PNC3 - 39c AVD Denom Lady Liberty Coil Details

39¢ Lady Liberty and U. S. Flag
(Avery Dennison)
Self Adhesive Coil of 100
Scott # 3983	Plate # V1111
*Series*	USPS - NA ~ PNC3 - Flag / Patriotic
*Issue Date & City*	April 8, 2006, Washington, DC 20066 (Probably No First Day of Issue Ceremony)
*Nationwide Sale*	April 8, 2006 (Not available until about the end of June)
*Designer*	Terrence W. McCaffrey, USPS
*Art Director*	Terrence W. McCaffrey, USPS
*Typographer*	Terrence W. McCaffrey, USPS
*Photograph*	Carl and Ann Purcell, Alexandria, VA
*Engraver*	WRE/ColorTech
*Modeler*	Avery Dennison, SPD
*To Press / Initial Quantity*	Winter 2005 / 1 Billion stamps (10 Million coils)
*Coil Size*	100
*Printer*	Avery Dennison, (AVR)
*Press*	Dia Nippon Kiko (DNK)
*Process*	Gravure
*Where Printed*	AVR, Clinton, S.C.
*Where Processed*	AVR, Clinton, S.C.
*Plate Size & Interval*	396 stamps per revolution / plate # every 11 stamps
*Paper Type*	Prephosphored, USPS Type II
*Adhesive* *Type*	Pressure Sensitive
*Tagging* *Type*	Prephosphored, Solid Tag
*Die Cut Gauge*	Serpentine Die Cuts - 8.5 Vertically - 10 x 10
*Die Cut Varieties*	Peak/Valley, Valley/Peak with PV being the more common
*Colors*	Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Black
*Image Size (w x h)*	0.730 x 0.840 in. / 18.542 x 21.336 mm
*Overall Size (w x h)*	0.870 x 0.982 in. / 22.098 x 24.9428 mm
*Back Numbers*	None
*Earliest Known Use*	?
*USPS Order Numbers*	783642 Full Coil of 100 - $39.00 783661 First Day Cover - $0.77
*Availability*	Stamp Fulfillment Service, Kansas City, MO
*Official Announcement*	The Postal Service^TM will issue a denominated First-Class Mail® definitive stamp Lady Liberty and U.S. Flag on April 8, 2006, in Washington, DC. The stamp designed by Terrence W. McCaffrey of the U.S. Postal Service®, Washington, DC, also goes on sale nationwide April 8, 2006. The stamp features two of the most recognized symbols of the United States: the Statue of Liberty and the American flag. Carl and Ann Purcell of Alexandria, Virginia, took separate photographs of the Statue of Liberty and the American flag and combined them to create the montage used in the stamp art. The stamp will be issued in the following formats: · Pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 (Item 567900). · PSA double-sided booklet of 20 (Item 675400). · PSA convertible booklet of 10 (Item 675900). · PSA coil of 100 (Item 783600).