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| Scott# 3274a | Plate V1111, V1112, V1117, V1118, V1211, V1212, V1213, V1233, V1313, V1314, V1333, V1334, V1335, V2123, V2221, V2222, V2223, V2324, V2424, V2425, V2426, V3123, V3124, V3125, V3133, V3134, V3323, V3327, V3333, V3334, V3336, V4549, V5650 |
| Series | Special |
| Issue Date & City | January 28, 1999, Loveland, CO 80538 |
| Nationwide Sale | January 29, 1999 |
| Designer | John Grossman & Holly Sudduth, Point Richmond, CA |
| Art Director | Richard Sheaff, Scottsdale, AZ |
| Typographer | Richard Sheaff, Scottsdale, AZ |
| Engraver | N/A |
| Modeler | Avery Dennison, (AVR) |
| To Press / Initial Impressions | Fall, 1999 / 1.5 Billion |
| Process | Gravure |
| Printer | Avery Dennison, (AVR) |
| Printed At | Avery Dennison, Clinton, SC |
| Press | Dia Nippon Kiko (DNK) |
| Processed At | Avery Dennison, Clinton, SC |
| Plate Size | 240 stamps per revolution |
| Paper & Gum | Type I / Self-Adhesive |
| Tagging Type | Pre-phosphored |
| Die Cut Gauge | Die Cut to shape of stamp |
| Colors | Yellow, Magenta, Cyan , Black |
| Image Area | 0.972 x 1.032 in. / 24.688 x 26.212 mm |
| Overall Size | 0.826 x 0.958 in./20.98 x 24.358 mm |
| Full Booklet Size | 5.32 x 4.875 in./135.128 x 123.825 mm |
| Marginal Markings | Plate numbers • "Peel here to fold • Self-adhesive stamps • DO NOT WET" |
| Earliest Known Use | July 25, 2002 |
| USPS Order Numbers | Convertible Booklet of 20 - $6.60 - 663940 |
| First Day Cover - $0.54 - 663961 | |
| Availability | Stamp Fulfillment Services, Kansas City |
| Official Announcement | The Postal Service will issue a 33-cent Love: Victorian Hearts (1-oz.) self-adhesive convertible booklet of 20 (Item Number 6639), and a 55-cent (2-oz.) self-adhesive pane of 20 Love: Victorian Hearts special stamps (Item Number 5594) as well as two Love: Calligraphic regular envelopes (Item Numbers 2128 and 2633) and banded envelopes (Item Numbers 2130 and 2650) on January 28, 1999, in Loveland, CO. The stamps were designed by John Grossman and Holly Sudduth of Point Richmond, CA, and the envelope was designed by Julian Waters of Gaithersburg, MD. The stamps and envelopes go on sale nationwide January 29, 1999. The Victorian designs are offered in two denominations and are the first U.S. self-adhesives die-cut to the shape of the images depicted. These stamps are particularly appropriate for wedding invitations and announcements, wedding RSVPs, Valentine’s Day cards, and other greetings of affection. |
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| Varieties | None |
| End Card | Several different cards. Click here for scans. |
All stamp distribution offices (SDOs) and stamp distribution networks (SDNs) will receive 1/2 their standard quantities for convertible self-adhesive booklets, rounded to the nearest master carton size (2,000 booklets).
SDOs and SDNs will make subsequent 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 January 20, 1999.
Philatelic Requirement
SDOs and SDNs with authorized philatelic centers must provide subsequent distribution of these stamp booklets to each philatelic center from their automatic distribution.
Additional Supply
Post offices requiring additional stamps must requisition them from their designated SDO or SDN, using a separate PS Form 17 , Stamp Requisition.
SDOs requiring additional stamp booklets must order them from their designated accountable paper depository (APD), using a separate PS Form 17. The New York, NY, and San Francisco, CA, APDs and both SDNs and will receive 806,000 additional stamp booklets for filling supplemental orders. The Washington, DC, Chicago, IL, Memphis, TN, and Denver, CO, APDs will receive 804,000 additional stamp booklets for filling supplemental orders.
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