According to the December 12th issue of the Postal Bulletin, a version in a self-adhesive coil of 10,000 will be issued January 2nd with a first day city of Kansas City. I doubt there will be a ceremony.

[press release] Chippendale Chair 4-Cent Definitive Stamp Now On Sale

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service is today reissuing the Chippendale Chair 4-cent definitive stamp in one design in a water-activated gum coil of 10,000 stamps.

Chippendale Chair, the fourth stamp in the American Design series, was first issued on March 5, 2004. This 4-cent definitive stamp features a stylized treatment of a Chippendale chair made in Philadelphia between 1760 and 1765. The artist, the late Lou Nolan, based his design on a Chippendale side chair, or chair without arms. The colors he used for the wood and seat cover give the stamp design a contemporary feel. Derry Noyes was the art director.

How to Order the First-Day-of-Issue Postmark: Customers have 60 days to obtain the first-day-of-issue postmark by mail. They may purchase new stamps at their local Post Office, at The Postal Store website at or by calling 800-STAMP-24. They should affix the stamps to envelopes of their choice, address the envelopes (to themselves or others), and place them in a larger envelope addressed to:

Chippendale Chair Stamp Cancellation Services 8300 NE Underground Drive, Pillar 210 Kansas City, MO 64144-0001

After applying the first-day-of-issue postmark, the Postal Service will return the envelopes through the mail. There is no charge for the postmark up to a quantity of 50. For more than 50, customers have to pay five cents each. All orders must be postmarked by March 2, 2014.

Technical Specifications:

Issue: Chippendale Chair Stamp Item Number: 785600 Denomination & Type of Issue: 4-cent Definitive Format: Coil of 10,000 (1 design) Series: American Design Issue Date & City: January 2, 2014, Kansas City, MO 64108 (No Ceremony) Designer: Derry Noyes, Washington, DC Art Director: Derry Noyes, Washington, DC Typographer: Derry Noyes, Washington, DC Artist: Lou Nolan Modeler: Joseph Sheeran Manufacturing Process: Gravure Engraver: N/A Printer: Ashton Potter/Guilford Gravure Printed at: Williamsville, NY Press Type: Cerutti, 118 Stamps per Coil: 10,000 Print Quantity: 100 million stamps Paper Type: Nonphosphored, Type III Adhesive Type: Water-activated Processed at: Ashton Potter/Guilford Gravure, Williamsville, NY Stamp Orientation: Vertical Image Area (w x h): 0.708 x 0.84 in./17.98 x 21.37 mm Overall Size (w x h): 0.87x 0.98 in./22.10 x 24.89 mm Colors: PMS 476 (Brown), PMS 477 (Brown), PMS 7407 (Yellow), PMS 172 (Orange) Plate Size: 432 stamps per revolution Plate Numbers: “P”followed by four (4) single digits Plate Number Frequency: Plate block number on 1st stamp of the form below stamp Coil Back Number Frequency: N/A Marginal Markings: N/A