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| Scott# 3044 | Plate # 1111 / Black, Yellow, Cyan, Magenta |
| Scott# 3044 (v) | Plate # 1111 / Black, Cyan, Yellow, Magenta |
| Scott# 3044a | Plate # 1111, 2222, 3333, 4444 / Large Date / Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Black |
| Series | Flora and Fauna |
| Issue Date & City | January 20, 1996, New York, NY |
| Nationwide Sale | January 21, 1996 |
| Designer | Michael Matherly, Cambridge City, IN |
| Art Director | Joe Brockert (USPS) |
| Modeler | Clarence Holbert (BEP) |
| Typographer | John Boyd, Anagraphics Inc., New York, NY |
| To Press / Initial Run | Probably Late 1995 / 350 Million |
| Coil Size | 500, 3000 |
| Printer | Bureau Of Engraving and Printing (BEP), Washington, DC |
| Press | D Press, Model 902 |
| Process | Offset (Gravure) |
| Where Printed | BEP, Washington, DC |
| Where Processed | BEP, Washington, DC |
| Plate Size & Interval | 432 (18 x 24) stamps per revolution / plate # every 24 stamps |
| Paper & Gum | Type I, Water-Activated / Supplied by Westvaco/Ivex |
| Tagging Type | Untagged |
| Perf Gauge | 9.8 Vertically |
| Color (PMS) | Black, Yellow, Cyan, Magenta |
| Overall Size | 0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.1 x 24.4 mm |
| Back Numbers | None |
| Earliest Known Use | January 20, 1996 |
| Note: | Seam lines have been found on this issue. |
| Date on 3044 is 1 mm long, on 3044a, it is 1.5 mm long. | |
| Note on 3044 (variety) | Found in late August 1999. |
| Note on 3044a | Printed on a different press in March of 1999 and found in July 1999. |
| Plate #1111 has been found both tagged and untagged. Plate#4444 was found in January 2002. |
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