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| Scott# 3436c | Plate P11, P22 |
| Series | Distinguished Americans |
| Issue Date & City | July 14, 2004, Sacramento, CA 95813 |
| Nationwide Sale | July 15, 2004 |
| Artist / Illustrator | Mark Summers, Waterdown, Canada |
| Designer | Richard Sheaff, Scottsdale, AZ |
| Art Director | Richard Sheaff, Scottsdale, AZ |
| Typographer | Richard Sheaff, Scottsdale, AZ |
| Modeler | Joseph Sheeran, Williamsville, NY |
| To Press / Initial Impressions | Spring 2004 / 300 Million |
| Process | Offset |
| Printer | Ashton Potter USA Ltd. (APU) |
| Printed At | Williamsville, NY |
| Press | Mueller Martini, A76 Modified |
| Processed At | Ashton Potter USA Ltd. (APU) |
| Plate Size | 390 stamps per revolution |
| Paper & Gum | Pressure Sensitive Adhesive |
| Tagging Type | Prephosphored Type 1 |
| Die Cut Gauge | 11.4 x 11.0 on 3 sides |
| Colors | Black, Special Match Pink |
| Image Area | (w x h): 0.73 x 0.84 in. / 18.542 x 21.336 mm |
| Overall Size | (w x h): 0.87 x 0.982 in. / 22.098 x 24.942 mm |
| Full Booklet Size | (w x h): 1.74 x 6.5 in. / 44.196 x 165.1 mm |
| Marginal Markings | ©2003 USPS · Plate Numbers · USPS logo · "Peel here to fold" |
| Earliest Known Use | July 14, 2004 |
| USPS Order Numbers | Convertible Book of 10 - $2.30 - 673040 |
| First Day Cover - $0.84 - 673062 | |
| Availability | Stamp Fulfillment Services, Kansas City |
| Official Announcement | The Postal Service™ will issue a 23-cent, Wilma Rudolph definitive stamp on July 14, 2004, in Sacramento, California. The stamp, designed by Richard Sheaff of Scottsdale, Arizona, goes on sale nationwide July 15, 2004. With this fifth issuance in the Distinguished Americans series, the Postal Service honors Wilma Rudolph, who overcame a childhood plagued by serious illness to become one of the nation's greatest athletes. Artist Mark Summers created the portrait for the stamp using as a reference a photograph of Rudolph taken after she won three gold medals at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome. Summers also created the stamp art for the first four issuances in the Distinguished Americans series: Joseph W. Stilwell (2000), Claude Pepper (2000), Hattie W. Caraway (2001), and Edna Ferber (2002). The Wilma Rudolph stamp will be issued in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 108400), a PSA vending booklet of 10 stamps (Item 672900), and a PSA convertible booklet of 10 stamps (Item 673000). |
| Note | The UPC code is 673000 on the Convertible Booklet and 672900 on the Vending Booklet. The vertical die cut is 11.0 on the Convertible Booklet stamp and 10.9 on the Vending Booklet stamp. P22 was first reported in March 2005. |
| Note | Click here for background information |
| End Card | Black on cream card. Click here for a scan. |
Additional Supply
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 appropriate accountable paper depository (APD) using PS Form 17. For fulfilling supplemental orders from SDOs, the San Francisco, Memphis, Chicago, and New York APDs will each receive 576,000 additional booklets; and the Denver APD will receive 192,000 additional booklets.
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