp features the Madonna and Child, a detail from the painting The Adoration of the Shepherds (circa 1712). Considered one of Paolo de Matteis masterpieces, the painting typifies the late Baroque or early Rococo style of Naples. |
Varieties | Offset Seamlines Exist. |
End Cards | Not yet available. |
Distribution of Convertible Booklet of 20 Self-Adhesive Stamps
Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) and stamp distribution networks (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 24, 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 accountable paper depositories (APDs) and the Kansas City SDN will receive 360,000 stamp booklets for filling supplemental orders.
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