{"id":3398,"date":"2015-12-30T06:49:37","date_gmt":"2015-12-30T11:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/?p=3398"},"modified":"2019-01-17T23:59:14","modified_gmt":"2019-01-18T04:59:14","slug":"3398","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/?p=3398","title":{"rendered":"5-Cent Grapes (U.S. 2016, 2017)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Added January 17, 2019:<\/span><\/strong>
\nA 3,000-stamp coil was added, effective January 27th. It is item 750200.<\/p>\n

Updated April 3rd:<\/span><\/strong> The Scott Catalogue number for this issue is 5177, with a serpentine die cut 11\u00bcx11.<\/p>\n

Updated January 30, 2017:<\/span><\/strong> Here is the pictorial first-day postmark for this issue: \"\"It measures 2.92\u201d x 1.25″.<\/p>\n

Updated January 18, 2017:<\/span><\/strong>
\n\"\"On February 24, 2017, in Grapevine, TX, the U.S. Postal Service will issue the 5-cent denominated Grapes stamp, in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 111400).<\/p>\n

The stamp will go on sale nationwide February 24, 2017.<\/p>\n

Originally issued in 2016, in a coil format, Grapes, a 5-cent definitive stamp, will be available in 2017, in panes of 20. The stamp art features two clusters of deep-purple Pinot noir grapes growing on vines among several green leaves. The illustrations were created with pen and ink and watercolor. Art director Derry Noyes designed this stamp with an existing illustration by John Burgoyne.<\/p>\n

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 60 days to obtain the first-day-of-issue postmark by mail. Each cover must have sufficient postage to meet First-Class Mail requirements. They may purchase new stamps at their local Post Office, at The Postal Store website at 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:<\/p>\n

FDOI \u2013 Grapes Stamp<\/span><\/strong>
\n USPS Stamp Fulfillment Services<\/span><\/strong>
\n 8300 NE Underground Drive, Suite 300<\/span><\/strong>
\n Kansas City, MO 64144-9900<\/span><\/strong><\/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 April 24, 2017<\/span>.<\/p>\n

There is one philatelic product<\/span><\/strong> for this stamp issue:<\/p>\n