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| Scott # 4012a | Horizontal strip of 5 |
| Scott # 4012b | Booklet of 20 with plate # S1111 |
| Series | USPS - NA ~ PNC3 - Flora and Fauna |
| Issue Date & City | March 16, 2006 New York NY 10199 (Mega Stamp Show) |
| Nationwide Sale | March 17, 2006 |
| Designer | Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA |
| Art Director | Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA |
| Typographer | Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA |
| Artist | Steve Buchanan, Winstead, CT |
| Engraver | Southern Graphics Systems |
| Modeler | Donald H. Woo |
| To Press / Initial Quantity | Winter 2005 / 801 Million stamps |
| Booklet Size | 20 |
| Printer | Sennett Security Products (SSP) |
| Press | Cerutti, 950 |
| Process | Gravure |
| Where Printed | American Packaging Corporation, Columbus, WI |
| Where Processed | Unique Binders, Fredericksburg VA |
| Plate Size & Interval | 840 stamps per revolution |
| Paper Type | Prephosphored, USPS Type II |
| Adhesive Type | Pressure Sensitive |
| Tagging Type | Prephosphored, Mottled Tagging |
| Die Cut Gauge | 10.9 x 10.5 (Valley/Peak) on 2 or 3 sides |
| Colors | Magenta, Yellow, Cyan, Black |
| Image Size (w x h) | 0.830 x 0.730 in. / 21.08 x 18.29 mm |
| Overall Size (w x h) | 0.980 x 0.870 in. / 24.89 x 22.10 mm |
| Booklet Size (w x h) | 1.74 x 6.2084 x in. / 44.193 x 157.69 mm |
| Margin Markings |
Stamp Side:
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2005 USPS · Plate numbers Cover Side: "Crops of the Americas" · Crops image · Barcode (675800) · "Twenty 39-cent Self-adhesive Stamps" · "$7.80" · Five Different Designs |
| Earliest Known Use | March 16, 2006 |
| USPS Order Numbers |
675840 Convertible
Booklet of 20 - $7.80
675863
First Day Cover - Set of
5 - $3.85 675875 Gold Series Prestige Folder - $7.95 675893 Cancellation Keepsake - Booklet with 5 FDCs - $11.95 675894 Note Cards set of 20 with stamps - $14.95 |
| Availability | Most Post Offices Nationwide |
| Official Announcement |
The Postal Service will
issue Crops of the Americas definitive stamps in five designs, on
March 16, 2006, in New York City. The First-Day-of-Issue ceremony will
take place at the Mega Stamp Show. The stamps, designed by Phil Jordan,
Falls Church, VA go on sale nationwide March 17, 2006. These stamps will be available in three formats: · PSA vending booklet of 20 (Item 675700). · Pressure-sensitive (PSA) double-sided booklet of 20 (Item 675800). · PSA coil of 100 (Item 784100). Artist Steve Buchanan, Winsted, Connecticut, created each of the five stamp designs. As reference, he used slide photographs made by his wife Rita Buchanan�s research in the late 1970s on indigenous agricultural methods in the southwestern United States. The crops depicted in the stamps: corn, chili peppers, beans, squashes, and sunflowers, had been cultivated in the Americas for centuries when Europeans first arrived in the New World. |
| End Card | Black Ink on Cream Card. Click here for scan. |
| Note |
Individual Scott numbers are: • 4008 - Corn • 4009 - Squashes • 4010 - Sunflower and seeds • 4011 - Beans • 4012 - Chili peppers 4012a - Horizontal strip of 5, #4008-4012 4012b - Double-sided convertible booklet, 4 each #4008-4012 |
Philatelic Products
There are four philatelic products available for Crops of the Americas double-sided booklet of 20 stamps (Item 675800).
· 675863 - First Day Covers (Set of 5) - $3.85
· 675875 - Gold Series Prestige Folder (w/Random single cancellation) - $7.95
· 675893 - Cancellation Keepsake (Booklet w/5 FDC) - $11.65
· 675894 - Note Cards (set of 20 w/stamp) - $14.95
Distribution: Item 675800, $7.80 Crops of the Americas, PSA Double-sided Booklet of 20
Initially, SDOs will receive two automatic distributions of the Crops of the Americas definitive stamps in a PSA double-sided booklet of 20.
The first distribution of approximately one-fourth the standard automatic distribution quantity for a PSA booklet will be completed on February 15, 2006. The second distribution, also of approximately one-fourth the standard automatic distribution quantity for a PSA booklet will be completed on March 9, 2006.
Distributions are rounded up to nearest master carton size (4,000 booklets).
Initial Supply to Post Offices
From these initial shipments of Item 675800, SDOs will make a subsequent automatic distribution to Post Offices for one-fourth their full standard automatic distribution quantity for a PSA booklet using PS Form 17. SDOs must not distribute booklets to Post Offices before March 10, 2006.
Philatelic Requirement
SDOs will not receive a separate quantity Item 675800 for their authorized philatelic centers. Philatelic centers must be supplied their quantities from the initial automatic distribution made to SDOs.
Additional Supply
Post Offices requiring additional booklets must requisition Item 675800 from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs requiring additional booklets must order them from the appropriate APD using PS Form 17.
For fulfilling supplemental orders from SDOs, the San Francisco, Chicago, Memphis, and New York APDs will each receive 400,000 additional booklets; and the Denver APD will receive 200,000 additional booklets.
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