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| This strip of nine, with the plate number centered, is the format that many collectors will save. |
DATA IS STILL TENTATIVE - Click on the above scans for a detailed image.
| Scott # 4231a | Strip of 4, Plate # S1111111, on the 'Sunrise' flag stamp. |
| Scott # 4228 Scott # 4229 Scott # 4230 Scott # 4231 |
Flag at Dusk (Sunset) Flag at Night Flag at Dawn (Sunrise) - Plate number on this stamp Flag at Midday (Noon) |
| Series | USPS - NA ~ PNC3 - Flag / Patriotic |
| Issue Date & City | April 18, 2008, Washington, DC 20066 (No First Day of Issue Ceremony) |
| Nationwide Sale | April 18, 2008 |
| Designer | Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA |
| Art Director | Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA |
| Typographer | Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA |
| Artist | Laura Stutzman, Mountain Lake Park, MD |
| Modeler | Donald Woo |
| Engraver | Southern Graphics Systems |
| To Press / Initial Quantity | Spring 2008 / Coil
of 3,000 - 200 Million stamps |
| Coil Size | 3,000 |
| Printer |
Sennett Security Products (SSP) |
| Press | Rotomec |
| Process | Gravure |
| Where Printed | American Packaging Corporation, Columbus, WI |
| Where Processed |
Unique Binders, Fredericksburg, VA |
| Plate Size & Interval | Coil of 3,000 - 616 stamps per revolution / plate # every 12 and 16 stamps, alternating throughout the coil. (USPS language said the 4th and 16th stamps) |
| Paper Type | Prephosphored, type II |
| Adhesive Type | Water-Activated |
| Tagging Type | Prephosphored, Solid Tagging |
| Perf Gauge | 9.9 Vertically |
| Colors | Magenta, Yellow, Cyan, Black, PMS2738 (Blue), PMS 2945 (Blue), PMS 647 (Blue) |
| Image Size (w x h) | 0.72 x 0.81 in. / 22.09 x 24.38 mm |
| Overall Size (w x h) | 0.87 x 0.96 in./22.35 x 24.38 mm |
| Back Numbers | Reported so far: 4 digit pink top and bottom back numbers every 10 stamps in positions 2 (1L) and 4 (1 R). |
| Earliest Known Use | April 18, 2008 |
| USPS Order Numbers | 786840 Full Coil of 3,000 - $1260.00 |
| Availability | Stamp Fulfillment Services, Kansas City / Providence / Tucson |
| Official Announcement |
On April 18, 2008, in Washington, DC, the Postal Service™ will issue 42-cent, definitive stamps, Flags 24/7, in four designs. These stamps will be available in the following formats:
The stamps, designed by Phil Jordan of Falls Church, Virginia, go on sale nationwide April 18, 2008. Each of the four First-Class® stamps features a painting by Laura Stutzman of Mountain Lake Park, Maryland, of an American flag flying at a different time of day: sunrise, noon, sunset, and night. In 1942, Congress passed a resolution establishing a code of flag etiquette. The code states in part that the American flag should be displayed from sunrise to sunset every day, weather permitting, but especially on days of national importance like Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, and Veterans Day. Congress also decided that “when a patriotic effect is desired,” the flag can be flown through the night if properly lit. Although compliance is voluntary, public observation of the code’s measures is widespread throughout the nation. |
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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:
FLAGS 24/7 STAMPS
POSTMASTER
SPECIAL CANCELLATIONS
PO BOX 92282
WASHINGTON DC 20090-9998
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 June 19, 2008.
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
There are four philatelic products available for this stamp issue:
785963, first day cover (set of 4), $3.20.
786063, first day cover (set of 4), $3.20.
786163, first day cover (set of 4), $3.20.
786863, first day cover (set of 4), $3.20
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