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Plate Number Coil News
JULY 2008
7/24/08 - Brian and Cory Snippen announced that the bulk rate
copies of the August Coil Line went in the mail today. The First
Class copies will be in the mail Friday morning. Watch for your mail and
note the new experimental format that we are using for this issue. Your comments, pro or
con, would be appreciated before the board meeting at the APS StampShow on
August 16th.
7/21/08 -
Renate Fearonce in
Tucson reports that she has the 24/7 42˘ American Flags coil of 100 in stock
with plate P1111.
7/19/08 - Donna Rajotte
in Providence reports: We do not have the 2008 reprint
of the 10˘ American Clock coil and do not expect it any time soon.
The August 2008 issue of Coil Line has been posted. Members who elected the electronic version will receive the URL soon. Members who receive their copy in the mail will receive an experimental format. We would like to know your thoughts, pro or con, on the new version.
7/18/08 - The following was received from Steve Esrati while I was
without internet access: "I am closing down. Al Haake will take over my new-issues service and my newsletter will go out of existence. My
wife had to call 9-1-1 in May because she found me on the floor in the
den. The EMS guys took me to the emergency room, which shipped me off
to the Cleveland Clinic with a diagnosis of congestive heart failure. This comes in addition to my diabetes and a cancer for which I have been treated since last year. I could not continue the busy schedule I had set myself. All subscribers will receive refunds."
7/17/08 - All of the affected data pages and the checklists have
been updated with the Scott catalog numbers listed below.
7/7/08 - Scott Publishing Company today assigned the following
catalog numbers:
3758A 1c Tiffany Lamp lithographed coil
4273 42c Flags of Our Nation coil stamp - U.S. flag and clouds (The plate number is on this stamp)
4274 42c Flags of Our Nation coil stamp - Alabama flag
4275 42c Flags of Our Nation coil stamp - Alaska flag
4276 42c Flags of Our Nation coil stamp - American Samoa flag
4277 42c Flags of Our Nation coil stamp - Arizona flag
a. Strip of 5, #4273-4277
4278 42c Flags of Our Nation coil stamp - Arkansas flag
4279 42c Flags of Our Nation coil stamp - California flag
4280 42c Flags of Our Nation coil stamp - Colorado flag
4281 42c Flags of Our Nation coil stamp - Connecticut flag
4282 42c Flags of Our Nation coil stamp - Delaware flag
a. Strip of 5, #4278-4282
b. Plate # set of 10, #4277a + 4282a (may be collected as 1 strip or 2 separate strips)
PNC3 Note: There will also be an unnumbered listing for a plate number strip of 11, with the plate number centered.
7/6/08 - Joe Sedivy is now accepting lots for the next PNC3
auction. The deadline is August 16th to have the lots to Joe.
Click here for a consignment form.
Scans have been posted for the 1˘ Tiffany Lamp WAG coil of 3k including the seam lines mentioned below.
7/5/08 - All of the strips that I have seen so far of the
1˘ Tiffany Lamp
WAG coil of 3k have a black vertical line between the stamps immediately to the
right of the plate numbered stamp, plus a light colored vertical line on the right side of the 13th stamp
to the right of the plate numbered stamp.
7/1/08 -
Renate Fearonce in
Tucson reports that she has received the 1˘ Tiffany coil. I have bottom, middle and
top back numbers. No full coil orders, as I only have one coil of each
and that’s it for me.
JUNE 2008
6/30/08 - The
July 2005 issue of Coil Line
is now online in the 'Reference' section.
6/27/08 - Bruce Menia, Director at large of the American Society of Philatelic Pages
and Panels, will be giving a program on what he calls 'breaking new ground as far as collecting
Back Numbers on Souvenir Pages." The program, "Collecting Back Numbers on Souvenir Pages", will be presented at Americover 2008 on Saturday, August 23rd at 10 a.m. In a photo that Bruce sent, he shows that he is able to photograph back numbers on coils that are on souvenir pages.
6/26/08 - Frank Covey reports that the
1˘ Tiffany Lamp
WAG coil of 3k has back numbers in all three positions, top, middle and bottom.
