Thin - Date
1.3 mm
Bold - Date 1.5 mm
| Scott# 3453 | Plate 1111, Thin (Small) Date |
| Scott# 3453a | Plate 1111, Die cutting omitted |
| Scott# 3453b | Plate 1111, Bold (Large) Date |
| Series | Nondenominated |
| Issue Date & City | December 15, 2000 / Washington, DC 20066 |
| Nationwide Sale | December 15, 2000 |
| Photographer | Paul Hardy, New York, NY |
| Designer | Dennis Noyes, Washington, DC |
| Art Director | Dennis Noyes, Washington, DC |
| Typographer | Dennis Noyes, Washington, DC |
| Modeler | Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP), Washington, DC |
| To Press / Initial Run | Summer/Fall 2000 / 1 billion |
| Maximum PNCs | apx 417,000 |
| Coil Size | 100 |
| Printer | Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) |
| Press | Andreotti, Model 601 |
| Process | Gravure |
| Where Printed | Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, DC |
| Where Processed | Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, DC |
| Plate Size & Interval | 480 (20 x 24) stamps per revolution / plate # every 24 stamps |
| Paper & Gum | Prephosphored, Type I, Self-Adhesive |
| Tagging Type | Prephosphored, Solid Tagging |
| Die Cut Gauge | 10.0 Vertically, Peak/Valley 10 x 10 |
| Colors | Magenta, Cyan, Yellow, Black |
| Image Area | 0.71 x 0.82 in. / 18.0 x 20.8 mm |
| Overall Size | 0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.1 x 24.4 mm |
| Back Numbers | None |
| Earliest Known Use | December 15, 2000 |
| USPS Order Numbers | S/A Coil of 100 - $34.00 - 770740 |
| First Day Cover - $.55 - 770761 | |
| Availability | Stamp Fulfillment Services, Kansas City |
| Plate 1111 - (12-19-2000) Tucson, AZ, Providence, RI, Cincinnati, OH, Lexington, KY and most likely almost all post offices in the country. | |
| Varieties | Thin and Bold Dates - 1.3mm and 1.5mm wide |
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