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| Scott # 3496a | Plate # B1111, B2222 |
| Series | Love |
| Format | Convertible booklet of 20 (1 design) |
| Issue Date & City | January 19, 2001, Tucson, AZ |
| Nationwide Sale | January 20, 2001 |
| Designer | Lisa Catalone, Washington, DC |
| Art Director | Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, Maryland |
| Typographer | Lisa Catalone, Washington, DC |
| Photographer | Renée Comet, Washington, DC |
| Modeler | Banknote Corporation of America, Inc. (BCA) |
| Process | Offset |
| Printer | Banknote Corporation of America, Inc. (BCA) |
| Printed At | Browns Summit, NC |
| Processed At | Banknote Corporation of America, Browns Summit, NC |
| Press Type | Goebel, 670 |
| To Press / Initial Run | Fall 2000 / 5.10 million stamps |
| Paper Type | Prephosphored, Type I |
| Gum Type | Self-adhesive |
| Processed At | BCA, Browns Summit, NC |
| Die Cut Gauge | 11.2 on 2, 3 or 4 sides |
| Colors | Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Black |
| 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 5.00 in. / 115.57 x 127.00 mm |
| Plate Size | 400 stamps per revolution |
| Marginal Markings | "© 2000 USPS" · Peel here to fold · Plate Numbers · Self-adhesive stamps · DO NOT WET |
| USPS Catalog Item Numbers | 664040 convertible booklet
of 20 - $6.80 664061 first day cover - $0.55 |
| Earliest Known Use | |
| Official Announcement | The Postal Service will
issue a Love Letters nondenominated stamp in a convertible booklet of 20 (Item
Number 664000) in Lovejoy, GA, on January 10, 2001. (Later changed to January 19 in
Tucson, AZ). The stamp, designed by Lisa Catalone of Washington, DC, and based on a
photograph by Renée Comet of Washington, DC, go on sale nationwide January 20, 2001. The vertically formatted bearing the First-Class, one-ounce rate depicts a red rose superimposed on the script of a handwritten letter from John Adams to Abigail Smith during their courtship. John Adams, who was President from 1797 to 1801, and Abigail Smith were married in 1764. This stamp is celebrating the art of letter writing and the centuries-old tradition of expressing love in letters. The stamp is intended for use on Valentine's Day correspondence, as well as on wedding invitations, announcements, and RSVPs. |
| Varieties | None |
| End Card | Cream colored card stock with Reddish Brown Ink. Click here for photo. |
There are no philatelic items for this stamp.
Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) will receive one-third their standard automatic distribution quantities for the Love Letters nondenominated PSA booklet of 20. Distributions are rounded up to the nearest master carton size (4,000 stamps).
SDOs will make a subsequent automatic distribution to post offices for one-fourth their standard automatic distribution quantities us PS Form 3309, Advise of Shipment Stamp Invoice, and PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition. SDOs must not distribute stamps to post offices before January 3, 2001.
Post offices requiring additional stamps must requisition them from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. Additional quantities will not be available at accountable paper depositories (APDs) for supplemental ordering.
Philatelic centers requiring Item 664000 must order them from their designated SDO using PS Form 17.
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