PNC3 - 25c Diner Self Adhesive Presorted First Class Stamp Details

(25¢) Presorted First-Class DINER
Self-Adhesive Coil of 3,000 and 10,000
Scott# 3208A	Plate 11111, 22211, 22222, 33333, 44444, 55555
*Series*	American Culture
*Issue Date & City*	September 30, 1998 - Washington, DC 20066
*Nationwide Sale*	October 1, 1998
*Illustrator*	Kevin Newman, Santa Monica, CA
*Designer*	Carl Herrman, Laguna Niguel, CA
*Art Director*	Carl Herrman, Laguna Niguel, CA
*Typographer*	Carl Herrman, Laguna Niguel, CA
*Modeler*	Bureau of Engraving & Printing, Washington, DC
*To Press / Initial Run*	Summer 1998 / 300,000,000
*Coil Size*	3,000 and 10,000
*Printer*	Bureau of Engraving & Printing (BEP)
*Press*	Andreotti
*Process*	Gravure
*Where Printed*	Bureau of Engraving & Printing (BEP), Washington, DC
*Where Processed*	Bureau of Engraving & Printing (BEP), Washington, DC
*Plate Size & Interval*	378 stamps per revolution / plate # every 21 stamps
*Paper & Gum*	USPS Type III, Self Adhesive
*Tagging Type*	Untagged
*Die Cut Gauge*	9.7 Vertically, Peak/Valley 10 x 10
*Colors (PMS Colors)*	Blue (PMS 326C), Yellow (PMS 1365C), Gray (PMS 431CC), Red (PMS 187C), Process Black
*Image Area*	0.71 x 0.82 in. / 18.00 x 20.80 mm
*Overall Size*	0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.10 x 24.40 mm
*Back Numbers*	4 digit Blue, Top and Bottom, 20 stamps apart
*Earliest Known Use*	September 30, 1998
*USPS Order Numbers*	Coil of 10,000 - $2,500.00 - 798640
	Plate # strip of 25 - $6.25 - 798630
	First Day Cover - No number announced.
*Availability*	Stamp Fulfillment Services, Kansas City
	As of 10/11/98 - Tucson AZ (Top Blue Back #s) and Providence RI (Bottom Blue Back #s).
	Plate 22211 - Tucson, AZ (11-18-99) - Blue Bottom Back numbers
*Note:*	Plates 22211 and 22222 were first found in 1999; 33333 and 44444 were first found in Jan/Feb 2000. Plate 55555 was found in April, 2002.
*Varieties*	N/A

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