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| Scott # 3363a | Plate # - B111111, B222222, B333333, B444444, B555555, B666666, B777777, B888888, B999999, B000000, BAAAAAA, BBBBBBB |
| Series | Holiday Contemporary |
| Format | Convertible booklet of 20 (4 designs) |
| Issue Date & City | October 20, 1999, Rudolph, WI 54475 |
| Nationwide Sale | October 21, 1999 |
| Designer | Tom Nikosey, Canoga Park, CA |
| Art Director | Carl Herrman, Laguna Niguel, CA |
| Typographer | Tom Nikosey, Canoga Park, CA |
| Modeler | Banknote Corporation of America, Inc. (BCA) |
| Process | Offset |
| Printer | Banknote Corporation of America, Inc. (BCA) |
| Printed At | BCA, Browns Summit, NC |
| Processed At | Banknote Corporation of America, Browns Summit, NC |
| Press Type | Goebel, 670 |
| To Press / Initial Run | Summer 1999 / 1,785,060,000 stamps |
| Paper Type | Prephosphored, Type II from Paper Corporation of the United States / Spinaker Coatings |
| Gum Type | Self-adhesive |
| Die Cut Gauge | 11.2 x 11.2 |
| Colors | Gold (PMS 871), Red (PMS 1807), Blue (PMS 541), Green (PMS349), Purple (PMS 2613) |
| Image Area | 0.77 x 1.05 in. / 19.56 x 26.67 mm |
| Overall Size | 0.91 x 1.19 in. / 23.11 x 30.23 mm |
| Booklet Size | 20 Stamps, 4.55 x 5.0 in. / 115.57 x 127.00 mm |
| Plate Size | 320 stamps per revolution |
| Marginal Markings | Plate Numbers · "Peel here to fold · Self-adhesive stamps · DO NOT WET" · © USPS 1998 |
| USPS Catalog Item Numbers | 663740 convertible booklet
of 20 - $6.60 |
| Earliest Known Use | October 20, 1999 |
| Official Announcement | The Postal Service will
issue 33-cent Holiday Greetings (Deer) stamps (Item Numbers 558600, 663600, and
663700) in Rudolph, WI, on October 20, 1999. The stamps, designed by Tom Nikosey of Canoga
Park, CA, go on sale nationwide October 21, 1999. The 1999 Holiday Greetings ( Deer) stamps feature an an-tique- gold deer design set against four different colored back-grounds (red, green, purple, and blue). For inspiration for this festive image, artist Tom Nikosey used holiday designs that foundries made available to printers in the 1930s. This is Nikosey’s first stamp design for the U.S. Postal Service. |
| Varieties | None |
| End Card | Cream colored card stock with Purple Ink. Click here for photo. |
Distribution of Pane of 20 Self-Adhesive Special Stamps, Item 558600
All stamp distribution offices (SDOs) and stamp distribution networks (SDNs) will receive a full automatic distribution of their standard quantities for a 20-stamps-per-pane issue, rounded to the nearest master carton size (40,000 stamps).
Initial Supply for Post OfficesSDOs and SDNs will make a subsequent full automatic distribution to post offices using PS Form 3309, Advice of Shipment/Stamp Invoice, and PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition. SDOs and SDNs must not distribute stamps to post offices before October 13, 1999.
Additional Supply
Post offices requiring additional stamps must requisition them from their designated SDO or SDN using PS Form 17 . SDOs requiring additional stamps must order them from the appropriate accountable paper depository (APD), using PS Form 17. For filling supplemental orders, all APDs will receive 1,440,000 stamps, except for the Denver, CO, APD, which will receive 640,000 stamps.
Philatelic Requirement
SDOs and SDNs with authorized philatelic centers will receive an automatic distribution of these stamps in six positions for subsequent distribution to each philatelic window.
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