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- Information is still tentative| Scott # 3856b BK 297 | Scott #3855 for Lewis stamp, #3856 for Clark Stamp, #3856a for a pair of both, #3856b for a pane of 10. No Plate Number |
| Series | N/A |
| Format | Booklet of 20 - Two designs which appear on 2 panes of 10 |
| Issue Date & Cities | May 14, 2004 Astoria, OR 97103, Atchison, KS 66002 Great Falls, MT 59401, Hartford, IL 62048 Ilwaco, WA 98624, Orofino, ID 83544 Omaha, NE 68108, Pierre, SD 57501 Sioux City, IA 51101, St. Charles, MO 63301 Washburn, ND 58577 |
| Nationwide Sale | May 15, 2004 |
| Artist | Michael J. Deas, Brooklyn Heights, NY |
| Designer | Michael J. Deas, Brooklyn Heights, NY |
| Artist | Michael J. Deas, Brooklyn Heights, NY |
| Art Director | Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA |
| Modeler | Joseph Sheeran |
| Process | Intaglio / Offset |
| Printer | Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU) |
| Printed At | Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU), Williamsville, NY |
| Press Type | Stevens, Vari-size Security Press |
| To Press / Initial Print Quantity | Spring, 2004 / 1 million booklets |
| Paper Type | Prephosphored Type II |
| Gum Type | Self Adhesive |
| Processed At | Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. |
| Die Cut Gauge | 11 x 11 (?) |
| Colors | Intaglio: “Clark” PMS 200 (Red), “Lewis” PMS 288 (Blue) Offset: Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, PMS 454 (Beige) |
| Image Area | (w x h): 1.225 x 1.56 in. / 31.115 x 39.624 mm |
| Overall Size | (w x h): 1.105 x 1.44 in. / 28.067 x 36.576 mm |
| Booklet Size | (w x h): 6.8125 x 3.75 in. / 173.037 x 95.25 mm |
| Pane Size | (w x h): 6.8125 x 3.75 in./173.037 x 95.25 mm |
| Plate Size | 90 Stamps per revolution |
| USPS Catalog Item Numbers | Prestige Booklet: 882600 - 32 page mini book - $8.95 Prestige Booklet w/Full Pane stamp: 882693 - $16.30 |
| Earliest Known Use | |
| Official Announcement | To commemorate the bicentennial of the official launch of the Lewis and Clark expedition on May 14, 1804, the Postal Service™ will issue a special 32-page prestige booklet, Lewis & Clark: The Corps of Discovery, 1804-1806 (Item 882600), on May 14, 2004. Priced at $8.95, the Lewis & Clark prestige booklet includes 20 First-Class Mail® stamps ($7.40 value) and features informative text, historic illustrations, and scenic photographs. The prestige booklet goes on sale nationwide May 15, 2004. It is the third such booklet to be issued by the Postal Service, following U.S. Navy Submarines (2000) and Old Glory (2003). Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led the Corps of Discovery on a heroic expedition from the mouth of the Missouri River near St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean and back. President Thomas Jefferson had instructed them to follow the Missouri and Columbia Rivers and locate the elusive Northwest Passage. Along the way, they explored much of the territory of Louisiana, the vast uncharted wilderness west of the Mississippi River that the United States had recently purchased from France. They mapped rivers; collected plants and animals new to science; held councils with Indians; and kept detailed journals - books destined to become classics of both American history and American literature. The booklet contains two semijumbo stamp designs in self-adhesive panes of 10. The stamps feature individual portraits of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark painted by Michael J. Deas in a style reminiscent of early 19th-century portraits of the two explorers. The text was written by Ron Fisher, a Lewis and Clark enthusiast who has visited many of the expedition's sites and first wrote about the Corps of Discovery in 1970. Fisher's article, "Lewis and Clark: Naturalist-Explorers" appeared in the October 1998 issue of National Geographic. |
| Varieties | Booklets have been found with a page inserted upside down. Click here for scans. |
| Note | Face amount for this booklet is $7.40 |
A Lewis & Clark philatelic print and prestige booklet set will be available only at the 11 first day of issue sites. Each site will receive 250 sets.
The Lewis & Clark prestige booklet and full pane set (Item 882693) will be available in postal stores, online at www.usps.com, and by telephone at 800-STAMP- 24.
The Lewis & Clark prestige booklet (Item 882600) will be distributed to and sold at only the following locations:
• First day of issue sites
• Philatelic centers nationwide
• Collectables section of select postal stores
• Stamp Fulfillment Services (SFS) in Kansas City, Missouri
• Special events held along the Lewis and Clark historic trail
Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) will not receive a standard automatic distribution of the Lewis & Clark prestige booklet for subsequent distribution to Post Offices; however, all SDOs, will automatically receive a philatelic center distribution of this philatelic item.
The Lewis and Clark prestige booklet will not be distributed to or sold at all Post Offices. SDOs will make a subsequent automatic distribution to authorized philatelic centers, using PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return. SDOs must not distribute this prestige booklet to Post Offices before May 10, 2004.
SDOs will receive an automatic distribution of this philatelic item for subsequent distribution to each philatelic window. Philatelic distributions are rounded to master carton size (480 prestige booklets).
Authorized philatelic centers nationwide, requiring additional Lewis & Clark prestige booklets must requisition them from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs requiring additional prestige books to meet philatelic center demand must order them from the appropriate accountable paper depository (APD) using PS Form 17.
For fulfilling supplemental orders from SDOs for additional philatelic center stock, the Chicago, Memphis, and New York APDs will each receive 12,000 additional prestige booklets.
For fulfilling supplemental orders from SDOs for additional philatelic center stock and from SDOs supporting events along Lewis and Clark's historic trail, the San Francisco and Denver APD will receive 60,000 additional prestige booklets.
For fulfilling supplemental orders from the APDs that supply SDOs supporting events along Lewis and Clark's historic trail, the Kansas City Stamp Services Center will receive 520,000 additional prestige booklets.
Authorized philatelic centers nationwide must acquire and maintain a supply of this philatelic Item 882600 as long as customer demand exists, until inventory is depleted, or until the prestige booklet is officially withdrawn from sale. If supplies run low, philatelic centers must reorder additional quantities using their normal ordering procedures. Sales of Item 882600 must be tracked in AIC 092.
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