Frank also notes that the wrapper label is the same as the label used for the
original printing.
6/21/08 - The Postal Bulletin of 6/19/08 had announcements of two
reprints. The first, to be issued July 15th, is a 10k water-activated coil
of the 10˘ Clock stamp. This stamp will be printed by offset and have
microprinting. The second, to be issued September 5th, is a water-activated coil
of 500 of the nondenominated (5˘) Sea Coast.
6/20/08 - Donna Rajotte
in Providence reports that she has restocked the
1˘ Tiffany Lamp
WAG coil of 3k (2008 printing).
Renate Fearonce in Tucson reports that she has received the 42˘ Flags of our Nation coil of 50. She does not have the 1˘ Tiffany coil but hopefully will have it by the end of next week.
Robert Rabinowitz reported the following on USSTAMPS@yahoogroups.com yesterday. News from Kansas City is that the 42˘ Official Mail coil of 100 scheduled for release June 20 will NOT be issued. Apparently it hasn't even been printed. Speculation is that there are plenty of 41c'ers left and they will be used up before new printings are considered.
6/19/08 - The July 2008 issue of Coil Line has been posted.
Members who elected the electronic version will receive the URL soon.
The following, concerning
the
42˘ Flags of our Nation coil
of 50, was received today from Jim Kloetzel, the Catalogue Editor at Scott Publishing Co.:
Each stamp will have a major number. Two strips of 5 will be given minor-letter
listings. The first strip of 5 will start with the flag stamp with plate number
and end with Arizona; the second strip of 5 will pick up from there and end with
Delaware. There will be a lettered minor listing for the "P# set of 10 . . ."
consisting of the two lettered strips of 5. Then, for the plate number purists
with album pages that are two feet wide, there will be the traditional
unlettered listing for a P# strip of 11 with the plate number in the center
position.
A footnote will explain that the plate number appears on each (American) flag stamp, and
that a plate # strip of 10 may be collected connected consisting of each of the
two minor-lettered strips of 5, but that such a strip will not fit into standard
albums. It is our belief that extremely few collectors will collect this item as
a strip of 10 (or 11). For that reason, we have fashioned the listings to
coincide with the way we feel almost all collectors will want to collect these
stamps. This treatment will carry through to all the upcoming flag coils, also.
The listings and footnote do allow collectors to
collect this set in any of the three logical configurations: two strips of 5, a
strip of 10, or a traditional strip of 11.
6/17/08 - Jim LaPlante caught an error on the data page for the
10˘
Clock water-activated coil issued in 2006. The stamps are untagged but printed with luminescent yellow ink for the Eagle and the denomination.
6/16/08 - Technical data has been updated for the
42˘ Flags of our Nation coil
of 50. A scan of the plate numbered stamp has also been posted.
6/14/08 - The description on the data page for the
27˘ Tropical Fruit strip of eleven,
not nine, has been corrected. I ran out of fingers. Thanks to Chris Cripps
for catching this.
6/13/08 - Donna Rajotte
in Providence reports that she now has the
42˘ Flags of Our Nation PSA coil of 50, plate number S111111111 every 10 stamps (on the Stars
& Stripes stamp). A strip of 10 will give you a plate number somewhere RANDOMLY located on the strip. A strip of 20 will give you a
plate strip of 11. If you need the Flags in a particular order, you will have to get 20 to be assured of that order. USPS item number
786500. Sale date 6/14/08 (orders will be shipped on Monday).
6/11/08 - Scans have been posted for the
27˘ Tropical Fruit coil of 100.
6/9/08 - This just in from Steve Esrati: "I talked to Al Haake last night. We're sending them
(the 42˘ Flags of our Nation) out in
alphabetical order with no regard for the plate number. No strips
with the plate number on the middle stamps."
Mike Lipson reports that: "The newly issued 2008 1˘ Tiffany coil has a very weak seam line 1R through the perforation. There is also a very vivid seam line not on the PS5. It is located on the scrap piece between the 11th and 12th stamp counting from the left which makes it 13R."
