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| Scott # 3297d | Plate B1111 |
| Series | N/A |
| Format | Double Sided Convertible booklet of 20 (4 designs) |
| Issue Date & City | March 15, 2000, Ponchatoula, LA 70454 |
| Nationwide Sale | March 16, 2000 |
| Illustrator | Ned Seidler, Hampton Bay, NY |
| Designer | Howard Paine, Delaplane, VA |
| Art Director | Howard Paine, Delaplane, VA |
| Typographer | Tom Mann, Vancouver, WA |
| Modeler | Guilford Gravure, Guilford, CT |
| Engraver | Acitronics |
| Process | Gravure |
| Printer | Banknote Corporation of America, Inc. (BCA) |
| Printed At | Guilford Gravure, Guilford, CT |
| Press Type | Cerutti 8/C |
| To Press / Initial Print Quantity | Spring 2000 / 2.85 billion stamps |
| Paper Type | Prephosphored, Type I |
| Gum Type | Self-adhesive |
| Processed At | BCA, Browns Summit, NC |
| Die Cut Gauge | 11.2 x 11.7 on 2 or 3 sides |
| Colors | Magenta, Yellow , Cyan, Black |
| Image Area | 0.72 x 0.83 in. / 18.28 x 21.08 mm |
| Overall Size | 0.87 x 0.98 in. / 22.09 x 24.89 mm |
| Booklet Size | Pane of 20, 6.192 x 1.740 in. / 44.19 x 157.27 mm |
| Plate Size | 480 stamps per revolution |
| Marginal Markings | "© USPS 1998" · Plate Numbers · "Peel here to fold · 2-sided self-adhesive stamps · DO NOT WET" |
| USPS Catalog Item Numbers | 660540 Convertible Booklet
of 20 - $6.60 |
| Earliest Known Use | . |
| Official Announcement | The Postal Service will
issue 33-cent Fruit Berries definitive stamps in a two-sided PSA booklet of
20 (Item Number 660500) in Ponchatoula, LA, on March 15, 2000. The stamps, designed by
Howard Paine of Delaplane, VA, and illustrated by Ned Seidler of Hampton Bay, NY, go on
sale nationwide March 16, 2000. These designs were previously issued in single-sided convertible booklets and in coils of 100, both pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA). |
| Date | 2000 |
| Varieties | None |
| End Card | Cream colored card stock with Brownish/Black Ink. Click here for photo. |
Distribution: Item 660500, 33-Cent Fruit Berries Definitive Stamp, Two-Sided Booklet of 20, Pressure Sensitive Adhesive
Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) will receive three waves of distribution for this PSA definitive booklet. The first wave is approximately one-half the standard automatic distribution quantity for a PSA booklet. First wave shipments to SDOs began February 14, 2000, and were completed March 6, 2000. Distributions are rounded up to the nearest master carton size.
Initial Supply for Post Offices
To obtain initial quantities of Item Number 660500, 33-cent Fruit Berries, two-sided booklet of 20, post offices must submit a separate PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition, to their designated SDO. SDOs must not distribute booklets to post offices before March 8, 2000.
Additional Supply
Post offices requiring additional quantities of Item Number 660500, 33-cent Fruit Berries, two-sided booklet of 20, must order them from their designated SDO using PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition. SDOs requiring additional booklets must order them from the appropriate Accountable Paper Depository (APD) using PS Form 17. All APDs will be provided additional quantities, in each wave of distribution, for filling supplemental orders from SDOs.
Philatelic Requirement
SDOs with authorized philatelic centers must provide subsequent distribution of these booklets to each philatelic center from the initial automatic distribution.
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