| Scott# 1891 | Plate # 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
| Scott# 1891a | Plate # 2, 3, 4, 5 (Imperf) |
| Scott# 1891b | Pair, Imperf Between |
| Scott# 1891c | Plate # 2 Tagging Omitted (Error) |
| Purple Machine Cancel | Plate # 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
| Series | American Flag |
| Issue Date & City | April 24, 1981, Portland, Maine |
| Nationwide Sale | April 25, 1981 |
| Designer | Peter Cocci (BEP) |
| Art Director | Leonard E. Buckley |
| Typographer | Bradbury Thompson (CSAC) |
| Engravers | Vignette - Thomas R. Hipschen, Lettering - Ken C. Wiram, Denomination - Robert G. Culin, Sr. |
| Modeler | Peter Cocci (BEP) |
| To Press / Quantity | Probably Spring of 1981 / apx. 9 Billion |
| Coil Size | 100, 500, 3000 |
| Printer | Bureau Of Engraving and Printing (BEP), Washington, DC |
| Press | B, 701 |
| Process | Intaglio |
| Where Printed | BEP, Washington, DC |
| Where Processed | BEP, Washington, DC |
| Plate Size & Interval | 936 (18 x 52) stamps per revolution / plate # every 52 stamps |
| Paper & Gum | Water-Activated |
| Tagging | Block, Untagged (Error) |
| Perf Gauge | 9.8 Vertically |
| Colors | Red, Blue, Brown |
| Overall Size | apx 0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.1 x 24.4 mm |
| Earliest Known Use | April 24, 1981 |
| Varieties | Imperforate (Vertical pairs and blocks also exist from printers waste) |
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