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| Scott # 3267a BK271 | Plate 1111, 2222, 3333 |
| Series | Rate Change Definitive |
| Format | Folded booklet of 20 |
| Issue Date & City | November 9, 1998, Washington, DC |
| Nationwide Sale | November 9, 1998 |
| Illustrator | Tom Engeman, Washington, DC |
| Designer | Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA |
| Engraver | N/A |
| Art Director | Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA |
| Typographer | John Boyd, Anagraphics Inc., New York, NY |
| Process | Gravure |
| Printer | Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP), Washington, DC |
| Printed At | Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP), Washington, DC |
| Press Type | Andreotti, 601 |
| To Press / Initial Print Quantity | May, 1997 / 1.817 billion stamps |
| Paper Type | Prephosphored, Type I |
| Gum Type | Self-adhesive |
| Processed At | Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP), Washington, DC |
| Die Cut Gauge | 9.8 on 2 or 3 sides |
| Colors | PMS 186C (Red), PMS 293C (Blue), PMS 443C (Gray), Process Black |
| Image Area | 0.71 x 0.82 in./18.0 x 20.8 mm |
| Overall Size | 0.87 x 0.96 in./22.1 x 24.4 mm |
| Booklet Size | 1.74 x 5.385 in./44.16 x 136.68 mm |
| Plate Size | 480 stamps per revolution |
| Marginal Markings | Registration Markings • Plate Numbers • "Self-adhesive stamps • DO NOT WET" |
| USPS Catalog Item Numbers | 660840 Booklet
of 20 - $6.60 |
| Earliest Known Use | . |
| Official Announcement | The Postal Service will
issue a 33-cent “H” stamp (Uncle Sam’s Hat) Item Nos. 1086, 5540,
6606, 6607, 6608, 7987, 7988, 7989, and 7990, and a 1-cent make-up rate (Weather-vane
Rooster) Item No. 1087, on November 9, 1998, in Washington, DC. These stamps support the new postage rate, effective January 10, 1999. No official ceremony will be planned. The “H” stamp was designed by Phil Jordan of Falls Church, VA, and illustrated by Tom Engemen of Washington, DC. The 1-cent make-up rate stamp was designed and illustrated by Phil Jordan. Both stamps go on sale nationwide November 9, 1998. |
| Varieties | Horizontal die cuts can start with either a peak or a valley at the junction of the vertical die cut. |
| Note | Printing Plate Layout and related information |
Distribution of “H” Prime Rate, Item No. 6606, Convertible Booklet of 20 Self-Adhesive Stamps; Item No. 6607, Convertible Booklet of 10 Self-Adhesive Stamps; and Item No. 6608, Folded Booklet of 20 Self-Adhesive Stamps
“H” Prime Rate Booklets, Item Nos. 6606 and 6607 will be shipped to SDOs in two half-distributions. The first shipment began September 28, 1998, and the second will begin November 9, 1998. SDOs and SDNs must not distribute stamps to post offices before November 2, 1998.
Initial Supply for Post Offices
For Item No. 6606, all post offices using PS Form 3309 and PS Form 17 will receive an automatic distribution of four times their standard quantities for convertible self-adhesive booklets of 20. For Item No. 6607, all post offices will receive their standard quantities for convertible self-adhesive booklets of 10. Item No. 6608, folded booklet of 20 stamps, is initially available for vending requirements and as back-up quantities to post offices.
Additional Supply
Post offices requiring additional Item Nos. 6606 and 6607 booklets must requisition them from their designated SDO or SDN using PS Form 17 . For Item No. 6608, SDOs and SDNs and authorized CAG A-G post offices requiring additional self-adhesive booklets of 20 stamps may submit PS Forms 3356, Stamp Requisition - Bulk Quantities, to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP). Requisitions must be submitted in the standard ordering quantities in multiples of 4,500 books to a maximum of 270,000 books per requisition.
Philatelic Requirement
SDOs and SDNs with authorized philatelic centers must provide subsequent distribution of these convertible self-adhesive booklets to each philatelic center from their initial distribution.
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