Formats of Commemorative Issues in 2006 White Ace Supplements

FORMATS FOR 2006 ISSUES IN WHITE ACE COMMEMORATIVE SUPPLEMENTS

This compilation is being published to assist in collecting currently available issues in advance of publication of the 2006 White Ace album supplements.

The Commemorative Singles SIMPLIFIED pages are intended to simplify the collector's stamp purchasing requirements, and are thus an ideal choice for a beginning collector. Released for the first time by White Ace for the 1996 issues, they have been continued for each subsequent year's issues and will continue to be published, in the same format, for the 2006 issues. These pages will generally seek to show each face different stamp only once. For stamps issued in se-tenant format - i.e. more than one stamp design in a pane - the smallest intact unit will be shown that contains all designs. This will usually be a strip, block or full booklet pane. All face different versions of each commemorative issue will be included and will thus enable the collector to assemble a complete commemorative collection.

The Commemorative Singles (complete) pages will continue to be published in their original format for collectors wishing to assemble a more detailed and comprehensive collection. For se-tenant issues, these pages will show a set of singles and a strip or block as in the past. Other stamp formats will continue to be shown in a manner consistent with prior printings of this album.

COMMEMORATIVE ALBUMS

NON-DENOMINATED LOVE: TRUE BLUE (01/03/06)

-Singles – 1 single

-Singles SIMPLIFIED – 1 single

-Blocks – 1 full booklet pane of 20

-Plate Blocks – 1 full booklet pane of 20

-Plate Blocks SIMPLIFIED – 1 full booklet pane of 20

-Copyright Singles – 1 vertical pair with copyright marking in gutter

-Copyright Blocks – 1 full booklet pane of 20

-Booklet Panes – 1 full booklet pane of 20

FAVORITE CHILDREN'S BOOK ANIMALS (01/10/06)

-Singles – 8 singles and a block of 8

-Singles SIMPLIFIED – 1 block of 8

-Blocks – 1 block of 8

-Plate Blocks – 1 plate block of 8 (bottom half of sheet)

-Plate Blocks SIMPLIFIED – 1 plate block of 8 (bottom half of sheet)

-Copyright Singles – 1 single with copyright tab

-Copyright Blocks – 1 block of 12 with copyright markings

OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES (01/11/06)

-Singles – 1 single

-Singles SIMPLIFIED – 1 single

-Blocks – 1 block of 4

-Plate Blocks – 1 plate block of 4

-Plate Blocks SIMPLIFIED – 1 plate block of 4

-Copyright Singles – 1 single with copyright tab

-Copyright Blocks – 1 block of 6 with copyright tab

HATTIE McDANIEL (01/25/06)

-Singles – 1 single

-Singles SIMPLIFIED – 1 single

-Blocks – 1 block of 4

-Plate Blocks – 1 plate block of 4

-Plate Blocks SIMPLIFIED – 1 plate block of 4

-Copyright Singles – 1 single with copyright tab

-Copyright Blocks – 1 block of 6 with copyright tab

LUNAR NEW YEAR (01/29/06)

-Singles – 12 singles and a full sheet

-Singles SIMPLIFIED – 1 full sheet

-Blocks – 1 full sheet

-Plate Blocks – 1 full sheet

-Plate Blocks SIMPLIFIED – 1 full sheet

-Copyright Singles – not included

-Copyright Blocks – not included

39¢ OUR WEDDING BOOKLET PANE OF 20 (03/01/06)

-Singles – see pane of 40 below

-Singles SIMPLIFIED – see pane of 40 below

-Blocks – 1 full booklet pane of 20

-Plate Blocks – 1 full booklet pane of 20

-Plate Blocks SIMPLIFIED – 1 full booklet pane of 20

-Copyright Singles – 1 vertical pair with copyright marking in gutter

-Copyright Blocks – 1 full booklet pane of 20

-Booklet Panes – 1 full booklet pane of 20

39¢ & 63¢ OUR WEDDING BOOKLET PANE OF 40 (03/01/06)

-Singles – 1 39c single from either pane, 1 63c single from pane of 40 and 1 39c+63c gutter pair

-Singles SIMPLIFIED – 1 39c+63c gutter pair

-Blocks – 1 full booklet pane of 40

-Plate Blocks – 1 full booklet pane of 40

-Plate Blocks SIMPLIFIED – 1 plate block of 40

-Copyright Singles – 1 horizontal gutter pair with copyright marking in gutter

-Copyright Blocks – 1 full booklet pane of 40

-Booklet Panes – 1 full booklet pane of 40

SUGAR RAY ROBINSON (04/07/06)

