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| Scott# 3645b,c,d BK292 | Plate V1111 (On back cover) |
| Scott# 3645b | Pane of 4, 1 of each toy |
| Scott# 3645c | Pane of 6, 1 Locomotive, 1 Fire Pumper, 2 Mail Wagon, 2 Taxicab |
| Scott# 3645d | Pane of 6, 1 Mail Wagon, 1 Taxicab, 2 Locomotive, 2 Fire Pumper |
| Series | |
| Issue Date & City | July 26, 2002, Rochester, NY 14692 |
| Nationwide Sale | July 27, 2002 |
| Photographer | Sally Andersen-Bruce, New Milford, CT |
| Designer | Derry Noyes, Washington, DC |
| Art Director | Derry Noyes, Washington, DC |
| Typographer | Derry Noyes, Washington, DC |
| Engraver | Southern Graphic Systems |
| Modeler | Avery Dennison, SPD |
| To Press / Initial Impressions | Spring, 2002 / 200 Million |
| 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 | 5 books across x 3 books around (15 per press sheet) |
| Paper & Gum | Type I, 175PMU / Self-Adhesive |
| Tagging Type | Pre-phosphored |
| Die Cut Gauge | 11.1 x 11.1 |
| Colors | Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Black |
| Image Area | 0.818 x 0.720 in. / 20.777 x 18.288 mm |
| Overall Size | 0.982 x 0.870 in. / 24.943 x 22.098 mm |
| Full Booklet Size | 10.375 x 1.74 in. / 263.525 x 44.196 mm |
| Marginal Markings | All peel off strips removed |
| Earliest Known Use | July 25, 2002 |
| USPS Order Numbers | Vending Booklet of 20 - $7.40 - 670540 |
| Availability | Stamp Fulfillment Services, Kansas City |
| Official Announcement | The Postal Service will
issue four 37-cent Antique Toys definitive stamps in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA)
convertible book of 20 (670400), PSA vending book of 20 (Item 670500), and a PSA coil of
100 (Item 780400), on July 26, 2002, in Rochester, New York. The stamps, designed by Derry
Noyes, Washington, DC, and photographed by Sally Andersen-Bruce, New Milford, Connecticut,
will go on sale nationwide July 27, 2002. The 37-cent Antique Toys definitive stamps feature four antique American toy vehicles from the Strong Museum in Rochester, New York: a bright red U.S. Mail truck with a spring wound mechanism, a yellow taxicab, a mechanical locomotive of cast iron and stamped tin, and a fiery red steam pumper complete with two firemen. Made primarily of cast iron, the toys were manufactured between 1880 and 1925. |
| Note | |
| Varieties | None |
Distribution: Items 671400 and 671411, PSA Folded Booklet of 20 (Vending Use Only)
SDOs will receive two waves of automatic distribution for the Antique Toys definitive stamps folded vending books of 20. Wave 1 shipments will begin July 8, 2002, and will be complete July 24, 2002. Wave 2 shipments will begin September 16, 2002, and will be complete October 25, 2002. Distributions are rounded up to the nearest master carton size (4,500 books for straight; 3,000 books for criss-cross).
Initial Supply to Post Offices
SDOs will not make a subsequent automatic distribution to Post Offices. Only Post Offices equipped with the appropriate self-service vending machines may order these items from their designated SDO using a separate PS Form 17. SDOs must not distribute books to Post Offices before July 22, 2002.
Additional Supply
Authorized Post Offices, requiring additional books for restocking of the appropriate self-service vending machines, must requisition them from their designated SDO using PS Form 17.
Initially, additional quantities will not be available at APDs for supplemental ordering by SDOs. Following wave 2, however, additional books will be provided to the APDs for fulfilling supplemental orders from SDOs
Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) will receive an automatic distribution quantity of these vending books of 20. Distributions are rounded up to the nearest master carton size (4,500 books for straight; 3,000 books for criss-cross).
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