6/6/08 - Thanks to Mary Jo Foster for catching a few broken links
on the "G" stamps comparison page.
6/5/08 - Donna Rajotte
in Providence reports that she now has the
1˘ Tiffany Lamp WAG coil of 3k
(2008 printing), plate number every 31 stamps, pink 4 digit top and bottom back
numbers every 10 stamps. 310 stamps for all positions. USPS item
number-781500. (Sale date June 7, 2008) Donna mentions that the
plate number frequency is every 31 stamps.
I just confirmed the following order numbers with Kansas City:
Coil of 3000 - $30.00 - 761540
Plate # strip of 25 - $0.25 - 761530
Strip of 5 - $0.05 - 761520
First Day Cover - $.80 - 184162
6/4/08 - Tentative technical data has been posted for the
42˘ Flags of our Nation coil
of 50 to be
issued June 14, 2008. The checklists have also been updated.
Rob Washburn wrote: Regarding the 6/2 Linn's discovery of a tagged
unnumbered Atlas coil, I looked through my covers and found one with the
same tagging. It is a plate # V21211 single on cover from an unknown mailer with
a Kent, Ohio return address. Jeff Fiszbein reports that: I found one V333333 that appears to be
printed on different paper than the others. While not tagged, it appears to on hi-brite paper, and doesn't
have that bluish tint when viewed under LW.
6/2/08 - Technical data has been posted for the
1˘ Tiffany Lamp coil reprint to be
issued June 7, 2008. The checklists have also been updated.
6/1/08 - The June 2005 issue of Coil Line
is now online in the 'Reference' section.
MAY 2008
5/22/08 -
The June 2008 issue of Coil Line was entered into the mail
stream today.
5/20/08 - The June 2008 issue of Coil Line has been posted. Members who elected the electronic version will receive the URL soon.
There will be an election ballot with this issue.
5/16/08 - Brian Snippen found a couple of
typos on the checklists which have been corrected.
5/15/08 - All of the links for the 24/7
Flags and the Tropical Fruits are now working, and the checklists and data pages
have been updated with the Scott numbers listed below.
5/7/08 - The following is a list of newly assigned Scott
numbers:
4228 42c Flag at Dusk, water-activated coil stamp
4229 42c Flag at Night, water-activated coil stamp
4230 42c Flag at Dawn, water-activated coil stamp
4231 42c Flag at Midday, water-activated coil stamp
a. Horiz. strip of 4, #4228-4231
4232 42c Flag at Dusk, self-adhesive Ashton-Potter-printed coil stamp, serpentine die cut 9˝ vert.
4233 42c Flag at Night, self-adhesive Ashton-Potter-printed coil stamp, serpentine die cut 9˝ vert.
4234 42c Flag at Dawn, self-adhesive Ashton-Potter-printed coil stamp, serpentine die cut 9˝ vert.
4235 42c Flag at Midday, self-adhesive Ashton-Potter-printed coil stamp, serpentine die cut 9˝ vert.
a. Horiz. strip of 4, #4232-4235
4236 42c Flag at Dusk, self-adhesive Sennett-printed coil stamp, serpentine die cut 11 vert. with perpendicular corners
4237 42c Flag at Night, self-adhesive Sennett-printed coil stamp, serpentine die cut 11 vert. with perpendicular corners
4238 42c Flag at Dawn, self-adhesive Sennett-printed coil stamp, serpentine die cut 11 vert. with perpendicular corners
4239 42c Flag at Midday, self-adhesive Sennett-printed coil stamp, serpentine die cut 11 vert. with perpendicular corners
a. Horiz. strip of 4, #4236-4239
4240 42c Flag at Dusk, self-adhesive Avery-printed coil stamp, serpentine die cut 8˝ vert. with perpendicular corners
4241 42c Flag at Night, self-adhesive Avery-printed coil stamp, serpentine die cut 8˝ vert. with perpendicular corners
4242 42c Flag at Dawn, self-adhesive Avery-printed coil stamp, serpentine die cut 8˝ vert. with perpendicular corners
4243 42c Flag at Midday, self-adhesive Avery-printed coil stamp, serpentine die cut 8˝ vert. with perpendicular corners
a. Horiz. strip of 4, #4240-4243
4244 42c Flag at Dusk, self-adhesive Avery-printed coil stamp, serpentine die cut 11 vert. with rounded corners
4245 42c Flag at Night, self-adhesive Avery-printed coil stamp, serpentine die cut 11 vert. with rounded corners
4246 42c Flag at Dawn, self-adhesive Avery-printed coil stamp, serpentine die cut 11 vert. with rounded corners
4247 42c Flag at Midday, self-adhesive Avery-printed coil stamp, serpentine die cut 11 vert. with rounded corners
a. Horiz. strip of 4, #4244-4247
4258 27c Tropical Fruit coil stamp, Papaya, serpentine die cut 8˝ vert.
