From the April 2nd Postal Bulletin:
On May 18, 2015, in Anaheim, CA, the U.S. Postal Service will issue the Missing Children stamped envelope set of 10 envelopes with seals, Forever First-Class Mail priced at $9.95, in pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) #10 stamped envelopes (Item 882102).
This spring, the U.S. Postal Service issues two different sets of 10 stamped envelopes including seals. The artwork on the stamped envelopes is based on the 2015 stamps celebrating the same subjects. The Missing Children set includes 10 stamped envelopes showcasing a photograph of a bunch of purple Forget-Me-Nots next to a lone flower with text on the top of the stamp that reads “Forget-Me-Not” and text on the bottom that reads “Help Find Missing Children.” The seals included in each of the sets complement the stamp designs.
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:
Missing Children Stamped Envelopes
Postmaster
Anaheim Post Office
701 North Loera Street
Anaheim, CA 92803-2282
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 up to a quantity of 50. For more than 50, customers have to pay five cents each. All orders for Missing Children Stamped Envelopes must be postmarked by July 17, 2015.
These two items are considered Philatelic Products and will be issued in the following formats:
- 882102 Missing Children Stamped Envelope set of 10 with seals (1 design), $9.95.
- 882104 Missing Children Stamped Envelope First-Day Cover, $0.74.
Technical Specifications:
Issue: Missing Children Stamped Envelopes
Item Number: 882102
Denomination & Type of Issue: Forever First-Class Stamped Envelopes
Format: #10 Regular Envelopes, Packet of 10, 1 design
Issue Date & City: May 18, 2015, Anaheim, CA 92803
Art Director: Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
Designer: Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
Typographer: Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
Existing Photos: Harald Biebel
Modeler: Joseph Sheeran
Manufacturing Process: Offset, Microprint
Printer: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
Printed at: Williamsville, NY
Press Type: Halm Jet EM4000
Folding Machine: W&D #527
Print Quantity: 370,000
Paper Type: 61# Postal Envelope, Block, Type III
Adhesive Type: Pressure-sensitive adhesive
Processed at: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
Envelope Orientation: Horizontal
Envelope Size: (w x h): 9.5 x 4.13 in/241.30 x 104.78 mm
Image Size (w x h): 1.67 x 1.08 in/42.32 x 27.36 mm
Colors: Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, PMS 431 Gray
Marginal Markings: Forest Stewardship Council Logo • “THIS ENVELOPE IS RECYCLABLE AND MADE WITH 30% POST CONSUMER CONTENT” • Recycling Logo • © USPS 2015
Hopefully a better image will be issued, this one is very blurred…