FORMATS FOR 2014 ISSUES IN WHITE ACE COMMEMORATIVE
SUPPLEMENTS
This compilation is being published to assist in collecting currently available issues in advance of publication of the 2014 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
2014 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
LUNAR NEW YEAR - YEAR OF THE SNAKE (01/15/14)
-Singles – 1 single
-Singles SIMPLIFIED – 1 single
-Blocks – 1 block of 4
-Plate Blocks – 1 full sheet of 12 (there
are no plate numbers)
-Plate Blocks SIMPLIFIED – 1 full sheet
of 12 (there are no plate numbers)
CUT PAPER HEART (01/21/14)
-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
SHIRLEY CHISHOLM (01/31/14)
-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
WINTER FLOWERS CONVERTIBLE BOOKLET OF 20 (02/14/14)
-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
-Booklet Panes – 1 full booklet pane of
20
JIMI HENDRIX (03/13/14)
-Singles – 1 single
-Singles SIMPLIFIED – 1 single
-Blocks – 1 block of 4
-Plate Blocks – 1 full sheet (there are
no plate numbers)
-Plate Blocks SIMPLIFIED – 1 full sheet
(there are no plate numbers)
SONGBIRDS CONVERTIBLE BOOKLET OF 20 (04/05/14)
-Singles – 10 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
-Booklet Panes – 1 full booklet pane of
20
CHARLTON HESTON (04/11/14)
-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
WHERE DREAMS BLOSSOM (05/02/14) (re-issue of 2013
stamp)
-Singles – not included
-Singles SIMPLIFIED – not included
-Blocks – not included
-Plate Blocks – not included
-Plate Blocks SIMPLIFIED – not included
VINTAGE CIRCUS POSTERS (05/05/14)
-Singles – 8 singles & block of 8
-Singles SIMPLIFIED – 1 block of 8
-Blocks – 1 block of 8
-Plate Blocks – 1 full sheet of 16 (there
are no plate numbers)
-Plate Blocks SIMPLIFIED – 1 full sheet
of 16 (there are no plate numbers)
HARVEY MILK (05/22/14)
-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
NEVADA STATEHOOD (05/29/14)
-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
HOT RODS CONVERTIBLE BOOKLET OF 20 (06/06/14)
-Singles – 2 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
-Booklet Panes – 1 full booklet pane of
20
MEDAL OF HONOR: KOREAN WAR (07/26/14)
-Singles – 2 singles, 1 pair & 1 full
pane souvenir sheet of 2 (with photos around the stamps)
-Singles SIMPLIFIED – 1 full pane
souvenir sheet of 2 (with photos around the stamps
-Blocks – 1 block of 4 & 1 full pane
souvenir sheet of 2 (with photos around the stamps)
-Plate Blocks – 1 plate block of 4 &
1 full pane souvenir sheet of 2 (with photos around the stamps)
-Plate Blocks SIMPLIFIED – 1 plate block
of 4
CIVIL WAR: 1864 (07/30/14)
-Singles – 2 singles, 1 pair & 1
souvenir sheet
-Singles SIMPLIFIED – 1 souvenir sheet
-Blocks – 1 block of 4 & 1 souvenir
sheet
-Plate Blocks – 1 souvenir sheet (there
are no plate numbers)
-Plate Blocks SIMPLIFIED – 1 souvenir
sheet (there are no plate numbers)
FARMERS MARKETS (02/14/14)
-Singles – 4 singles and 1 strip of 4
-Singles SIMPLIFIED – 1 strip of 4
-Blocks – 1 block of 8
-Plate Blocks – 1 plate block of 8
-Plate Blocks SIMPLIFIED – 1 plate block
of 8
JANIS JOPLIN (08/08/14)
-Singles – 1 single
-Singles SIMPLIFIED – 1 single
-Blocks – 1 block of 4
-Plate Blocks – 1 full sheet (there are
no plate numbers)
-Plate Blocks SIMPLIFIED – 1 full sheet
(there are no plate numbers)
HUDSON RIVER SCHOOL CONVERTIBLE BOOKLET OF 20
(08/21/14)
-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
-Booklet Panes – 1 full booklet pane of
20
CHRISTMAS POINSETTIA CONVERTIBLE BOOKLET OF 20
(08/21/14) (reissue of 2013 stamp)
-Singles – not included
-Singles SIMPLIFIED – not included
-Blocks – not included
-Plate Blocks – not included
-Plate Blocks SIMPLIFIED – not included
-Booklet panes – not included
WAR OF 1812 - FORT McHENRY (09/13/14)
-Singles – 1 single & full sheet
-Singles SIMPLIFIED – 1 single
-Blocks – 1 block of 4 & 1 full sheet
-Plate Blocks – 1 full souvenir sheet
