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37¢ Snowy Egret
Flat Convertible Booklet of 20
Scott# 3830a Plate P11111, P22222
Scott# 3830De Plate P33333, P44444, P55555 - Micro-printed with USPS
Series Flora and Fauna
Issue Date & City January 30, 2004, Norfolk, VA 23501
Nationwide Sale January 31, 2004
Artist / Illustrator Nancy Stahl, New York, NY
Designer Carl T. Herrman, Carlsbad, CA
Art Director Carl T. Herrman, Carlsbad, CA
Typographer Carl T. Herrman, Carlsbad, CA
Modeler Joseph Sheeran
To Press / Initial Impressions Fall 2003 / 1.5 Billion
Process Offset
Printer Ashton Potter USA Ltd. (APU)
Printed At Williamsville, NY
Press Stevens, Varisize Security
Processed At Ashton Potter USA Ltd. (APU)
Plate Size 400 stamps per revolution
Paper & Gum Pressure Sensitive Adhesive / Glatfelter / Flexcon, Type 1
Tagging Type Prephosphored
Die Cut Gauge 11.5 x 11.1
Colors Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Special Blue (match color)
Image Area (w x h): 0.71 x 0.82 in. / 18.034 x 20.828 mm
Overall Size (w x h): 0.87 x 0.98 in. / 22.098 x 24.892 mm
Full Booklet Size (w x h): 4.125 x 4.35 in. / 104.775 x 110.49 mm
Marginal Markings Stamp Side: Plate numbers   • "Peel here to fold" • "© 2003 USPS" Cover Side: Price, barcode, Web site on cover
Earliest Known Use November 25, 2003
USPS Order Numbers Convertible Booklet of 20 - $7.40 - 672640
First Day Cover  - $0.75 - 672661
Availability Stamp Fulfillment Services, Kansas City and most post offices
Official Announcement

The Postal Service™ will issue a 37-cent Snowy Egret definitive stamp (Item 672600) in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) convertible booklet of 20 on January 30, 2004, in Norfolk, Virginia. The stamp, designed by Carl T. Herrman, Carlsbad, California, goes on sale nationwide January 31, 2004.

The Snowy Egret stamp features artist Nancy Stahl's rendering of a snowy egret, which is considered one of the most beautiful American birds. The stamp art, based on photographs, depicts the head and upper body of a snowy egret against a blue background.

This stamp was issued in a coil of 100 on October 24, 2003, in New York, New York.

Note Plate P33333 was first reported in June 2004. Plate P44444 was found in late September. P55555 was found in December 2004.
End Card Black Ink on cream card.   Click HERE for scan.  Previously, all cards found had 'x'ed out printing on reverse.  End Cards found in September 2004 do not have the printing on the reverse.  A new printing, with a bar code, was discovered in November, 2004.  Click HERE for a scan.

Philatelic Products: 

There are no philatelic products for this stamp issue.

Distribution: Item 672600, $7.40 Snowy Egret PSA Convertible Booklet of 20

Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) will receive two automatic distributions of this convertible booklet of 20 self-adhesive definitive stamps. Wave 1 distribution of approximately one-half the standard automatic distribution quantity for a 20-stamp booklet will complete shipment December 18, 2003.

Wave 2 distribution, also approximately one-half the standard automatic distribution quantity for a 20-stamp booklet, will complete shipment March 5, 2004. Distribution quantities are rounded up to the nearest master carton size (4,000 booklets).

Initial Supply to Post Offices

From their initial automatic distribution, SDOs will make a subsequent automatic distribution to Post Offices for one-half of their standard automatic distribution quantities using PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return. SDOs must not distribute this definitive stamp booklet to Post Offices before January 26, 2004.

Additional Supply

Post Offices requiring additional Item 672600 must requisition them from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs requiring additional booklets must order them from the appropriate accountable paper depository (APD) using PS Form 17. For fulfilling supplemental orders from SDOs, the Chicago, Memphis, and New York APDs will each receive 1,060,000 additional booklets; the San Francisco APD will receive 800,000 additional booklets; and the Denver APD will receive 488,000 additional booklets. These supplemental quantities will be provided to APDs in both Wave 1 and Wave 2 of distribution.

Philatelic Requirement

SDOs will not receive a separate quantity of this definitive booklet for their authorized philatelic centers. Philatelic centers must be supplied their quantities from the initial automatic distribution made to SDOs.

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