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41¢ Pollination
(Ashton Potter)
Double-Sided Self Adhesive Convertible Booklet of 20
Scott # 4156d Plate # P1111
Series USPS - N/A ~ PNC3 - Flora and Fauna
Issue Date & City June 29, 2007, Washington, DC 20066
Nationwide Sale June 29, 2007
Designer Steve Buchanan, Winsted, CT
Art Director Richard Sheaff, Scottsdale, AZ
Typographer Richard Sheaff, Scottsdale, AZ
Photographer Richard Sheaff, Scottsdale, AZ
Modeler Joseph Sheeran
To Press / Initial Quantity Spring 2007 / 700 Million stamps
Booklet Size 20
Printer Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
Press Muller Martini, A76
Process Offset
Where Printed Williamsville, NY
Where Processed Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
Plate Size & Interval 384 stamps per revolution /
Paper Type Prephosphored, USPS Type I
Adhesive Type Pressure Sensitive
Tagging Type Prephosphored, Solid Tagging
Die Cut Gauge Serpentine Die Cuts - 10.8 on 2 or 3 sides
Colors Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, PMS 485 (Red)
Image Size (w x h) 1.42 x 0.84 in. / 36.068 x 21.336 mm
Overall Size (w x h) 1.56 x 0.98 in. / 39.624 x 24.892 mm
Booklet Size (w x h) 3.12 x 6.18 in. / 79.248 x 156.972 mm
Margin Markings Cover Side: © 2006 USPS • Plate numbers • Barcode “676800” • “Pollination • Partial stamp image • “Four different designs” • “Twenty 41¢ Self-adhesive Stamps” • Price “$8.20”
Earliest Known Use June 29, 2007
USPS Order Numbers 676840 Convertible Booklet of 20 - $8.20
676863 First Day Cover - Set of 4 - $3.16
Availability 
Official Announcement

On June 29, 2007, in Washington, DC, the Postal Service™ will issue 41-cent Pollination commemora­tive stamps in four designs (Item 676800), in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) double-sided booklet of 20 stamps. Designed by Steve Buchanan of Winsted, Con­necticut, the stamps go on sale nationwide June 29, 2007.

Buchanan created an intricate graphic scheme that emphasizes the ecological relationship between pollinators and plants, and also hints at the biodiversity necessary to ensure the future viability of that relationship. To that end, the four different stamp designs are arranged in two alter­nate blocks that fit together like interlocking puzzles. In one block, the pollinators form a central starburst; in the other block, the flowers are arranged in the center.

Variety  
End Card Black ink on cream card.  Click here for a scan.
Note on Scott Numbers 4153 - 41¢ Pollination booklet stamp – Purple nightshade and Morrison's bumblebee,                 Type I,  straight edge at left    
   a. Type II, straight edge at right
4154 - 41¢ Pollination booklet stamp – Hummingbird trumpet and Calliope hummingbird,
         Type I, straight edge at right
    a. Type II, straight edge at left
4155 - 41¢ Pollination booklet stamp – Saguaro and Lesser long-nosed bat,
         Type I, straight edge at left

    a. Type II, straight edge at right
4156 - 41¢ Pollination booklet stamp – Prairie ironweed and Southern dogface butterfly,   
         Type I, straight edge at right
    a. Type II, straight edge at left
    b. Block of 4, #4153-4156
    c. Block of 4, #4153a-4156a
    d. Booklet pane of 20, 3 each #4153-4156, 2 each #4153a-4156a

On Nos. 4153-4156, there are slight design differences between Types I and II noted in the listing, but the simplest way to distinguish the stamps is by the placement of the straight edge.

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™, or at The Postal Store® Web site at www.usps.com/shop, or by calling 800-STAMP-24. 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:

POLLINATION STAMPS
POSTMASTER
SPECIAL CANCELLATIONS
WASHINGTON DC 20066-9998

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 August 28, 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 six philatelic products available for this stamp issue:

  • Item 676875, USPS Gold Series Folder, $7.95.
  • Item 676863, First Day Cover (set of four), $3.16.
  • Item 676893, Booklet of 20 and First Day Cover (set of four), $11.36.
  • Item 676868, Digital Color Postmark First Day Cover (set of four), $6.
  • Item 676899, Booklet of 20 and Digital Color Post­mark First Day Cover (set of four), $14.20.
  • Item 676891, Ceremony Program, $6.95.

Distribution: Item 676800, $8.20 Pollination, Double-Sided Booklet of 20 Stamps

Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) will receive approximately 50 percent of their standard automatic distribution quantity for a PSA booklet. Distributions will be in multiple waves. Wave one shipments, which began April 10, 2007, were completed May 17, 2007. Wave two shipments, which begin June 6, 2007, will be completed by June 28, 2007. Distributions are rounded up to nearest master carton size (4,000 booklets).

Initial Supply to Post Offices

From the initial shipments of Item 676800 received by SDOs, subsequent automatic distribution will be made to Post Offices for a minimum of one-fourth their standard automatic distribution quantities using PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return. SDOs must not distribute booklets to Post Offices before June 22, 2007.

Additional Supply

Post Offices requiring additional Item 676800 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.

Following the completion of the Wave two shipments to SDOs, the Memphis, Chicago, New York, and San Francisco APDs will each receive 448,000 additional booklets. The Denver APD will receive 160,000 additional booklets for fulfilling supplemental orders from SDOs.

 

 

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