(there are no plate numbers)
-Plate Blocks SIMPLIFIED – 1 full
souvenir sheet (there are no plate numbers)
CELEBRITY CHEFS (09/26/14)
-Singles – 5 singles & 1 strip of 5
-Singles SIMPLIFIED – 1 strip of 5
-Blocks – 1 horizontal block of 10
-Plate Blocks – 1 plate block of 10 from
bottom of sheet
-Plate Blocks SIMPLIFIED – 1 plate block
of 10 from bottom of sheet
BREAST CANCER RESEARCH (09/30/14) (re-issue of 1998
stanp)
-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
BATMAN (10/09/14)
-Singles – 8 singles, vertical strip of 4
& full sheet of 20
-Singles SIMPLIFIED – 4 singles &
vertical strip of 4
-Blocks – 1 block of 8 & 1 full sheet
of 20
-Plate Blocks – 1 full sheet of 20 (there
are no plate numbers)
-Plate Blocks SIMPLIFIED – 1 full sheet
of 20 (there are no plate numbers)
SILVER BELLS CHRISTMAS WREATH GLOBAL FOREVER STAMP
(10/23/14)
-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
WINTER FUN CONVERTIBLE BOOKLET OF 20 (10/23/14)
-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
-Booklet Panes – 1 full booklet pane of
20
WINTER FUN ATM PANE OF 18 (10/23/14)
-Singles – 4 singles and 1 full ATM pane
of 18
-Singles SIMPLIFIED – 1 full ATM pane of
18
-Blocks – 1 full ATM pane of 18
-Plate Blocks – 1 full ATM pane of 18
-Plate Blocks SIMPLIFIED – 1 full ATM
pane of 18
-Booklet Panes – 1 full ATM pane of 18
RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER CONVERTIBLE BOOKLET
OF 20 (10/23/14)
-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
-Booklet Panes – 1 full booklet pane of
20
CHRISTMAS MAGI CONVERTIBLE BOOKLET OF 20 (10/11/13)
-Singles – 1 single
-Singles SIMPLIFIED – 1 single
-Blocks – 1 full pane of 20
-Plate Blocks – 1 full pane of 20
-Plate Blocks SIMPLIFIED – 1 full pane of
20
-Booklet panes – 1 full pane of 20
WILT CHAMBERLAIN (12/10/14)
-Singles – 2 singles, 1 pair & 1 full
sheet
-Singles SIMPLIFIED – 1 pair
-Blocks – 1 block of 4 & 1 full sheet
sheet
-Plate Blocks – 1 plate block of 4 &
1 full sheet
-Plate Blocks SIMPLIFIED – 1 plate block
of 4
$2 Circus Souvenir Sheet (12/10/14)
-Singles – not included
-Singles SIMPLIFIED – not included
-Blocks – not included
-Plate Blocks – not included
-Plate Blocks SIMPLIFIED – not included
Many of the 2014 commemorative issues listed are unexceptional
and follow formats long established for each of the albums listed.
For those which are not common or do not fit established patterns,
we offer the following explanations.
The Civil War sheet has relatively unusual layout, but is similar
to Jamestown Settlement (2007). There is one stamp of each of the
sheet's two stamp designs on one side—which we categorize as
a souvenir sheet. The remaining ten stamps are in se-tenant format
on the other side. Accordingly, in our Singles Complete
pages we show two different singles, a se-tenant pair and a full
souvenir sheet—which is the same as we treated the previous issues
of this series in 2011, 2012 and 2013.
Similar reasoning applies to the Medal of Honor: Korean War
issue. In this case we regard the side with the pair
surrounded by photos to be a souvenir sheet, which we show as a
full pane in all supplements except Plate Blocks Simplified.
In the Singles Complete pages we additionally show each single and
a se-tenant pair as we do for any such souvenir sheet. As
the other page of the folder consists of 16 stamps with plate
numbers at the bottom left and right, we will show additionally a
conventional plate block of 4 in our plate block pages. This
layout is the same as for Medal of Honor: World War II issued in
2013.
As most users of White Ace Commemorative pages are aware, we
showed a full pane of the Legends of Hollywood series issue―with a large illustrated area of selvage on
one side of the sheet―in all of our
Commemorative albums except for the Singles Simplified, Plate
Blocks Simplified, and Copyright Singles or Blocks.
