 |
 |
 |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
Click on photos for a larger scan.
| Scott # 4029a | Plate # V11111 |
| Series | USPS - Special ~ PNC3 - Love |
| Issue Date & City | May 1, 2006, Washington, DC 20066 (No First Day of Issue Ceremony) |
| Nationwide Sale | May 2, 2006 |
| Designer | Craig Frazier, Mill Valley, California |
| Art Director | Carl T. Herrman, Carlsbad, California |
| Engraver | WRE ColorTech |
| Modeler | Avery Dennison, Security Printing Division |
| To Press / Initial Quantity | Spring 2006 / 400 Million stamps |
| Booklet Size | 20 |
| Printer | Avery Dennison, (AVR) |
| Press | Dia Nippon Kiko (DNK) |
| Process | Gravure |
| Where Printed | AVR, Clinton, SC |
| Where Processed | AVR, Clinton, SC |
| Plate Size & Interval | 320 stamps per revolution |
| Paper Type | Prephosphored, USPS Type II, Solid Tagging |
| Adhesive Type | Pressure Sensitive |
| Tagging Type | Solid Tagging |
| Die Cut Gauge | 10.9 x 10.9 Valley/Peak on 2, 3 or 4 sides |
| Colors | Orange (PMS 151), Yellow, Light Blue (PMS 285), Dark Blue (PMS286), Black |
| Image Size (w x h) | 1.050 x 0.770 in. / 26.67 x 19.558 mm |
| Overall Size (w x h) | 1.190 x 0.910 in. / 30.226 x 23.114 mm |
| Booklet Size (w x h) | 5.950 x 3.875 x in. / 151.13 x 98.425 mm |
| Margin Markings |
Stamp Side: Plate numbers · "Peel here to fold"
· © 2005 USPS Cover Side: "Twenty 39˘ Self-Adhesive Stamps" • "LOVE True Blue" • barcode 675200 • Promotional information |
| Earliest Known Use | May 1, 2006 |
| USPS Order Numbers | 675240 Convertible
Booklet of 20 - $7.80 675261 First Day Cover - $0.77 675293 Love: True Blue Keepsake - $8.57 |
| Availability | Most Post Offices |
| Official Announcement |
The Postal Service™ will issue a 39-cent Love: True Blue special stamp, on May 1, 2006, in Washington, DC. The stamp designed by Craig Frazier of Mill Valley, California, goes on sale nationwide May 2, 2006. The stamp will be issued in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) convertible booklet of 20 (Item 675200). Illustrator Craig Frazier arranged paper cutouts into a composition depicting two birds perched on a branch sharing a devoted gaze - the space between them forms a heart. He then created a digital file of the artwork and applied shades of blue to the birds, setting them against a yellow background. |
| End Card | Black ink on Cream colored card. Click here for scan. |
There are two philatelic products available for this stamp issue:
• First Day Cover, $0.77 (Item 675261).
• Cancellation Keepsake (Booklet and First Day Cover), $8.57 (Item 675293).
Initially, stamp distribution offices (SDOs) will receive two automatic distributions of this denominated 39-cent Love: True Blue special stamp in PSA booklets of 20.
The first distribution of approximately one eighth the standard automatic distribution quantity for a PSA booklet completes shipment on April 12, 2006. The second distribution, of approximately one-sixth the standard automatic distribution quantity for a PSA booklet completes shipment on May 15, 2006. Distributions are rounded up to nearest master carton size (4,000 booklets).
SDOs will not make a subsequent automatic distribution to Post Offices. Post Offices requiring quantities of Item 675200 must order them from their designated SDO using a separate PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return. SDOs must not distribute stamps to Post Offices before April 26, 2006.
SDOs will not receive a separate quantity Item 675200 for their authorized philatelic centers. Philatelic centers must be supplied their quantities from the initial automatic distribution made to SDOs.
Post Offices requiring additional booklets must requisition Item 675200 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, Chicago, Memphis, and New York APDs will each receive 320,000 additional booklets; the Denver APD will receive 120,000 additional booklets.
All Post Offices must acquire and maintain a supply of each new special stamp issue as long as customer demand exists, until inventory is depleted, or until the issue is officially withdrawn from sale. If supplies run low, Post Offices must reorder additional quantities using their normal ordering procedures.
This page was last updated on 07/02/13
Page content and design copyright © 2001-2011, R.E.M.
Please send corrections and comments to Webmaster
