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32¢ Wreaths (4 designs)
Pressure Sensitive Adhesive
Flat Convertible Booklet of 20
Scott # 3252c Plate B111111?, B222222, B333333, B444444, B555555 * Die Cut 11.4 x 11.5 on 2 or 3 sides
Scott # 3252e Plate B111111, B222222, B333333?, B444444?, B555555? * Die Cut 11.7 x 11.6 on 2 or 3 sides
Series Holiday Contemporary
Format Flat convertible booklet of 20
Issue Date & City October 15, 1998, Christmas, MI
Nationwide Sale October 16, 1998
Photographer Marc Simon, San Francisco, CA
Designers Chris Crinklaw, King City, CA (Chili pepper wreath)
George de Bruin, San Francisco, CA (Victorian wreath)
Lillian Dinihanian, Beaverton, OR (Evergreen wreath)
Micheale Thunin, Berkeley, CA (Tropical wreath)
Modeler Banknote Corporation of America (BCA)
Art Director Howard Paine, Delaplane, VA
Typographer Tom Mann, Vancouver, WA
Process Offset
Printer Banknote Corporation of America (BCA)
Printed At BCA, Browns Summit, NC
Press Type Muller Martini
To Press / Initial Print Quantity Fall, 1998 /  920,250,000 stamps
Paper Type Prephosphored, Type I, supplied by Paper Corporation of the United States / Spinnaker Coatings
Gum Type Self-adhesive
Processed At BCA, Browns Summit, NC
Die Cut Gauge 3252c - 11.4 x 11.5, 3252e - 11.7 x 11.6 on 2 or 3 sides
Colors Special Red (PMS 484), Special Green (PMS 349), Black, Cyan, Magenta, Process Yellow
Image Area 0.752 x 1.032 in. / 19.101 x 26.213 mm
Overall Size 0.91 x 1.19 in. / 23.114 x 30.226 mm
Booklet Size 3.570 x 6.750 in./90.678 x 171.450 mm
Plate Size 315 stamps +  labels per revolution
Marginal Markings © USPS 1996 • Plate Numbers • "Peel here to fold • Self-adhesive stamps • DO NOT WET"
USPS Catalog Item Numbers 661200  Booklet of  20 - $6.40
661263  First Day Cover (Set of 4) - $2.12
Earliest Known Use .
Official Announcement The Postal Service will issue four 32-cent Holiday Contemporary: Wreaths Special Stamps, in a pane of 20 (Item No. 5585) (four designs) and in a book of 20 (Item No. 6612) (four designs) on October 15, 1998, in Christmas, MI.

The stamps were designed by Chris Crinklaw, King City, CA; George de Bruin, San Francisco, CA; Lillian Dinihanian, Beaverton, OR; and Micheale Thunin, Berkeley, CA, and photographed by Marc Simon, San Francisco, CA. The stamps go on sale nationwide October 16, 1998.

Varieties * The Scott Catalogue lists all five plate number combinations with both die cut varieties.  So far, only plate B222222 has been confirmed with both varieties.
End Card Green Ink on Cream Card.   Click here for scan.

 

Distribution of Booklet of 20 Self-Adhesive Special Stamps, Item 6612

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. Accountable paper depositories (APDs) and SDNs will not have additional supplies of Item 6612 for distribution. SDOs requiring additional booklets cannot order them from their designated APD or SDNs.

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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