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| Scott # 3497 BK285 | Complete Booklet with 3498a, 3498b, 3498b and 3498a with Plate B1111 on lower left stamp. Peel off strip between each pane. |
| Scott # 3498a | Pane of 4 - No Plate # |
| Scott # 3498a (v) | Pane of 4 - with Plate # |
| Scott # 3498b | Pane of 6 - No Plate # |
| Series | Love |
| Format | Vending booklet of 20 (1 design) |
| Issue Date & City | February 14, 2001, Lovejoy, GA 30250 |
| Nationwide Sale | February 15, 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/Microprinting "USPS" |
| 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 | / 80 million stamps |
| Paper Type | Prephosphored, Type I |
| Gum Type | Self-adhesive |
| Processed At | BCA, Browns Summit, NC |
| Die Cut Gauge | 10.9 x 11.5 (Valley/Peak) |
| Colors | Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Black |
| Image Area | 0.72 x 0.83 in./18.29 x 21.08 mm |
| Overall Size | 0.87 x 0.98 in./22.10 x 24.89 mm |
| Booklet Size | 20 Stamps, 1.74 x 10.98 in./44.20 x 278.89 |
| Plate Size | 400 stamps per revolution |
| Marginal Markings | "© 2000 USPS" · Peel here to fold · Self-adhesive stamps · DO NOT WET |
| USPS Catalog Item Numbers | 666140 vending booklet of 20 - $6.80 |
| Earliest Known Use | |
| Official Announcement | The stamps, designed by
Lisa Catalone of Washington, DC, and based on photographs by Renée Comet of Washington,
DC, go on sale nationwide February 15, 2001. These stamps celebrate the art of letter writing and the centuries-old tradition of expressing love in letters. The stamps are intended for use on Valentine's Day correspondence, as well as on wedding invitations, announcements, and RSVPs. The vertically formatted 34-cent stamp 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. |
| Varieties | None |
SDOs will receive an automatic distribution of Item Number 666100. Distribution began January 15, 2001, and will be completed January 22, 2001. Distributions are rounded up to the nearest master carton size (4,500 stamps).
To obtain an initial supply of Item Number 666100, 34-cent Love Letters vending booklet, post offices must submit PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition, to their designated SDO. SDOs must not distribute stamps to post offices before February 5, 2001.
Post offices requiring additional stamps must requisition them from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs requiring additional stamps must order them from the APD using PS Form 17.
SDOs with authorized philatelic centers must provide subsequent distribution of these booklets to each philatelic center from the initial automatic distribution.
All post offices must acquire and maintain a supply of each new booklet as long as customer demand exists, until inventory is depleted, or until the stamp is officially withdrawn from sale. If supplies run low, post offices must reorder additional quantities using their normal ordering procedures.
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