4259 27c Tropical Fruit coil stamp, Guava, serpentine die cut 8˝ vert.
4260 27c Tropical Fruit coil stamp, Pomegranate, serpentine die cut 8˝ vert.
4261 27c Tropical Fruit coil stamp, Star fruit, serpentine die cut 8˝ vert.
4262 27c Tropical Fruit coil stamp, Kiwi, serpentine die cut 8˝ vert.
a. Horiz. coil strip of 5, #4258-4262
5/2/08 - Tentative data has been posted for the
27˘ Tropical Fruit coil of 100.
APRIL 2008
4/30/08 - The May 2005 issue of Coil Line
is now online in the 'Reference' section.
4/29/08 - Donna Rajotte
in Providence reports that she now has the
27˘ Tropical Fruit, PSA
coil of 100. V1111111 every 40 stamps (this will give you a PS11).
They seem to be V/P. USPS item number-786300.
4/25/08 -
Renate Fearonce in
Tucson reports that she has received the 27˘ Tropical Fruit coil of 100 which
goes on sale today.
The May 2008 issue of Coil Line is going into the mail stream today.
4/24/08 - Don't forget that there will be a Regional Meeting at the
Plymouth, Michigan stamp show. The meeting is at 11 AM on Saturday
morning, April 26th, at the Plymouth Middle School.
4/22/08 - Scans have been posted of all the 24/7 42˘ American
Flags. Use the links below.
4/21/08 - The new summer 2008 'USA Philatelic' catalog arrived
today and notes that the 'Flags of Our Nation' coil of 50 will have plate
numbers every 10 stamps.
Examples of all the new 24/7 42˘ American Flags are in.
All of the coils of 100 from all three printers have the plate number on the
'Sunrise' stamp, and the tagging is solid (smooth), with the first stamp on the
coil being the 'Morning Sunrise' stamp. On the Avery Dennison
coil of 100, plate V1111 is placed every 20 stamps. Peak/Valley die cuts have
been reported, and I have Valley/Peak. On some Avery rolls a dramatic die cut
shift takes place between the left side of the coil
and the right side. Shown below is a bell
top on the left that turns to a VP on the right in the same plate strip of 9.
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The Ashton Potter coil of 100, with P1111 every 16 stamps, has Valley/Peak die cuts, which is probably the only way these will come. The Sennett Security coil of 100, S1111, that I have is Peak/Valley. The plate number interval is every 16 stamps. It appears that it has been issued in a 'stick of 10' format.
As reported earlier by Donna Rajotte, the plate number interval on the Sennett Security water-activated coil of 3,000 alternates between 12 and 16 stamps on the same coil. The tagging is solid (smooth), and the plate number is S1111111. Back numbers are 4 digit pink, top and bottom.
The Avery
Dennison coils of 3,000 and 10,000
have plate number V1111 at eight stamp intervals. These larger coils are
on a liner paper that is higher than the stamps with spacing in-between the
stamps, which have rounded corners. The tagging is also solid (smooth). The back numbers on both
size coils are 5 digit blue, centered in the middle of the liner. Coil stamps planned by the U.S. Postal Service in the
next several months include the 1˘ Tiffany Lamp coil of 3,000 on June 7th, the
Flags of our Nation coil of 50 on June 14th which may or may not have a plate
number, an Official mail coil of 100 on June 20th and a 10k coil of the 10˘
Clock on July 15th. More details as they are available.
