US 4704 Purple Heart Medal forever sheet C111111 (20 stamps) MNH 2012

Item Specifics

Country

United States

Catalog Number

4704

Stamp Type

General Issue

Condition

Mint (NH)

Stamp Format

Full Sheet

Year of Issue

2012

Item Description

Detailed
Description

Original Printing was released in Year
2012.  It has 2012 printed on stamp and V111111 as the plate
number.

Additional Printing was released in Year
2014.  It has 2012 printed on stamp and C111111 as the plate
number.

If you purchase the Purple Heart 2012 stamp
sheet or any plate block or plate single, you will notice the plate
number is different between these two printings.  If you just
buy the stamp(s) without any margin, there is no
difference.

The imperforated no die cut sheet (or plate
block) is only available with V111111 as the plate
number.

Please see below with more
details.

Plate number
collectors have something new to look for: a different
prefix letter for the 2012 United States Purple Heart forever stamp
(Scott 4704) issued in a pane of 20.

The plate block from the new printing, pictured here, carries
the number C111111. The original issue is inscribed V111111.

Individual stamps from the two versions are indistinguishable:
The
die cuts, tagging, year date and design are all the same. The press
sheet configuration of 21 panes per sheet also remains the
same.

Stamp printer CCL Label Inc. of Clinton, S.C., produced the new

variety in January, according to information revealed in the First
Quarter edition of the U.S. Postal Service’s USA Philatelic
mail-order catalog.

The change in the prefix letter is the result of Avery
Dennison’s
secure printing division being acquired in July 2013 by CCL
Label.

The plate numbers on stamps printed by CCL following the
acquisition have carried the C
prefix.

The U.S. Postal
Service continues to honor the sacrifices of the men and
women who serve in the U.S. military with the issuance of the
Purple Heart Medal (Forever®)
stamp that depicts the medal suspended from its purple and white
ribbon. The Purple Heart is awarded in the name of the President of the
United States to members of the U.S. military who have been wounded or
killed in action. According to the Military Order of the Purple Heart,
an organization for combat-wounded veterans, the medal is “the oldest
military decoration in the world in present use and the first award made
available to a common soldier.”

Established by
General George
Washington during the Revolutionary War, the badge of distinction for
meritorious action — a heart made of purple cloth — was discontinued
after the war. In 1932, on the 200th anniversary of Washington's birth,
the decoration was reinstated and redesigned as a purple heart of metal
bordered by gold, suspended from a purple and white ribbon. In the
center of the medal is a profile bust of George Washington beneath his
family coat of arms.

The 2012 stamp, renamed Purple
Heart Medal,
is a redesign of the 2011 Purple Heart with Ribbon stamp. To emphasize
the brilliant purple appearing on the medal and in its ribbon, designer
Jennifer Arnold slightly enlarged the Purple Heart medal and placed it
on a pure white background. The typography on the stamp did not
change.Pre-order
item

For any pre-order item,
I will always ship it out together with everything on the same
invoice once it is available.  If you want other items arrive
earlier, please let me know and I will split the invoice before you
pay.

Large/Special
Order

If you have any special
order (large quantities, special stamps), please check with me
directly.  I have not posted everything I have on Hip
due to the store space limitation.

Shipping &
Handling
Time

Most of the
items will be sent out within 1
business day after you pay the
invoice.  Please review the positive feedback from the
buyers.  The actual delivery time varies due to the
destination.

Shipping &
Handling Fee

I am trying to
offer the lowest shipping fee if possible.  The item will be
sent out via USPS standard mail (or first class mail) with no tracking
number.  I will take a picture of the package as proof of
delivery.  The shipping fee is listed as below

* First item (USA) -
between USD $1.13 and USD $1.79, depends on the
size

* First
Item (International) - between USD $1.77 and USD $3.57, depends on the destination
and the
size

* Each eligible
additional item (USA / International) - USD $0.10 (see combined
shipping discount), independent of the destination and the
size

Combined Shipping
Discount

The combined shipping
discount can be applied only on the items showing up in the
same invoice.  Each eligible additional item will be
charged an additional of USD $0.10 as the shipping fee. 
Please review the invoice carefully to ensure all the items are
listed there and the shipping fee is calculated correctly before any
payment.  If you have any question, please check with me before
you pay. I will always get back to you within 12
hours.

If you are purchasing
the stamps through "Buy it now" option, please make sure all
the items are in the basket before any
payment.

Package Loss

Responsibilities

In order to provide the lowest shipping
fee, I am sending all items by USPS standard mail
without tracking number.  I cannot hold responsible if the
packet is lost due to postage.  If you need extra shipping
protection, please consider the following options and let me
know before you pay -

* Shipping Tracking
Number - an extra of USD $1.00 per
invoice

* Registered mail with
signature - between USD $10.00 and USD $15.00, please check with me
before you pay.

US Stamps Plate
Number

The actual
plate number of the US Stamps may vary unless it is specified in the
Item description / title. If you need the exact plate number shown in
the picture, please check with me before you place the
order.

US Stamp Sheets Plate
Position

The actual
plate position of the US Stamp Sheets may vary unless
it is specified in the Item description / title. If you need the exact
plate position shown in the picture, please check with me
before you place the
order.

Seller Information

Seller

msfong (29285)

Registered Since

04/25/2013

Feedback

99.9%

Store

Fongan

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Item Location

California, United States

Ships To

Worldwide

Returns Accepted

Yes

Returns Policy

Money Back - Returns Accepted within 30 Days (Buyer pays Shipping Cost)