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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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