Including a full sheet when it has this layout began with the
Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe issues in the early 1990s,
and has continued for issues having similar format ever
since. For example, refer to Frida Kahlo (2001), Daffy Duck
(1999), Andy Warhol (2002), etc. In our 2014 pages, we will
follow this pattern by including a full sheet of the Charlton
Heston and Wilt Chamberlain issues in all but the Singles
Simplified and Plate Blocks Simplified pages.
In the White Ace Plate Block Albums, a plate block is considered
the smallest block (of 4 or more stamps) that can be taken from
the margin of the sheet, that contains all stamp designs, and has
attached selvage bearing a plate number. If more than one such
block can be removed from a sheet and the plate number is adjacent
to a different stamp design in any of these, then each such
example is shown in our Plate Blocks Complete pages. In our Plate
Blocks Simplified pages, any such plate position can be collected.
In most cases, there will be two rows or columns of stamps
opposite the plate number. (This definition may vary somewhat
where there is a particularly attractive header or illustrated
selvage or where there is more than one plate number along the
same margin of the sheet).
Sometimes, issues having souvenir sheet
or booklet format have either no plate number, or have plate
numbers on the back of the pane. Our practice has been, and
continues to be, to include examples of such issues in our plate
block pages as souvenir sheets. Issues of this sort for 2014 are
Lunar New Year, Jimi Hendrix, Vintage Circus Posters, Civil War,
Janice Joplin, War of 1812 and Batman.
In recent years it has become
increasingly difficult to distinguish between commemoratives and
definitives. Sometimes the USPS makes the designation in the
Postal Bulletin and sometimes not. The Wikipedia entries
for Definitive Stamp and Commemorative Stamp are
instructive. Commemoratives are issued to celebrate some
event, person or cultural feature and are usually not reprinted
when sold out. Definitives are intended to satisfy a
particular postal rate or be used in conjunction with other
stamps to pay postage for a period of time and are reprinted
when inventory is depleted. In addition to these
categories, the USPS issues "special" stamps such as love and
greeting stamps, which we include in our commemorative
pages. The difficulty with these definitions is that
definitives can often be regarded as "commemorating" the image
they bear, commemoratives are not restricted to the first class
one ounce rate and at the time of the first printing even the
USPS may not know if it will reprint an issue when it is
depleted.
In 2012, the USPS
advised that its 65¢ Wedding Cake stamp was a
definitive. Likewise, the 2013 66¢ Wedding Cake and 66¢ Yes
I Do stamps were declared to be definitives. In 2014,
the Postal Bulletin announcements for the 70¢ Wedding Cake and
70¢ Yes I Do stamps the USPS indicates that these are
definitives. While our instinct is to regard these as
"special" stamps, we will never-the-less accept the USPS's
judgment and place these in our Regular Issue pages.
By definition,
commemorative stamps are seldom reprinted. "Special"
stamps are often reprinted, and usually without any change
that would indicate that they had been re-run. In 2014,
the Where Dreams Blossom, Christmas Poinsettia Convertible
Booklet of 20 and Breast Cancer Research stamps were
re-issued. In all three cases, the date in the margin of
the stamp was changed to 2014 and printed in a new
location. No other changes were made to the the first
two of these, so we will not include them in our commemorative
pages. The Breast Cancer stamp has visibly different
color tones, the image is about 5% smaller and it was printed
by a different printer. For this reason we will include
it in all of our commemorative pages.
Global Forever stamps
are a new category, and the third such issue, the Sea Surface
Temperatures stamp issued in April, is clearly a definitive
which will be reprinted as necessary until it is replaced by a
new design. However, the Christmas Silver Bells Wreath
Global Forever stamp would seem to be a one time holiday
design and like the 2013 Christmas Wreath, the USPS would be
expected to replace it with a new design in the next holiday
season. For this reason we are guessing this is a
commemorative and including it in all of our commemorative
supplements.
As the last issue
of 2014, the USPS issued a $2 souvenir sheet containing a
single $1 Circus Poster stamp and two 50¢ Circus Wagon
stamps. However, this adhesive can only be obtained by
purchasing the USPS 2014 Stamp Yearbook. For this
reason, it will not be included in any of our 2014
commemorative pages.
What the USPS began in 2010 and has
continued since, is that copyright markings are either absent or
on the back of the sheet for every issue. Because there are no
copyright markings on the face of any pane, there will be
no Copyright Singles or Copyright Blocks album pages for 2012.
For other issues for which our format may be puzzling, we direct
the interested collector examine our format guides posted on-line
for prior issues of similar configuration which may be a
precedent.
