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| Scott # 3127a | Plate S11111, S22222, S33333 |
| Series | |
| Format | Flat convertible booklet of 20 |
| Issue Date & City | March 3, 1997, Washington, DC |
| Nationwide Sale | March 4, 1997 |
| Designers | Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA |
| Modeler | Richard C. Sennett |
| Art Director | Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA |
| Typographer | Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA |
| Process | Gravure |
| Printer | Stamp Venturers, Fredericksburg, VA |
| Printed At | J.W. Fergusson & Sons, Richmond, VA |
| Press Type | Champlain webfed gravure press |
| To Press / Initial Print Quantity | Winter, 1996 / 2.24 billion stamps |
| Paper Type | Prephosphored, supplied by Nichimen/Kanzaki |
| Gum Type | Self-adhesive |
| Processed By | Stamp Venturers, Fredericksburg, VA |
| Die Cut Gauge | 10.8 x 10.3 on 2, 3 or 4 sides |
| Stamp Colors | (PMS Colors): Magenta, yellow, cyan, black, and reflex blue |
| Image Area | 0.77 x 1.105 in / 19.558 x 26.67 mm |
| Overall Size | 0.91 x 1.190 in / 23.114 x 30.226 mm |
| Booklet Size | 6.75 x 3.5625 in / 172.12 x 90.48 mm |
| Plate Size | 252 stamps per revolution (14 by 18) |
| Marginal Markings | “© USPS 1996” • “Peel here to fold” • “Self-adhesive stamps” • “DO NOT WET” • Plate Numbers |
| USPS Catalog Item Numbers | 668340 - Convertible
Booklet of 20 - $6.40 First Day Cover - $. |
| Earliest Known Use | February 24, 1997 |
| Official Announcement | The Postal Service will
issue two 32-cent Merian Botanical Prints stamps, in a self-adhesive vendible booklet of
15 (Item 6687), for vending purposes only, and a self-adhesive convertible booklet of 20
(Item 6683), on March 3, 1997, in Washington, D.C. The stamps go on sale nationwide March
4. Designed by Phil Jordan of Falls Church, Virginia, the stamps feature two hand-colored engravings, one of a pineapple and one of a citron, from original watercolors done by artist Maria Sibylla Merian (1647–1717). Merian spent 2 years in Surinam studying and painting insects, plants, and animals. Her first edition book, Metamorphosis of Insects of Surinam, published in 1705, resulted in the firm establishment of her reputation as a scientist as well as an artist. |
| Note | The stamps from the convertible booklet are larger than those from the Vending booklet. |
| End Card | Black ink on Cream card. Click here for a scan. |
Distribution of Convertible Booklet of 20 Self-Adhesive Stamps
Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) and stamp distribution networks (SDNs) will receive three distributions of this convertible booklet of 20 self-adhesive stamps. The first distribution of approximately one-half the standard automatic distribution for a 20-stamp booklet will be completed by February 3, 1997. SDOs and SDNs will make a subsequent automatic distribution to post offices for one-half of their standard automatic distribution quantities using Form 3309, Advice of Shipment/Stamp Invoice, and Form 17, Stamp Requisition. SDOs and SDNs must not distribute stamps to post offices before February 20, 1997.
The second distribution, also approximately one-half the standard automatic distribution for a 20-stamp booklet, will be completed in May 1997. A third distribution of approximately one-fourth the standard automatic distribution for a 20-stamp booklet will be completed in August 1997. Distribution quantities are rounded up to the nearest master carton size (4,500 booklets).
Philatelic Requirement
SDOs and SDNs will not receive a separate quantity for their authorized philatelic centers. The philatelic centers must be supplied their quantities from the initial standard automatic distribution made to the SDOs and SDNs.
Additional Supply
Post offices requiring additional stamp booklets must requisition them from their designated SDO on a separate Form 17, or designated SDN, using a separate Form 17-S, Stamp Distribution Network Stamp Requisition.
All accountable paper depositories (APDs) will receive 1,863,000 booklets for filling supplemental orders. The Kansas City SDN will receive 1,867,500 additional booklets. SDOs requiring additional stamp booklets must order them from the appropriate APD, using a separate Form 17. These back-up quantities, however, will not be in place until August 1997.
Sales Policy
All post offices must acquire and maintain a supply of each new commemorative stamp as long as customer demand exists or until the stamp is officially withdrawn from sale, generally 1 year from date of issue. If supplies run low, post offices must reorder additional quantities using their normal ordering procedures.
Self-Service/Vending Distribution
For vending purposes only, SDOs and SDNs will receive a distribution of the vendible booklets of 15 32-cent stamps ($4.80) (Item 6687).
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