{"id":8180,"date":"2018-11-22T00:31:48","date_gmt":"2018-11-22T05:31:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/?p=8180"},"modified":"2019-03-02T17:20:00","modified_gmt":"2019-03-02T22:20:00","slug":"california-dogface-butterfly-u-s-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/?p=8180","title":{"rendered":"California Dogface Butterfly (U.S. 2019)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Announced November 20, 2018. The most recent information will appear after the large illustration and the introductory description from the USPS. The Scott catalogue number is 5346.\"\"<\/em> The California dogface graces the seventh non-machineable butterfly stamp for use on irregularly sized envelopes, such as square greeting cards, invitations or announcements. The stamp art was digitally created using images of preserved butterflies as a starting point. The result is a highly stylized, simplified image of a California dogface (Zerene eurydice<\/em>) rather than an exact replica. Nationally known artist Tom Engeman created the stamp art. Art director Derry Noyes designed the stamp.<\/p>\n

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December 19th:<\/strong> <\/span><\/em>This stamp will be issued Sunday, January 27th, with a Kansas City MO postmark but no first-day ceremony.<\/p>\n

December 21st:<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"On January 27, 2019, in Kansas City, MO, the U.S. Postal Service will issue the California Dogface stamp (Non-denominated priced at the Non-machineable Surcharge rate) in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 120100). The stamp will go on sale nationwide January 27, 2019, and must not be sold or cancelled before the first-day-of-issue.<\/p>\n

The California dogface graces the seventh non-machineable butterfly stamp for use on irregularly sized envelopes, such as square greeting cards, invitations, or announcements. The stamp art was digitally created using images of preserved butterflies as a starting point. The result is a highly stylized, simplified image of a California dogface (Zerene eurydice) rather than an exact replica. Nationally known artist Tom Engeman created the stamp art. Art director Derry Noyes designed the stamp.<\/p>\n

Availability to Post Offices: Item 120100, California Dogface (Butterfly) Non-machineable Surcharge Rate, Non-denominated PSA Pane of 20 Stamps: Stamp Fulfillment Services will not make an automatic push distribution to Post Offices.<\/p>\n

How to Order the First-Day-of-Issue Postmark:<\/strong><\/span>
\nCustomers have 120 days to obtain the first-day-of-issue postmark by mail. They may purchase new stamps at their local Post Office or at The Postal Store website at usps.com\/shop. They must affix the stamps to envelopes of their choice, address the envelopes (to themselves or others), and place them in a larger envelope addressed to:\"\"<\/p>\n

FDOI \u2013 California Dogface Stamp<\/strong><\/span>
\nUSPS Stamp Fulfillment Services<\/strong><\/span>
\n8300 NE Underground Drive, Suite 300<\/strong><\/span>
\nKansas City, MO 64144-9900<\/span><\/strong><\/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. There is a 5-cent charge for each additional postmark over 50. All orders must be postmarked by May 27, 2019.<\/p>\n

Technical Specifications:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Issue: California Dogface Stamp
\nItem Number: 120100
\nDenomination & Type of Issue: Non-machineable Surcharge Rate
\nFormat: Pane of 20 (1 design)
\nSeries: N\/A
\nIssue Date & City: January 27, 2019, Kansas City, MO 64108
\nArt Director: Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
\nDesigner: Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
\n\"\"Typographer: Derry Noyes, Washington, DC
\nArtist: Tom Engeman, Kensington, MD
\nModeler: Sandra Lane\/Michelle Finn
\nManufacturing Process: Offset, Microprint
\nPrinter: Banknote Corporation of America
\nPress Type: Alprinta 74
\nStamps per Pane: 20
\nPrint Quantity: 100,000,000 stamps
\nPaper Type: Phosphor, Block Tagged
\nAdhesive Type: Pressure-sensitive
\nProcessed at: Banknote Corporation of America
\nColors: Black, Pantone 2726, Pantone Black 6 C, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
\nStamp Orientation: Square
\nImage Area (w x h): 1.085 x 1.085 in\/27.559 x 27.559 mm
\nOverall Size (w x h): 1.225 x 1.225 in\/31.115 x 31.115 mm
\nFull Pane Size (w x h): 5.9 x 7.12 in\/149.860 x 180.848 mm
\nPlate Size: 240 stamps per revolution
\nPlate Numbers: \u201cB\u201d followed by six (6) single digits
\nMarginal Markings:
\nFront: Header: CALIFORNIA DOGFACE \u2022 Plate numbers in four corners
\nBack: \u00a92016 USPS \u2022 USPS Logo \u2022 Two barcodes (120100) \u2022 Plate position diagram \u2022 Promotional text<\/p>\n

Updated January 17th:<\/strong><\/em><\/span>
\nAn earlier Postal Bulletin<\/em> had indicated a Digital Color Postmark for this issue, and showed a design. The USPS now says there will not be one. We have inquired why, since the last thee or four nonmachineable-rate butterfly stamps did have DCPs, and a design was obviously prepared for this one.<\/p>\n

“Sales data did not support the continuation of Digital Color Postmarks for the non-machinable surcharge stamps,” USPS spokesman Roy Betts said on January 22nd, in response to an email inquiry from<\/span> The Virtual Stamp Club<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, here is the design for the Pictorial first-day postmark: \"\"It measures 2.98″x1.39″.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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