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Scott # 3244a | Plate 11111, 22222, 33333 |
Series | Holiday Traditional |
Format | Flat convertible booklet of 20 |
Issue Date & City | October 15, 1998, Washington, DC |
Nationwide Sale | October 16, 1998 |
Designers | Richard Sheaff, Scottsdale, AZ |
Modeler | N/A |
Art Director | Richard Sheaff, Scottsdale, AZ |
Typographer | Richard Sheaff, Scottsdale, AZ |
Process | Offset |
Printer | Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP), Washington, DC |
Printed At | BEP, Washington, DC |
Press Type | Goebel Optiforma |
To Press / Initial Print Quantity | Fall, 1998 / 925.2 million stamps |
Paper Type | Prephosphored, Type II, supplied by Glatfelter / Brown Bridge |
Gum Type | Self-adhesive |
Processed At | BEP, Washington, DC |
Die Cut Gauge | 10 x 9.9 on 2, 3 or 4 sides |
Colors | Process Yellow, Process Magenta, Process Cyan, Process Black, Red |
Image Area | 0.77 x 1.05 in./19.6 x 26.7 mm |
Overall Size | 0.91 x 1.16 in./23.1 x 29.5 mm |
Booklet Size | 3.47 x 6.75 in./88.1 x 171.5 mm |
Plate Size | 240 stamps per revolution |
Marginal Markings | © USPS 1997 Plate Numbers "Peel here to fold Self-adhesive stamps DO NOT WET" |
USPS Catalog Item Numbers | 661300 Convertible Booklet
of 20 - $6.40 661361 First Day Cover - $.53 |
Earliest Known Use | . |
Official Announcement | The Postal Service will
issue a 32-cent Holiday Traditional: Florentine Madonna Definitive Stamp, in a book of 20
(one design) (Item No. 6613) on October 15, 1998, in Washington, DC. The stamp was designed by Richard Sheaff, Scottsdale, AZ, and goes on sale nationwide October 16, 1998. |
Varieties | |
End Card | Black Ink on Cream Card - Click here for scan. |
Distribution
All stamp distribution offices (SDOs) and stamp distribution networks (SDNs) will receive one-half their standard quantities for convertible self-adhesive booklets, rounded to the nearest master carton size (4,500 booklets).
SDOs and SDNs will make subsequent automatic distribution 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 8, 1998.
Additional Supply
Post offices requiring additional stamps must requisition them from their designated SDO or SDN using a separate Form 17. All accountable paper depositories (APDs) and SDNs will have 360,000 additional booklets of Item 6613 for distribution.
Philatelic Requirement
SDOs and SDNs with authorized philatelic centers will not receive an automatic distribution of their standard philatelic quantity of these convertible self-adhesive booklets for subsequent automatic distribution to each philatelic center.
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