-Singles – 1 single

-Singles SIMPLIFIED – 1 single

-Blocks – 1 block of 4

-Plate Blocks – 1 plate block of 4

-Plate Blocks SIMPLIFIED – 1 plate block of 4

-Copyright Singles – 1 single with copyright tab

-Copyright Blocks – 1 block of 6 with copyright tab

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (04/07/06)

-Singles – 4 singles and a block of 4

-Singles SIMPLIFIED – 1 block of 4

-Blocks – 1 block of 4

-Plate Blocks – 2 plate blocks of 4 - 1 right & 1 left

-Plate Blocks SIMPLIFIED – 1 plate block of 4

-Copyright Singles – 1 single with copyright tab

-Copyright Blocks – 1 block of 6 with copyright markings

ART OF DISNEY: ROMANCE (04/21/06)

-Singles – 4 singles and a block of 4

-Singles SIMPLIFIED – 1 block of 4

-Blocks – 1 block of 4

-Plate Blocks – 1 plate blocks of 4

-Plate Blocks SIMPLIFIED – 1 plate block of 4

-Copyright Singles – 1 single with copyright tab

-Copyright Blocks – 1 block of 6 with copyright markings

39¢ LOVE: TRUE BLUE (05/01/06)

-Singles – 1 single

-Singles SIMPLIFIED – 1 single

-Blocks – 1 full booklet pane of 20

-Plate Blocks – 1 full booklet pane of 20

-Plate Blocks SIMPLIFIED – 1 full booklet pane of 20

-Copyright Singles – 1 vertical pair with copyright marking in gutter

-Copyright Blocks – 1 full booklet pane of 20

-Booklet Panes – 1 full booklet pane of 20

KATHERINE ANNE PORTER (05/15/06)

-Singles – 1 single

-Singles SIMPLIFIED – 1 single

-Blocks – 1 block of 4

-Plate Blocks – 1 plate block of 4

-Plate Blocks SIMPLIFIED – 1 plate block of 4

-Copyright Singles – 1 single with copyright tab

-Copyright Blocks – 1 block of 6 with copyright tab

AMBER ALERT (05/25/06)

-Singles – 1 single

-Singles SIMPLIFIED – 1 single

-Blocks – 1 block of 4

-Plate Blocks – 1 plate block of 4

-Plate Blocks SIMPLIFIED – 1 plate block of 4

-Copyright Singles – 1 single with copyright tab

-Copyright Blocks – 1 block of 6 with copyright tab

WONDERS OF AMERICA (05/27/06)

-Singles – 40 singles

-Singles SIMPLIFIED – 1 each right & left vertical half sheets

-Blocks – 1 each right & left vertical half sheets

-Plate Blocks – 1 each right & left vertical half sheets

-Plate Blocks SIMPLIFIED – 1 each right & left vertical half sheets

-Copyright Singles – 1 single with copyright tab

-Copyright Blocks – 1 each right & left vertical half sheets

SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN SHEET STAMP (5/28/06)

-Singles – 1 single

-Singles SIMPLIFIED – 1 single

-Blocks – 1 block of 4

-Plate Blocks – 1 plate block of 4

-Plate Blocks SIMPLIFIED – 1 plate block of 4

-Copyright Singles – 1 single with copyright tab

-Copyright Blocks – 1 block of 6 with copyright tab

SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN SOUVENIR SHEET (05/28/06)

-Singles – 1 US single, 1 Canadian Single and 1 full souvenir sheet

-Singles SIMPLIFIED – 1 full souvenir sheet

-Blocks – 1 full souvenir sheet

-Plate Blocks – 1 full souvenir sheet

-Plate Blocks SIMPLIFIED – 1 full souvenir sheet

-Copyright Singles – not included

-Copyright Blocks – not included

WASHINGTON 2006 STAMP EXHIBITION REPRINTS (05/29/06)

-Singles – 1 single of each stamp in sheet & 1 full souvenir sheet

-Singles SIMPLIFIED – 1 full souvenir sheet

-Blocks – 1 full souvenir sheet

-Plate Blocks – 1 full souvenir sheet

-Plate Blocks SIMPLIFIED – 1 full souvenir sheet

-Copyright Singles – 1 single with copyright tab

-Copyright Blocks – 1 full souvenir sheet

DISTINGUISHED AMERICAN DIPLOMATS (05/30/06)

