{"id":1452,"date":"2014-11-21T13:56:05","date_gmt":"2014-11-21T18:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/?p=1452"},"modified":"2015-04-11T15:06:49","modified_gmt":"2015-04-11T19:06:49","slug":"civil-war-1865-five-forks-appomattox-u-s-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/?p=1452","title":{"rendered":"Civil War 1865: Five Forks, Appomattox (U.S. 2015)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Updated April 11th:<\/strong><\/span> Photos from the first day ceremony can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Updated March 24th: <\/strong><\/span>First day ceremony information:
\nCivil War April 9, 1:30 p.m. in Appomattox, VA
\n1:30 p.m., Thurs., April 9 (note: April 8 overnight encampment on-site; April 9 events begin at 7:30 a.m. There will be a reenactment of Lee surrendering to Grant at the McLean House that starts at 1 p.m.)<\/p>\n

Appomattox Court House
\n111 National Park Dr.
\nAppomattox, VA 24522<\/p>\n

(Although travel time is several hours from LaPlata, MD, anticipate significant traffic congestion upon entering the Appomattox area April 8-12. The National Park Service will provide shuttles from satellite parking areas.)<\/p>\n

Updated March 19th:<\/strong><\/span> Here’s the invitation to the ceremony, which is open to the public: \"appo_invite\"<\/a>Updated March 8th:<\/strong><\/span> Here are the first-day postmarks for this issue, and they are confusing! All will have the location as “Appomattox, VA.” \"appo_dcp_vsc\"<\/a>\"appo_bw_vsc\"<\/a>The postmarks for the Appomattox stamp have a shield icon. The DCP size 2.42″ x 1.24″ and the black-and-white postmark is 2.63″ x 1.17″. Here are the postmarks for the Five Forks stamp: \"5forks_dcp_vsc\"<\/a>\"5forks_bw_vsc\"<\/a>The icon on these is crossed pistols. The sizes are the same: 2.42″ x 1.24″ for the DCP and 2.63″ x 1.17″ for the B&W.<\/p>\n

Note that first-day servicers must send requests for cancels to the particular city and, if past practice is followed, requests sent directly to Cancellation Services by registered servicers must have a minimum of 50 for each city!<\/em><\/p>\n

Updated March 4th:<\/strong><\/span> From the Postal Bulletin:<\/p>\n

\"Screen<\/a>On April 9, 2015, in Appomattox, VA, the U.S. Postal Service\u00ae will issue the Civil War: 1865 (Forever\u00ae priced at 49 cents) commemorative se-tenant First-Class Mail\u00ae stamp pair in two designs, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) souvenir sheet of 12 stamps (Item 589300). The $5.88 Civil War: 1865 souvenir sheet may not be split, and the stamps may not be sold individually.<\/p>\n

The stamps will go on sale nationwide April 9, 2015.<\/p>\n

In 2015, the U.S. Postal Service concludes its commem\u00adoration of the 150th anniversary of The Civil War with this souvenir sheet, which includes two new stamps. One depicts the Battle of Five Forks, near Petersburg, VA, on April 1, 1865. The other depicts Robert E. Lee\u2019s surrender to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865. The background image on the sheet is a pho\u00adtograph of Federal rifles stacked in the vicinity of Peters\u00adburg during the siege. The 12-stamp sheet also includes period quotes and lyrics from a parody of Patrick S. Gilmore\u2019s famous Civil War song, \u201cWhen Johnny Comes Marching Home.\u201d The Civil War Sesquicentennial stamp series was designed by art director Phil Jordan.<\/p>\n

How to Order the First-Day-of-Issue Postmark:<\/strong><\/span>
\n\"Screen<\/a>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\u00ae 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 (please indicate which postmark you are requesting) addressed to:<\/p>\n

The Civil War: 1865 Stamps (Five Forks postmark)<\/span>
\n Postmaster<\/span>
\n 791 Court Street<\/span>
\n Appomattox, VA 24522-9998<\/span><\/p>\n

The Civil War: 1865 Stamps (Appomattox postmark)<\/span>
\n Postmaster<\/span>
\n 791 Court Street<\/span>
\n Appomattox, VA 24522-9998<\/span><\/p>\n

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 must be postmarked by June 8, 2015<\/span>.<\/p>\n

There are twelve philatelic products<\/span> for this stamp issue:<\/p>\n