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A heart-wrenching image of a distraught woman
drawn by a child artist is the focal point of the
new U.S. postage stamp to raise funds for domestic
violence programs and increase awareness about this
important social issue. The "Stop Family Violence"
semipostal stamp is available at all Post Offices
today.
A Dedication Ceremony will be held Oct. 11 at
noon at INVESCO Field at Mile High, United Club
Level, East Lounge, 1701 Bryant Street, Gate 7,
Denver, Colo. The ceremony will be free and open to
the public.
First day of sale cancellations may be obtained
today and tomorrow (October 8 and 9) at the
National Capitol Post Office, 2 Massachusetts Ave
N.E., Washington, D.C., by toll-free telephone
order at 1 800 STAMP-24 and by online order at
www.usps.com/shop.
The Postal Service has printed 125 million Stop
Family Violence stamps.
"The Stop Family Violence stamp allows every
American to contribute to a nationwide effort to
end domestic violence," said Donna Peak, controller
and vice president of Finance for the Postal
Service, who will dedicate the stamp. "By using
this stamp on their cards and letters, our
customers will help bring before the public eye a
problem that is too often ignored."
Scheduled to join Peak at the ceremony are Sen.
Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R-Colo.); Rita Smith,
executive director, National Coalition Against
Domestic Violence; and Ellis Burgoyne, district
manager, Colorado/Wyoming District, Postal
Service.
The price of the self-adhesive, non-denominated
stamp is 45 cents. As a semipostal, it is valid for
postage at the First-Class one-ounce letter rate in
effect at the time of purchase, with the difference
between the sales price and actual postage
consisting of a tax-deductible contribution.
Funds raised in connection with sales of the
stamp - less the Postal Service's reasonable costs
- will be transferred to the Department of Health
and Human Services in accordance with the Stamp Out
Domestic Violence Act of 2001, passed by the 107th
Congress and signed into law by President Bush on
Nov. 12, 2001.
The stamp's striking design and the
circumstances that led to its use are rather
unusual. Art director Carl T. Herrman selected
Monique Blais, a six-year-old girl from Santa
Barbara, Calif., to model for the stamp design. The
intention was to photograph Blais erasing a
domestic violence image - implying eradication of
the issue. At one point during a break in the photo
session, and without prompting, Blais began drawing
her own picture of what she thought best
represented domestic violence. Photographed by
Philip Channing, Blais' drawing became the basis
for the final Stop Family Violence design.
To see the Stop Family Violence stamp, visit the
Postal Service Web site and open this press release
at www.usps.com/communications/news/stamps/welcome.htm
The Breast Cancer Research and Heroes of 2001
semipostals, the first semipostals issued in the
U.S., and the Stop Family Violence stamp are
available at all Post Offices, by toll-free phone
order at 1 800 STAMP-24 and online at the Postal
Store www.usps.com/shop
Current U.S. stamps, as well as a free
comprehensive catalog, are available by toll-free
phone order at 1 800 STAMP-24. In addition, a
selection of stamps and other philatelic items are
available at the online Postal Store at www.usps.com/shop
(and to see framed stamp art available for
purchase, click on the postalartgallery.com
link).
Since 1775, the U.S. Postal Service has
connected friends, families, neighbors and
businesses by mail. An independent federal agency,
the Postal Service visits more than 141 million
homes and businesses every day and is the only
service provider to deliver to every address in the
nation. The Postal Service receives no taxpayer
dollars for routine operations, but derives its
operating revenues solely from the sale of postage,
products and services. With annual revenues of more
than $68.9 billion, it is the world's leading
provider of mailing and delivery services, offering
some of the most affordable postage rates in the
world. The U.S. Postal Service delivers more than
46 percent of the world's mail volume - some 202
billion letters, advertisements, periodicals and
packages a year - and serves seven million
customers each day at its 40,000 retail locations
nationwide.
Technical Details
Issue: Stop Family Violence
Item Number: 566100
Denomination & Type of Issue: First-Class
semipostal
Format: Pane of 20 (one design)
Series: N/A
Issue Date & City: October 8, 2003, Washington,
DC 20090
Designer: Carl T. Herrman, Carlsbad, CA
Artist: Monique M. Blais, Santa Barbara, CA
Art Director: Carl T. Herrman, Carlsbad, CA
Photographer: Philip Channing, Santa Barbara,
CA
Typographer: Carl T. Herrman, Carlsbad, CA
Engraver: Keating Gravure
Modeler: Avery Dennison, SPD
Manufacturing Process: Gravure
Printer: Avery Dennison (AVR)
Printed at: AVR, Clinton SC, 29325
Press Type: Dia Nippon Kiko (DNK)
Stamps per Pane: 20
Print Quantity: 125 million stamps
Paper Type: Nonphosphored, type III
Gum Type: Pressure-sensitive
Processed at: AVR, Clinton SC, 29325
Colors: Yellow, Red, Cyan, Black
Stamp Orientation: Vertical
Image Area (w x h): 0.84 x1.410 in./21.336 x 35.814
mm
Overall Size (w x h): 0.990 x 1.560 in./25.146 x
39.624 mm
Full Pane Size (w x h): 5.875 x 7.250 in./149.23 x
184.15 mm
Plate Size: 200 Stamps per revolution
Plate Numbers: "V" followed by four (4) single
digits
Marginal Markings: " 2003 USPS" " Price " Plate
position diagram
Plate numbers (4 per pane) " 4 barcodes on back
Header "Stop Family Violence National Domestic
Violence Hotline 1-800-799 SAFE (800-799-7233) TTY
1-800-787-3224 or at www.ndvh.org"
" Bottom selvage text "The Stamp Out Domestic
Violence Act of 2001 directs the Postal Service to
transfer the net proceeds from the sale of these
semipostal stamps to the Department of Health and
Human Services to support domestic violence
programs. Each "Stop Family Violence" semipostal
stamp is valid for postage at the First-Class Mail,
first-ounce rate in effect at the time of
purchase."
Catalog Item Number(s) 566120 Block of 4 -
$1.80
566130 Block of 10 - $4.50
566140 Full Pane of 20 - $9.00
566161 First Day Cover - $0.83
566193 Full Pane w/FDC - $9.83
Source: www.usps.com/communications/news/stamps/2003/sr03_056.txt
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