Postal Bulletin 22086 - October 3, 2002 - USPS.com® - About

76 POSTAL BULLETIN 22086 (10-3-02)
The stamps, which are being reissued with the 37-cent
denomination, were first issued April 4, 2002, and were the
first pane of 50 individually designed stamps issued in 10
years.
How to Order the First Day of Issue Postmark
Customers have 30 days to obtain the first day of issue
cancellation by mail. They may purchase new stamps at
their local Post Office, by telephone at 800-STAMP-24, and
at the Postal Store Web site at www.usps.com.
GREETINGS FROM AMERICA STAMPS
POSTMASTER
421 8TH AVE RM 2029B
NEW YORK NY 10199-9991
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 November 25, 2002.
How to Order the First Day of Issue Covers
Stamp Fulfillment Services also offers first day covers
for new stamp issues and postal 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 telephoning 800-STAMP-24 or writing to:
INFORMATION FULFILLMENT
DEPT 6270
US POSTAL SERVICE
PO BOX 219014
KANSAS CITY MO 64121-9014
First day covers are available from Stamp Fulfillment
Services for at least 1 year after the stamp’s issuance.
Philatelic Products
There are no philatelic products for this stamp issue.
Distribution: $18.50 Greetings from America,
PSA Pane of 50 Stamps, Item 564300
Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) will receive their full
automatic distribution quantity for a PSA sheet stamp, plus
an additional one-fourth of that standard automatic quantity.
Distributions are rounded up to the nearest master carton
size (800 panes).
Issue: Greetings from America
Item Number: 564300
Denomination &
Type of Issue: 37-cent Special
Format: Pane of 50 (50 designs)
Series: N/A
Issue Date & City: October 25, 2002,
New York, NY 10199
Designer: Richard Sheaff, Scottsdale, AZ
Art Director: Richard Sheaff, Scottsdale, AZ
Typographer: Lonnie Busch, Franklin, NC
Artist: Lonnie Busch, Franklin, NC
Modeler: Donald H. Woo
Manufacturing Process: Gravure
Printer: Sennett Security Products (SSP)
Printed at: American Packaging Corporation,
Columbus, WI
Press Type: Rotomec, 3000
Engraver: Southern Graphics
Stamps per Pane: 50
Print Quantity: 200 million stamps
Paper Type: Prephosphored, Type II
Gum Type: Pressure Sensitive
Processed at: Unique Binders, Fredericksburg, VA
Colors: Magenta, Cyan, Yellow, Black
Stamp Orientation: Horizontal
Image Area (w x h): 1.41 x 0.84 in./35.81 x 21.33 mm
Overall Size (w x h): 1.56 x 0.99 in./39.62 x 25.14 mm
Pane Size (w x h): 8.93 x 11.0 in./226.82 x 279.4 mm
Plate Size: 200 stamps per revolution
Plate Numbers: “S” followed by four (4) single digits
Marginal Markings: “© 2001 USPS” • price • plate
numbers in all four corners • plate
position diagram • text on reverse
side on each stamp with information
on state bird, flower, tree, capital,
statehood.
Catalog Item Number(s): 564340 Full pane of 50 — $18.50
564362 First day cover full
pane — $20.50
564364 Canceled full pane — $20.50
Initial Supply to Post Offices
SDOs will make a subsequent automatic distribution to
Post Offices of their full standard automatic distribution
quantity using PS Form 3309, Advice of Shipment/Stamp
Invoice, and PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return.
SDOs must not distribute stamps to Post Offices before
October 21, 2002.