Renate Fearonce in
Tucson reports that she has the following new coils in stock:
Stamp Fulfillment Services, Kansas City
4/19/08 - The May 2008 issue of Coil Line has been posted. Members who elected the electronic version will receive the URL soon. 4/18/08 - Donna Rajotte
in Providence reports that she now has the following 24/7 Flag stamps that go on sale today:
▪
.42 Flags 24/7
PSA coil of 100, plate number P1111 every 16 stamps - this will give you a PS9.
USPS item number-785900.
▪
.42 Flags 24/7 PSA coil of 100, plate number V1111 every 20 stamps - this will
give you a PS9. USPS item number-785900.
▪
.42 Flags 24/7
PSA coil of 100, plate number S1111 every 16
stamps - this will give you a PS9. USPS item number-785900.
▪
.42 Flags 24/7
WAG coil of 3K, plate number S1111111. The interval varies: one strip is 12,
the next is 16, followed by another 12, etc. - this will give you a PS9, pink 4 digit top and bottom back number every 10 stamps. Odd coils
only. Positions 2 and 4 recur randomly, but always within 100 stamps. USPS item
number-786800.
▪
.42 Flags 24/7
PSA coil of 3K, plate number V1111 every 8 stamps - it will take 12 stamps for a
PS9, blue 5 digit middle back number every 10 stamps. Odd coils. Positions 2
and 4
every 40 stamps. USPS item number-786000.
▪ .42 Flags 24/7
PSA coil of 10K, plate number V1111 every 8 stamps - it will take 12 stamps for a PS9, blue 5 digit
middle back number every 10 stamps. Odd coils. Positions 2 and 4
ONLY, every
40 stamps USPS item number-786100. These seem
exactly the same as the stamps from the 3K rolls.
▪ .42 24/7 Flag (8) - PSA 10K, V1111, aqua 5
digit middle numbers every 10 stamps, 16 stamps to get a PNC9, #/# every 40
stamps.
▪ .42 24/7 Flag (8) - PSA 3K, same information
as the 10K. They seem to be identical other than coil size.
▪ .42 24/7 Flag (12) - WAG 3K, pink top and
bottom 4 digit back numbers, positions 2/4 or 1L and 1R, does not have #/#.
▪
.42 Flags 24/7 PSA coil of 100, plate number P1111 every 16 stamps - Order
number 785940, FDC with set of 4 from random printer 785963
▪
▪
.42 Flags 24/7
PSA coil of 100, plate number S1111 every 20 stamps - Order number 785942, FDC
with set of 4 from random printer 785963
▪
.42 Flags 24/7 WAG coil of 3K, plate number S1111111 every 12 and 16 stamps - Order number
for full coil 786840, strip of 25 - 786830, FDC 785963
▪
.42 Flags 24/7 PSA coil of 3K, plate number V1111 every 8 stamps - Order number
for full coil
786040, strip of 25 - 786030, FDC 786063
▪
.42 Flags 24/7 PSA coil of 10K, plate number V1111 every 8 stamps - Order number
for full coil
786140, strip of 25 - 786130, FDC 786163
On the Avery Dennison coil of 100, I've had reports that each coil begins with the 'Sunrise Flag' stamp. The 'Sunrise' stamp also has the plate number. Peak/Valley die cuts have been reported so far. The Ashton Potter coil of 100 also has the plate number on the 'Sunrise' stamp. I have seen Valley/Peak die cuts, which is probably the only way these will come. The tagging is smooth. The Sennett Security coil of 100 that I've seen has a Peak/Valley die cut and the tagging is smooth. The plate number is on the 'Sunrise' stamp.
4/17/08 - The data on the 37˘
Snowy Egret page has been changed to show that the printing was done by the
offset method on the Muller Martini press. Thanks to Ron Archer for
bringing this to our attention.
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