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(41¢) Liberty Bell
(Sennett Security Products)
Folded Forever Vending Booklet of 20
Scott# 4127b,c BK304 Plate S11111
Series USPS - N/A ~ PNC3 - Forever
Issue Date & City April 12, 2007, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Nationwide Sale April 12, 2007
Designer Carl Herrman, Carlsbad, CA
Art Director Carl Herrman, Carlsbad, CA
Typographer Carl Herrman, Carlsbad, CA
Artist Tom Engeman, Brunswick, MD
Modeler Donald Woo
Engraver N/A
To Press / Initial Impressions Winter, 2007 / 540 Million stamps
Process Offset / Microprinting "FOREVER"
Printer Banknote Corporation of America / SSP
Printed At Browns Summit, NC
Press Alprinta, 74
Processed At Unique Binders, Fredericksburg, VA
Plate Size 560 stamps per revolution
Paper & Tagging Prephosphored USPS Type I
Adhesive Pressure Sensitive
Die Cut Gauge 11.3 x 10.9 on 2 or 3 sides.
Colors Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, (PMS 876) Gold
Image Area (w x h): 0.71 x 0.82 in. / 18.03 x 20.83 mm
Overall Size (w x h): 0.87 x 0.98 in. / 22.10 x 24.89 mm
Full Booklet Size (w x h): 1.74 x 10.38 in. / 44.20 x 263.65 mm
Markings Stamp side: None - Peel strips removed
Cover side:  USPS Logo • © 2007 USPS • Plate numbers • Barcode 676500 • Promotional Material • "FOREVER" • Stamp Image • "Twenty First-Class Stamps"
Earliest Known Use April 12, 2007
USPS Order Numbers 676540 Vending Booklet of 20 - $8.20
676661 First Day Cover - $0.79
Availability

Stamp Fulfillment Services, Kansas City and most Philatelic Centers. 

Official Announcement

The Postal Service™ will issue a nondenominated First-Class Mail® definitive, Forever Stamp (Liberty Bell) on April 12, 2007, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The stamp, designed by Carl T. Herrman of Carlsbad, California, also goes on sale nationwide April 12, 2007.

The value of the Forever Stamp (Liberty Bell) will always be the First-Class Mail single-piece 1-ounce letter rate that is in effect on the day of use (mailing), unaffected by any future rate changes.

The stamp depicts the Liberty Bell, which is perhaps the most prominent and recognizable symbol associated with American independence. Over the years, the historic significance of the bell’s message has transcended our national borders, and today the Liberty Bell is an international icon of freedom.

The stamp art features a computer-generated image of the Liberty Bell by nationally acclaimed artist Tom Engeman of Brunswick, Maryland.

The stamp will be issued in the following nondenominated formats:

  • Pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) automated teller machine (ATM) sheetlet of 18 (Item 569900).
  • PSA vending booklet of 20 (Item 676500).
  • PSA double-sided booklet of 20 (Item 676600).
Press Release C
Note Medium size micro-printing, 15mm Bell

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How to Order First Day of Issue Postmark

Customers have 60 days to obtain the first day of issue postmark by mail. They may purchase new stamps at their local Post Office™, by telephone at 800-STAMP-24, or at The Postal Store® Web site at www.usps.com/shop. They should affix the stamps to envelopes of their choice, address the envelopes (to themselves or others), and place them in a larger envelope addressed to:

Forever Stamp (liberty Bell)
POSTMASTER
2970 Market St
Room 525
Philadelphia, PA 19104

After applying the first day of issue postmark, the Postal Service will return the envelopes through the mail. There is no charge for the postmark. All orders must be postmarked by June 14, 2007.

How to Order First Day Covers

Stamp Fulfillment Services also offers first day covers for new stamp issues and Postal Service stationery items postmarked with the official first day of issue cancellation. Each item has an individual catalog number and is offered in the quarterly USA Philatelic catalog. Customers may request a free catalog by calling 800-STAMP-24 or writing to:

INFORMATION FULFILLMENT
DEPT 6270
US POSTAL SERVICE
PO BOX 219014
KANSAS CITY MO 64121-9014

Philatelic Products

There are three philatelic products available for this stamp issue:

  • First Day Cover, $0.79 (Item 676661).

  • Digital Color Postmark, $1.50 (Item 676665).
  • First Day Cover, $0.79 (Item 569961).

Distribution: Items 676500 and 676511, Nondenominated ($8.20 Value) Forever Stamp (Liberty Bell), PSA Folded Vending Book of 20 (for Vending Use Only)

SDOs will receive two automatic distributions of the Forever Stamp (Liberty Bell) folded vending books of 20, both straight packaging (Item 676500) and crisscross packaging (Item 676511). Wave 1 shipments, which began March 1, 2007, will be completed by March 30, 2007. Wave 2 shipments, which begin April 2, 2007, will be completed by April 30, 2007. Distributions are rounded up to the nearest master carton size (4,500 books for straight; 3,000 books for crisscross).

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 Items 676500 and 676511 from their designated SDO using a separate PS Form 17. SDOs must not distribute books to Post Offices before April 6, 2007.

Additional Supply

Authorized Post Offices that require additional books for restocking of the appropriate self-service vending machines must requisition them from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs requiring additional books must order them from the appropriate APD using PS Form 17.

For fulfilling supplemental orders from SDOs, APDs will receive additional quantities of the vendible straight books (Item 676500) and crisscross books (Item 676511).

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