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| Scott # 3049d BK242 | Plate # S1111 |
| Series | |
| Format | Folded vending booklet of 30 (2 x 15) |
| Issue Date & City | Late December, 1996 |
| Nationwide Sale | Late December, 1996 |
| Designer | Gyo Fujikawa, New York, NY |
| Modeler | Richard C. Sennett |
| Art Director | Joseph Brockert, 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 |
| To Press / Initial Print Quantity | Fall, 1996 / 274 million stamps |
| Paper Type | Phosphored, supplied by Paper Corporation of the United States / Brown Bridge |
| Gum Type | Self-adhesive |
| Processed At | Stamp Venturers, Fredericksburg, Virginia |
| Die Cut Gauge | 11.5 x 11.8 on 2, 3 or 4 sides |
| Colors | Green (PMS 106), Yellow, Warm Red and Black on stamps. Yellow, Green and Black on cover. |
| Image Area | 0.720 x 0.818 in/18.288 x 20.7772 mm (apx.) |
| Overall Size | 0.87 x 0.98 in / 22.09 x 24.94 mm |
| Booklet Size | mm |
| Plate Size | 360 stamps per revolution (15 across by 24 around) (?) |
| Marginal Markings | None |
| USPS Catalog Item Numbers | 668500 Vending Booklet
of 30 - $9.60 |
| Earliest Known Use | December, 1996 |
| Official Announcement | The Postal Service will
issue a 32-cent Yellow Rose stamp, in a self-adhesive convertible booklet of 20 (Item
6682), on October 29, 1996, in Pasadena, California. The booklet goes on sale nationwide
October 30. Designed by Gyo Fujikawa of New York, New York, the stamp has the same design as the Pink Rose stamp issued on June 2, 1995, but will be issued in a different color, yellow instead of pink. The vending booklet of 30 was placed on sale without an official issue date, in Tucson, Arizona on December 24. |
| Note | Plate number is on bottom right stamp of bottom pane. Peel off strips have been removed. |
| Note | Booklet covers are found with 8 1/2 and 12 1/2 gauge scoring. |
Self-Service/Vending Distribution for Yellow Rose Stamp
In addition to Stamp Announcement 96-42, Yellow Rose Stamp ( Postal Bulletin 21929
(9-26-96)), stamp distribution offices and stamp distribution networks will receive three
distributions of the vendable Yellow Rose self-adhesive booklet.
The first shipment of the self-adhesive vending booklets of 15 (Items 6684 and 6684X) and
booklets of 30 (Items 6685 and 6685X) will be completed by January 30, 1997.
For stamp collecting purposes, customers may purchase the vending booklets from: PHILATELIC FULFILLMENT SERVICE CENTER, US POSTAL SERVICE, PO BOX 419636, KANSAS CITY MO 64141-6636 or by calling 1 800 STAMP-24. These booklets can be sold upon arrival. The first day of issue for the Yellow Rose Stamp was October 24, 1996.
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