-Singles – 1 single of each stamp & 1 full souvenir sheet

-Singles SIMPLIFIED – 1 full sheet

-Blocks – 1 full sheet

-Plate Blocks – 1 full sheet (there are no plate numbers)

-Plate Blocks SIMPLIFIED – 1 full sheet (there are no plate numbers)

-Copyright Singles – not included

-Copyright Blocks – not included

JUDY GARLAND (06/10/06)

-Singles – 1 single and 1 full sheet

-Singles SIMPLIFIED – 1 single

-Blocks – 1 block of 4 and 1 full sheet

-Plate Blocks – 1 plate block of 4 and 1 full sheet

-Plate Blocks SIMPLIFIED – 1 plate block of 4

-Copyright Singles – 1 strip of 4 with copyright markings on selvage

-Copyright Blocks – 1 block of 8 (from lower left corner of sheet) with copyright markings on selvage

39¢ RONALD REAGAN (REPRINT) (06/14/06)

-Singles – 1 single

-Singles SIMPLIFIED – 1 single

-Blocks – 1 block of 4

-Plate Blocks – 1 plate block of 4

-Plate Blocks SIMPLIFIED – 1 plate block of 4

-Copyright Singles – 1 single with copyright tab

-Copyright Blocks – 1 block of 6 with copyright tab

39¢ HAPPY BIRTHDAY (REPRINT) (06/23/06)

-Singles – 1 single

-Singles SIMPLIFIED – 1 single

-Blocks – 1 block of 4

-Plate Blocks – 1 plate block of 4

-Plate Blocks SIMPLIFIED – 1 plate block of 4

-Copyright Singles – 1 single with copyright tab

-Copyright Blocks – 1 block of 6 with copyright tab

BASEBALL SLUGGERS (07/15/06)

-Singles – 4 singles and a block of 4

-Singles SIMPLIFIED – 1 block of 4

-Blocks – 1 block of 4

-Plate Blocks – 2 plate blocks of 4 - 1 upper & 1 lower

-Plate Blocks SIMPLIFIED – 1 plate block of 4

-Copyright Singles – 1 single with copyright tab

-Copyright Blocks – 1 block of 6 with copyright markings

DC COMICS SUPER HEROES (07/20/06)

-Singles – 20 singles and a full sheet of 20

-Singles SIMPLIFIED – 1 full sheet of 20

-Blocks – 1 full sheet of 20

-Plate Blocks – 1 full sheet of 20

-Plate Blocks SIMPLIFIED – 1 full sheet of 20

-Copyright Singles – 1 single with copyright tab

-Copyright Blocks – 1 full sheet of 20

AMERICAN MOTORCYCLES (08/07/06)

-Singles – 4 singles and a block of 4

-Singles SIMPLIFIED – 1 block of 4

-Blocks – 1 block of 4

-Plate Blocks – 2 plate blocks of 4 - 1 upper & 1 lower

-Plate Blocks SIMPLIFIED – 1 plate block of 4

-Copyright Singles – 1 single with copyright tab

-Copyright Blocks – 1 block of 6 with copyright markings

GEE'S BEND QUILTS DOUBLE-SIDED BOOKLET PANE (08/24/06)

-Singles – 10 singles and 1 full booklet pane of 20 (see notes below)

-Singles SIMPLIFIED – 1 full booklet pane of 20 (see notes below)

-Blocks – 1 full booklet pane of 20

-Plate Blocks – 1 full booklet pane of 20

-Plate Blocks SIMPLIFIED – 1 full booklet pane of 20

-Copyright Singles – 1 horizontal gutter pair with copyright marking in gutter

-Copyright Blocks – 1 full booklet pane of 20

-Booklet Panes – 1 full booklet pane of 20

SOUTHERN FLORIDA WETLANDS (10/04/06)

-Singles – 10 singles and 1 full sheet

-Singles SIMPLIFIED – 1 full sheet

-Blocks – 1 full sheet

-Plate Blocks – 1 full sheet (there are no plate numbers)

-Plate Blocks SIMPLIFIED – 1 full sheet (there are no plate numbers)

-Copyright Singles – not included

-Copyright Blocks – not included

HOLIDAY SNOWFLAKES SHEET STAMP (10/05/05)

-Singles – 4 singles and a block of 4

-Singles SIMPLIFIED – 1 block of 4

-Blocks – 1 block of 4

-Plate Blocks – 2 plate blocks of 4 - 1 upper & 1 lower

-Plate Blocks SIMPLIFIED – 1 plate block of 4

-Copyright Singles – 1 single with copyright tab

-Copyright Blocks – 1 block of 6 with copyright markings

HOLIDAY SNOWFLAKES DOUBLE-SIDED CONVERTIBLE BOOKLET PANE OF 20 (10/05/05)

-Singles – 4 singles and 1 full pane of 20

-Singles SIMPLIFIED – 1 full pane of 20

-Blocks – 1 full pane of 20

-Plate Blocks – 1 full pane of 20

-Plate blocks SIMPLIFIED – 1 full pane of 20

-Copyright Singles – 1 horizontal gutter pair with copyright markings

-Copyright Blocks – 1 full pane with copyright markings

-Booklet Panes – 1 full booklet pane of 20

HOLIDAY SNOWFLAKES VENDING BOOKLET PANE OF 20 (10/05/05)

-Singles – not included

-Singles SIMPLIFIED – not included

-Blocks – 1 full pane of 20

-Plate Blocks – 1 full pane of 20 (Plate number is on back of pane)

-Plate blocks SIMPLIFIED – 1 full pane of 20 (Plate number is on back of pane)

-Copyright Singles – not included

-Copyright Blocks – not included

-Booklet Panes – 1 full booklet pane of 20

HOLIDAY SNOWFLAKES ATM PANE OF 18 (10/05/05)

-Singles – 4 singles and 1 full pane of 18

-Singles SIMPLIFIED – 1 full pane of 18

-Blocks – 1 full pane of 18

-Plate Blocks – 1 full pane of 18

-Plate blocks SIMPLIFIED – 1 full pane of 18

-Copyright Singles – 1 vertical gutter pair with copyright markings

-Copyright Blocks – 1 full pane with copyright markings

-Booklet Panes – 1 full booklet pane of 18

EID (10/06/06)

-Singles – 1 single

-Singles SIMPLIFIED – 1 single

-Blocks – 1 block of 4

-Plate Blocks – 1 plate block of 4

-Plate Blocks SIMPLIFIED – 1 plate block of 4

-Copyright Singles – 1 single with copyright tab

-Copyright Blocks – 1 block of 6 with copyright tab

KWANZAA (06/10/06)

-Singles – 1 single

-Singles SIMPLIFIED – 1 single

-Blocks – 1 block of 4

-Plate Blocks – 1 plate block of 4

-Plate Blocks SIMPLIFIED – 1 plate block of 4

-Copyright Singles – 1 single with copyright tab

-Copyright Blocks – 1 block of 6 with copyright tab

HANUKKAH (10/06/06)

-Singles – 1 single

-Singles SIMPLIFIED – 1 single

-Blocks – 1 block of 4

-Plate Blocks – 1 plate block of 4

-Plate Blocks SIMPLIFIED – 1 plate block of 4

-Copyright Singles – 1 single with copyright tab

-Copyright Blocks – 1 block of 6 with copyright tab

CHRISTMAS - CHACON MADONNA & CHILD DOUBLE-SIDED BOOKLET PANE (10/17/06)

-Singles – 1 single

-Singles SIMPLIFIED – 1 single

-Blocks – 1 full booklet pane of 20

-Plate Blocks – 1 full booklet pane of 20

-Plate Blocks SIMPLIFIED – 1 full booklet pane

-Copyright Singles – 1 horizontal pair with copyright marking in gutter

-Copyright Blocks – 1 full booklet pane of 20

-Booklet Panes – 1 full booklet pane of 20

Most of the 2006 commemorative issues listed are unexceptional and follow formats long established for each of the albums listed. For any that are a bit unusual we explain as follows:

We consider the Wonders of America issue, consisting of 40 different stamp designs, to be in the same category as a number of well known 50-stamp issues of the past 30 years. Because of this, our 2006 pages will display Wonders of America singles or part sheets in the arrangements we used for those 50 stamp issues: Greetings from America (2002), American Wildflowers (1992), American Wildlife (1987), Birds & Flowers (1982), State Flags (1976).

In our Plate Blocks Complete pages, we consistently show a plate block for each different stamp that has an adjacent plate number. For sheets of 20 with 4 different stamp designs, this usually means that 2 distinct plate blocks of 4 will be shown in these pages.

Although no 2006 issues require this treatment, we add for reference: when the header on a sheet is of some interest, and the two required plate blocks are located on the top of the sheet without intervening stamps, we will show the two upper plate blocks adjoined. We have shown plate blocks for four design issues in this way previously: see for example, Winter Sports (2002), American Bats (2002), Women in Journalism (2002), and Neuter & Spay (2002).

The Children's Book Animals sheet has an interesting header, but the sheet is not of an arrangement that permits us to include the header as part of adjoined plate blocks that include all stamps. In this case, the required plate block is a block of 8 comprising the bottom half of the sheet and the two plate numbers in the bottom selvage.

The Our Wedding booklet panes are unusual because the same 39¢ stamp appears in both panes and because the pane of 40 contains both 39¢ and 63¢ value with each value positioned at opposite sides of the pane. The only comparable issue we can recall is the Captain Cook issue of 1978, (Sc 1732-33), which, like Our Wedding, consisted of two stamp designs occupying separate halfs of the sheet. For that issue, we showed each of the two single designs and a gutter pair containing both designs in our Commemorative Singles Complete pages, as we plan to do for Our Wedding.

Our Commemorative Singles Simplified pages did not exist in 1978, but our usual format for these pages dictates that we show the gutter pair for Our Wedding. We see no difference between the 39¢ stamps in each pane, so we make no distinction in that regard.

The Wonders of America sheet of 40 different designs is too large to display intact on our album pages that would otherwise require this. Thus, we will show two half sheets for this issue where a full sheet would ordinarilly be shown, as we have for several previous setenant sheets with large numbers of stamps, including Greetings From America (2002), Wildflowers (1992), American Wildlife (1987), Birds & Flowers (1982) and State Flags (1976).

Souvenir sheets are shown in our Commemorative Singles Complete pages as a set singles of each different stamp in the sheet together with an intact souvenir sheet. Where it is appropriate to include the issue, all of our other albums show only an intact souvenir sheet. In spite of the unusual inclusion of Canadian stamps in the USPS & Canada Post joint issue Champlain souvenir sheet, we will give this our usual treatment and show one of each stamp in our US Commemorative Singles Complete pages.

Usually on booklet issues, we try to show the front or back side of the booklet pane as follows: front - Singles, Singles Simplified and Blocks; back - Plate Blocks, Plate Blocks Simplified and Booklet Panes. For the Gee's Bend Quilts booklet pane, we will show the back side, which contains 12 stamps in 10 designs, in all cases because the front side has only 8 of the 10 stamp designs.

Because each version of the Snowflake Stamps is slightly different, deciding which versions of the Snowflake Stamps to include in our Commemorative Singles pages was less than obvious. The four formats of these stamps may be distinguished from each other as follows: The sheet version is die-cut 11.3 x 10.8, and the denomination is positioned above the year date on each design. The double-sided booklet stamps have a straight-edge either on the top or bottom (and for some stamps on the right or left as well), are die-cut 11.3 x 11.5, and the denomination is positioned even with the year date on each design. The vending booklet stamps have a straight-edge on the left or right (and possibly on the top or bottom also), are die-cut 11.4 x 10.9, and the denomination is positioned even with the year date. On the ATM stamps, there may or may not be a straight edge, they are die-cut 7.9 x 7.9, the denomination is positioned even with the year date, but most significantly the year date is screened not solid.

Based on the images alone, the Snowflakes double-sided booklet and Snowflakes vending booklet are essentially identical, whereas the other two formats are distinct. In the samples we purchased, the stamps of the vending booklet are slightly darker than the corresponding stamps of the double-sided booklet. However, this does not seem to be consistent and could not be confirmed by examining stamps of this issue retrieved from our mail. Accordingly, we must conclude that these two booklet formats have the same image, although they can be clearly identified on the basis of their die-cuts. For our Commemorative Singles pages and Commemorative Singles Simplified pages, our standard has always been to include all "face different" commemoratives and to omit additional varieties of die-cut, perforation or production format which have the same image. Thus, we will include the double-sided pane and omit the vending pane stamps from these two albums.

For other issues which may be puzzling, we direct the interested collector to examine prior issues which may be a precedent. Taking Southern Florida Wetlands as an example - see Northeast Deciduous Forest (2005), Pacific Coral Reefs (2004), Arctic Tundra (2003), Longleaf Pine Forest (2002) and earlier Nature of America issues.