USPS Postal Bulletin 2244
On August 4, 2016, in Portland, OR, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue the Songbirds in Snow stamps (Forever® priced at 47 cents) in four designs, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) double-sided booklet of 20 stamps (Item 681100).
The stamps will go on sale nationwide August 4, 2016.
Each of these four new stamps celebrates a different songbird that brightens cold winter days. The birds featured in the stamp art are the golden-crowned kinglet, the cedar waxwing, the northern cardinal, and the red-breasted nuthatch. The illustrations, painted in acrylic on canvas boards, depict each bird perched on a snow-covered branch. The artist was Robert Giusti. Art director Derry Noyes designed the stamps.
Initial Supply to Post Offices
Item 681100, $9.40 Songbirds in Snow (47-cent Forever First-Class Rate) Double-sided Booklet of 20 Stamps
Stamp Fulfillment Services will not make an automatic push distribution to Post Offices™. Post Offices may begin ordering stamps prior to the FDOI through SFS Web.
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 http:⁄⁄www.usps.com⁄shop, or by calling 800-782-6724. 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:
Songbirds in Snow Stamps
United States Postal Service
Attn: Ruth Traynor
PO Box 2089
Portland, OR 97208-2089
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 up to a quantity of 50. There is a 5-cent charge for each additional postmark over 50. All orders must be postmarked by October 4, 2016.
How to Order First-Day Covers
The Postal Service 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, online at http:⁄⁄www.usps.com⁄shop, or by calling 800-782-6724. Customers may request a free catalog by calling 800-782-6724 or writing to:
U.S. Postal Service
Catalog Request
PO Box 219014
Kansas City, MO 64121-9014
Philatelic Products
There are ten philatelic products for this stamp issue:
- 681106, Press Sheet with Die-cut, $75.20.
- 681110*, Digital Color Postmark Keepsake (Set of 4), $15.95.
- 681116*, First-Day Cover (Set of 4), $3.64.
- 681121*, Digital Color Postmark (Set of 4), $6.48.
- 681124*, Framed Art (Set of 4), $40.00.
- 681125*, Framed Art (Golden-crowned Kinglet), $10.00.
- 681126*, Framed Art (Northern Cardinal), $10.00.
- 681127*, Framed Art (Cedar Waxuling), $10.00.
- 681128*, Framed Art (Red-breasted Nuthatch), $10.00.
- 681130*, Ceremony Program (random single), $6.95.
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.
| Issue: | Songbirds in Snow Stamps |
| Item Number: | 681100 |
| Denomination & Type of Issue: | First-Class Mail Forever |
| Format: | Double-Sided Booklet of 20 |
| Series: | N⁄A |
| Issue Date & City: | August 4, 2016, Portland, OR 97208 |
| Art Director: | Derry Noyes, Washington, DC |
| Designer: | Derry Noyes, Washington, DC |
| Typographer: | Derry Noyes, Washington, DC |
| Artist: | Robert Giusti, Bridgewater, CT |
| Modeler: | Joseph Sheeran |
| Manufacturing Process: | Offset |
| Printer: | Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU) |
| Printed at: | Williamsville , NY |
| Press Type: | Muller A76 |
| Stamps per Booklet: | 20 |
| Print Quantity: | 600,000,000 stamps |
| Paper Type: | Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tag applied |
| Adhesive Type: | Pressure-sensitive |
| Processed at: | Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU) |
| Stamp Orientation: | Horizontal |
| Image Area (w x h): | 1.05 x 0.77 in.⁄26.67 x 19.56 mm |
| Stamp Size (w x h): | 1.19 x 0.91 in.⁄30.23 x 23.11 mm |
| Full Booklet Size (w x h): | 2.38 x 5.76 in.⁄60.45 x 146.30 mm |
| Press Sheet Size (w x h): | 4.76 x 23.29 in.⁄120.90 x 591.57 mm |
| Colors: | Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow |
| Plate Size: | 880 stamps per revolution |
| Plate Numbers: | “P” followed by four (4) single digits |
| Marginal Markings: | Header. “Songbirds in Snow” • Twenty First-Class Forever Stamps • Plate numbers in peel strip area • USPS LOGO • © 2016 USPS in peel strip area • Golden-crowned Kinglet • Cedar Waxwing • Northern Cardinal • Red-breasted Nuthatch • Promotional text in peel strip area |
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