Stamp Announcement 09-22: U.S. Flag

On May 8, 2009, in Washington, DC, the Postal Service™ will issue a 44-cent, U.S. Flag definitive stamp in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive coil of 100 (Item 787000). The stamp, designed by Terrence W. McCaffrey, USPS®, goes on sale nationwide May 8, 2009.

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This stamp was previously issued in the following formats:

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n Pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) coil of 3,000 (Item 787700).

n Pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) coil of 10,000 (Item 787800).

n Water-activated gum (WAG) coil of 3,000 (Item 787100).

How to Order the 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™, at The Postal Store® website 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:

U.S. Flag StampSpecial CancellationsPO Box 92282Washington, DC 20090-2282

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 July 10, 2009.

Issue:

U.S. Flag

Item Number:

787000

Denomination & Type of Issue:

44-cent Definitive

Format:

Coil of 100 (1 design)

Series:

N/A

Issue Date & City:

May 8, 2009, Washington, DC 20066 (No Ceremony)

Designer:

Terrence W. McCaffrey, USPS

Art Director:

Terrence W. McCaffrey, USPS

Typographer:

Terrence W. McCaffrey, USPS

Existing Photo:

Rick Barrentine, Duluth, GA

Modeler:

Donald Woo

Manufacturing Process:

Offset/Microprint “USPS”

Engraver:

N/A

Printer:

Banknote Corporation of America, Inc./SSP

Printed at:

Browns Summit, NC

Press Type:

Alprinta, 74

Stamps per Coil:

100

Print Quantity:

1 billion stamps

Paper Type:

Prephosphored, Type II

Adhesive Type:

Pressure-sensitive

Processed at:

Unique Binders, Fredericksburg, VA

Stamp Orientation:

Vertical

Image Area (w x h):

0.72 x 0.81 in./18.29 x 20.57 mm

Overall Size (w x h):

0.87 x 0.98 in./22.10 x 24.89 mm

Colors:

Red, Blue, Black

Full Pane Size (w x h):

N/A

Plate Size:

775 stamps per revolution

Plate Numbers:

“S” followed by three (3) single digits

Plate Number Frequency:

Plate number to appear every 31st stamp on coil

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 FulfillmentDept. 6270U.S. Postal ServicePO Box 219014Kansas City, MO 64121-9014

Philatelic Products

There is one philatelic product available for this stamp issue:

n 787061*, First Day Cover (Coil of 100), $0.82.

Items with an asterisk (*) will use the 128 barcode from Stamp Fulfillment Services. All other philatelic products will continue to use barcode series A, with the exception of the Yearbook and the Guide Book.

Distribution: Item 787000, $44.00 U.S. Flag, PSA Coil of 100

All stamp distribution offices (SDOs) will receive automatic distributions of the $44.00 U.S. Flag, PSA coil of 100. Distributions will be in multiple waves. Initial SDO distributions (first wave shipments), which began as early as February 25, 2009, will be complete by May 25, 2009. Subsequent SDO distributions (second wave shipments) will occur April 8, 2009, through May 21, 2009, and June 16, 2009, through July 23, 2009. Distributions are rounded up to the nearest master carton size (800 coils).

Initial Supply for Post Offices

SDOs will not make a subsequent automatic distribution of Item 787000 to Post Offices. All Post Offices requiring coils of Item 787000 must order them from their designated SDO using a separate PS Form 17. SDOs must not distribute coils to Post Offices before May 1, 2009.

Additional Supply

Post Offices requiring additional coils must requisition them from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs requiring additional coils must order them from the appropriate accountable paper depository (APD) using PS Form 17.

Following the initial automatic distributions to SDOs, the APDs will receive additional coils of Item 787000. Additional quantities of this definitive stamp coil will also be made available to SDOs via future automatic distributions, shipped directly from the supplier to the SDOs.

Issue:

U.S. Flag

Item Number:

787000

Denomination & Type of Issue:

44-cent Definitive

Format:

Coil of 100 (1 design)

Series:

N/A

Issue Date & City:

May 8, 2009, Washington, DC 20066 (No Ceremony)

Designer:

Terrence W. McCaffrey, USPS

Art Director:

Terrence W. McCaffrey, USPS

Typographer:

Terrence W. McCaffrey, USPS

Existing Photo:

Rick Barrentine, Duluth, GA

Modeler:

Avery Dennison, SPD

Manufacturing Process:

Gravure

Engraver:

Keating Gravure

Printer:

Avery Dennison (AVR)

Printed at:

Clinton, SC

Press Type:

Dia Nippon Kiko (DNK)

Stamps per Coil:

100

Print Quantity:

1.75 billion stamps

Paper Type:

Prephosphored, Type II

Adhesive Type:

Pressure-sensitive

Processed at:

AVR, Clinton, SC

Stamp Orientation:

Vertical

Image Area (w x h):

0.73x 0.84 in./18.54 x 21.34 mm

Overall Size (w x h):

0.87 x 0.982 in./22.10 x 24.94 mm

Colors:

Magenta, Yellow, Cyan, Black

Full Pane Size (w x h):

N/A

Plate Size:

480 stamps per revolution

Plate Numbers: