Formats of Regular Issues in 2006 White Ace Supplements

FORMATS FOR 2006 ISSUES IN
WHITE ACE REGULAR ISSUE SUPPLEMENTS

This compilation is published to assist collectors in obtaining currently available regular issue stamps in the formats in which they will be shown in the 2006 White Ace album supplements. A separate compilation deals with the 2006 commemorative stamp issues.

REGULAR ISSUE ALBUMS

39¢ LADY LIBERTY & AMERICAN FLAG S.A. COIL OF 10,000 (01/09/06)

-Singles Simplified – not included

-Singles Complete – 1 pair

-Blocks – 1 pair

-Plate Blocks – 1 plate number strip of 3

-Booklet panes – not included

-Distinguished Americans Series Specialized – not included

39¢ LADY LIBERTY & AMERICAN FLAG S.A. COIL OF 3,000 (02/08/06)

-Singles Simplified – not included

-Singles Complete – not included

-Blocks – not included

-Plate Blocks – not included

-Booklet panes – not included

-Distinguished Americans Series Specialized – not included

63¢ DR. JONAS SALK - DISTINGUISHED AMERICAN SERIES (03/08/06)

-Singles Simplified – 1 single

-Singles Complete – 1 single

-Blocks – 1 block of 4

-Plate Blocks – 1 plate block of 4

-Booklet panes – not included

-Distinguished Americans Series Specialized – 1 single and 1 block or plate block of 4

87¢ DR. ALBERT SABIN - DISTINGUISHED AMERICAN SERIES (03/08/06)

-Singles Simplified – 1 single

-Singles Complete – 1 single

-Blocks – 1 block of 4

-Plate Blocks – 1 plate block of 4

-Booklet panes – not included

-Distinguished Americans Series Specialized – 1 single and 1 block or plate block of 4

39¢ LADY LIBERTY & AMERICAN FLAG GUMMED COIL 100; 3,000; OR 10,000 (03/08/06)

-Singles Simplified – not included

-Singles Complete – 1 pair

-Blocks – 1 pair

-Plate Blocks – 1 plate number strip of 3

-Booklet panes – not included

-Distinguished Americans Series Specialized – not included

39¢ OFFICIAL MAIL COIL (03/08/06)

-Singles Simplified – 1 single

-Singles Complete – 1 pair

-Blocks – 1 pair

-Plate Blocks – 1 plate number strip of 3

-Booklet panes – not included

-Distinguished Americans Series Specialized – not included

24¢ COMMON BUCKEYE GUMMED SHEET STAMP (03/08/06)

-Singles Simplified – 1 single (any of the 5 varieties is appropriate)

-Singles Complete – 1 single

-Blocks – 1 block of 4

-Plate Blocks – 1 plate block of 4

-Booklet panes – not included

-Distinguished Americans Series Specialized – not included

24¢ COMMON BUCKEYE SELF-ADHESIVE SHEET STAMP (03/08/06)

-Singles Simplified – not included

-Singles Complete – 1 single

-Blocks – 1 block of 4

-Plate Blocks – 1 plate block of 4

-Booklet panes – not included

-Distinguished Americans Series Specialized – not included

24¢ COMMON BUCKEYE SELF-ADHESIVE COIL OF 100 (03/08/06)

-Singles Simplified – not included

-Singles Complete – 1 pair

-Blocks – 1 pair

-Plate Blocks – 1 plate number strip of 3

-Booklet panes – not included

-Distinguished Americans Series Specialized – not included

24¢ COMMON BUCKEYE CONVERTIBLE BOOKLET OF 10 (03/08/06)

-Singles Simplified – not included

-Singles Complete – not included

-Blocks – 1 full pane of 10

-Plate Blocks – 1 full pane of 10 with plate number

-Booklet panes – 1 full pane of 10

-Distinguished Americans Series Specialized – not included

24¢ COMMON BUCKEYE VENDING BOOKLET OF 10 (03/08/06)

-Singles Simplified – not included

-Singles Complete – not included

-Blocks – not included

-Plate Blocks – not included

-Booklet panes – not included

-Distinguished Americans Series Specialized – not included

39¢ CROPS OF THE AMERICAS SELF-ADHESIVE COIL OF 100 (03/16/06)

-Singles Simplified – 1 strip of 5

-Singles Complete – 5 different singles and 1 strip of 5

-Blocks – 1 strip of 5

-Plate Blocks – 1 plate number strip of 10

-Booklet panes – not included

-Distinguished Americans Series Specialized – not included

39¢ CROPS OF THE AMERICAS DOUBLE-SIDED BOOKLET OF 20 (03/16/06)

-Singles Simplified – not included

-Singles Complete – not included

-Blocks – 1 full pane of 20

-Plate Blocks – 1 full pane of 20 with plate number

-Booklet panes – 1 full pane of 20

-Distinguished Americans Series Specialized – not included

39¢ CROPS OF THE AMERICAS S.A. VENDING BOOKLET OF 20 (03/16/06)

-Singles Simplified – not included

-Singles Complete – not included

-Blocks – 1 full pane of 20

-Plate Blocks – not included (there is no plate number)

-Booklet panes – 1 full pane of 20

-Distinguished Americans Series Specialized – not included

$4.05 X-PLANE PRIORITY MAIL STAMP (03/17/06)

-Singles Simplified – 1 single

-Singles Complete – 1 single

-Blocks – 1 block of 4

-Plate Blocks – 1 plate block of 4

-Booklet panes – not included

-Distinguished Americans Series Specialized – not included

$14.40 X-PLANE EXPRESS MAIL STAMP (03/17/06)

-Singles Simplified – 1 single

-Singles Complete – 1 single

-Blocks – 1 block of 4

-Plate Blocks – 1 plate block of 4

-Booklet panes – not included

-Distinguished Americans Series Specialized – not included

39¢ LADY LIBERTY & AMERICAN FLAG SELF-ADHESIVE SHEET STAMP (04/08/06)

-Singles Simplified – 1 single (any variety is appropriate)

-Singles Complete – 1 single

-Blocks – 1 block of 4

-Plate Blocks – 1 plate block of 4

-Booklet panes – not included

-Distinguished Americans Series Specialized – not included

39¢ LADY LIBERTY & AMERICAN FLAG SELF-ADHESIVE COIL OF 100 - AP PRINTING (04/08/06)

-Singles Simplified – not included

-Singles Complete – 1 pair

-Blocks – 1 pair

-Plate Blocks – 1 plate number strip of 3

-Booklet panes – not included

-Distinguished Americans Series Specialized – not included

39¢ LADY LIBERTY & AMERICAN FLAG SELF-ADHESIVE COIL OF 100 - SSP PRINTING (04/08/06)

-Singles Simplified – not included

-Singles Complete – 1 pair

-Blocks – 1 pair

-Plate Blocks – 1 plate number strip of 3

-Booklet panes – not included

-Distinguished Americans Series Specialized – not included

39¢ LADY LIBERTY & AMERICAN FLAG SELF-ADHESIVE COIL OF 100 - AV PRINTING (04/08/06)

-Singles Simplified – not included

-Singles Complete – 1 pair

-Blocks – 1 pair

-Plate Blocks – 1 plate number strip of 3

-Booklet panes – not included

-Distinguished Americans Series Specialized – not included

39¢ LADY LIBERTY & AMERICAN FLAG CONVERTIBLE BOOKLET OF 10 (04/08/06)

-Singles Simplified – not included

-Singles Complete – not included

-Blocks – 1 full pane of 10

-Plate Blocks – 1 full pane of 10 with plate number

-Booklet panes – 1 full pane of 10

-Distinguished Americans Series Specialized – not included

39¢ LADY LIBERTY & AMERICAN FLAG DOUBLE-SIDED BOOKLET OF 20 - AP PRINTING (04/08/06)

-Singles Simplified – not included

-Singles Complete – not included

-Blocks – 1 full pane of 20

-Plate Blocks – 1 full pane of 20 with plate number

-Booklet panes – 1 full pane of 20

-Distinguished Americans Series Specialized – not included

39¢ LADY LIBERTY & AMERICAN FLAG DOUBLE-SIDED BOOKLET OF 20 - AV PRINTING (04/08/06)

-Singles Simplified – not included

-Singles Complete – not included

-Blocks – 1 full pane of 20

-Plate Blocks – 1 full pane of 20 with plate number

-Booklet panes – 1 full pane of 20

-Distinguished Americans Series Specialized – not included

39¢ PURPLE HEART (05/26/06)

-Singles Simplified – 1 single

-Singles Complete – 1 single

-Blocks – 1 block of 4

-Plate Blocks – 1 plate block of 4

-Booklet panes – not included

-Distinguished Americans Series Specialized – not included

10¢ AMERICAN CLOCK GUMMED COIL (08/04/06)

-Singles Simplified – not included

-Singles Complete – 1 pair

-Blocks – 1 pair

-Plate Blocks – 1 plate number strip of 3

-Booklet panes – not included

-Distinguished Americans Series Specialized – not included

$1 OFFICIAL MAIL (09/29/06)

-Singles Simplified – not included

-Singles Complete – 1 single

-Blocks – 1 block of 4

-Plate Blocks – not included (there is no plate number)

-Booklet panes – not included

-Distinguished Americans Series Specialized – not included

39¢ LADY LIBERTY & FLAG S.A. VENDING BOOKLET OF 20 (11/08/06)

-Singles Simplified – not included

-Singles Complete – not included

-Blocks – 1 full pane of 20

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

-Booklet panes – 1 full pane of 20

-Distinguished Americans Series Specialized – not included

AIR MAIL ALBUMS

63¢ BRYCE CANYON NATIONAL PARK (February 24, 2006)

-Airmail Singles – 1 single

-Airmail Blocks – 1 block of 4

-Airmail Plate Blocks – 1 plate block of 4

75¢ GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK (February 24, 2006)

-Airmail Singles – 1 single

-Airmail Blocks – 1 block of 4

-Airmail Plate Blocks – 1 plate block of 4

84¢ YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK (February 24, 2006)

-Airmail Singles – 1 single

-Airmail Blocks – 1 block of 4

-Airmail Plate Blocks – 1 plate block of 4

In our Regular Singles Simplified pages we attempt to show each face different stamp issue only once. Thus perforation, booklet format, coil format, gum and other varieties having the same face design, are considered equivalent and space is provided for only one example. Thus we have included only one variety each of the denominated Lady Liberty & American Flag issues, Common Buckeye, Crops of the Americas. Also, the American Clock has been excluded because we do not consider it sufficiently different from the 2003 variety.

The Regular Singles Complete album is intended to show all major stamp varieties issued in sheet and coil formats. To maintain a measure of completeness, booklet stamps are included when they don't exist in sheet or coil form. However, we have a strong conviction that booklet stamps should be collected as unbroken panes. Thus, for the collector who wishes to properly collect booklet stamps, a separate White Ace album is available for full booklet panes. Accordingly, we have not included in the 2006 supplement any of the Common Buckeye booklet panes, the Crops of the Americas booklet panes or the denominated Lady Liberty and American Flag booklet panes in these pages.

In two instances, we have not included an issue format in any of our albums. The Lady Liberty & American Flag self-adhesive coil of 3,000 is indistinguishable from the same coil of 10,000, even though these were placed on sale a month after the larger roll. Thus, no space is provided for both varieties. Also, no space is provided for the Common Buckeye vending pane because this is identical to the Common Buckeye pane of 10.

Also not included in our Regular Plate Blocks pages is the Crops of the Americas vending pane of 20. This is because there is no plate number on this pane, either front or back.

Also notable, is our treatment in our Regular Plate Blocks album of the Crops of America coil, which we will show as a plate strip of 10. This vertical strip will show the gourds stamp at the top, followed by corn, peppers, beans and the sunflower stamp with plate number as the fifth stamp down. Below the sunflower stamp with plate number are the same five stamps—gourds, corn, peppers, beans and sunflower (without plate number). This arrangement is consistent with our inclusion of several previously issued se-tenant coils (e.g. the 1999 fruit berries coil).

If production of a stamp is moved to a new printing firm, the process almost certainly involves starting over from the conventional art, or re-composing electronic art and typography. The preparation of electronic files for output will likely differ from the process used in the prior printing and will result in an image that is slightly different. Additionally, it may be printed on different paper or have changes in perforation or die cut measurements. Because of these differences, the USPS usually changes the date printed at the bottom edge of the stamp, so the origin of the stamp is less ambiguous.

The American Clock issue, #3762, issued as a gummed coil on 8/04/06 was printed by Sennett Security Printers and has a large "2006" date at left under the design. The previous version, issued in January 2003, was released as a self-adhesive sheet stamp, #3751, printed by Ashton Potter with a small "2003" date at the bottom left. Aside from the dates, the colors are somewhat different: the yellow is pms128 (although it looks more like 127) on the old design and pms134 (slightly more orange than pms128) on the new design; the green background is darker on the new design; and the border is a lighter green on the new design.

The USPS has released $1 Official Mail stamps previously. The previous variety, O151 released in September 1993 as a gummed sheet of 100, had a screened blue background and microprinting reading "USA1993USA1993... " (repeats). The 2006 issue, O161, was printed in gummed sheets of 20, has a solid blue background, and the microprinting reads "2006USAOFFICIALMAILUSAOFFICIALMAIL..." (the "2006" does not recur). Because of this distinction, the new version is included in all of our regular issue supplements—except for plate blocks, as it has no plate number..

Prior to 2006 and since the publication of our last airmail supplement, in 2000, only three airmails were released: 70¢ Nine Mile Prairie (C136), 80¢ Mt. Mckinley (C137) and 60¢ Acadia National Park (C138). The 60¢ Acadia National Park stamp was reprinted several times, the most recent version bearing a date of "2005" which distinguishes it from prior printings. In spite of the date change, no other significant differences exist from prior versions, and we will not show this or any other reprints of this stamp in any of our airmail supplements. However, in 2006, the USPS released: 63¢ Bryce Canyon (C139), 75¢ Great Smoky Mountains (C140) and 84¢ Yosemite National Park (C141). While we have been unable to release an airmail supplement since 2000, because of an insufficient number of stamps to fill a page, the accumulated six different stamps will allow us to issue a supplement for Air Mail Singles, Blocks and Plate Blocks in 2007.

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As an aid to identifying and ordering the 39¢ (Denominated) Lady Liberty & American Flag stamps listed we provide the following information (in the order listed above):

39¢ Lady Liberty & American Flag Self-adhesive Coil of 10,000 - Released January 9, 2006, printed by Avery Dennison dated "2006," die cut 11 vertically with rounded corners, Scott #3980, USPS Order #783830 (strip of 25).

39¢ Lady Liberty & American Flag Self-adhesive Coil of 3,000 - Released February 8, 2006, this is indistinguishable from the prior listing; printed by Avery Dennison dated "2006," die cut 11 vertically, with rounded corners; Scott #3980 applies to this or coil above; USPS Order #783730 (strip of 25).

39¢ Lady Liberty & American Flag Gummed Coil of 100, 3000 or 10,000 - Released March 8, 2006, printed by Sennett Security Printers, dated "2006," perforated 9.9 vertically, Scott #3979, USPS Order #783940 (coil of 100), #784230 (strip of 25 from coil of 3000) and #784030 (strip of 25 from coil of 10000).

39¢ Lady Liberty & American Flag Self-adhesive Sheet of 20 - Released April 8, 2006, printed by Ashton Potter, dated "2006," die cut 11.3 x 10.9, Scott #3978, USPS Order #567940 (full pane of 20).

39¢ Lady Liberty & American Flag S.A. Coil of 100 - 3 varieties released April 8, 2006:
Ashton-Potter printing, dated "2006," die cut 9.5 vertically, Scott #3981, USPS Order #783640 (coil of 100);
Sennett Security Printers (wasn't available until May), dated "2006," die cut 10.3 vertically, Scott #3982, USPS Order #783641 (coil of 100); and
Avery Dennison Printing (wasn't available until July), dated "2006," die cut 8.4 vertically, Scott #3983, USPS Order #783642 (coil of 100).

39¢ Lady Liberty & American Flag Convertible Booklet of 10 - Released April 8, 2006, printed by Ashton Potter, dated "2006," die cut 11.3 x 10.9, Scott #3978, USPS Order #675940 (full pane of 10).

39¢ Lady Liberty & American Flag S.A. Double-sided Convertible Booklet - 2 varieties released April 8, 2006:
Ashton-Potter printing, dated "2006," die cut 11.3 x 10.9, Scott #3978, USPS Order #675440 (full pane of 20); and
Avery Dennison Printing (wasn't available until August), dated "2006," die cut 11.3 x 10.9, white ray extends upward from star at left of torch, left side of statue is outlined in white & area to right of arm is light blue, Scott #3985, USPS Order #675441 (full pane of 20).

Non-denominated (39¢) Lady Liberty & American Flag Vending Booklet of 20 - Released November 8, 2006; printed by Avery Dennison, dated "2006," Scott # not yet available, USPS Order #675040 (full pane of 20).