5756 5756A
B111 and B222 Dates

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(5¢) Patriotic Block
Self-adhesive Coils of 3000 and 10000
Scott # 5756
Plate Number B111 bottom center
PNC ID 2023-4
Series Nonprofit
Issue Date & City March 1, 2023, Liberty, NY 12574
Initial Quantity 30,000,000 3K, 1,000,000,000 10K
Coil Size 3000 and 10000
Printer Banknote Corporation of America
Press Type Rotogravure
Process Gravure
Where Processed
Plate Size & Interval 500 stamps per revolution, plate number every 25 stamps
Paper Type Nonphosphor Type III
Adhesive Type Self-Adhesive
Tagging Type None
Die Cut 13 x 13 VP
Die Cut Gauge 10 ¾ vertical
Colors Red, Cool gray, Blue
Image Size (w x h) 0.73 x 0.84 in./ 18.542 x 21.336 mm.
Overall Size (w x h) 0.87 x 0.98 in./ 22.098 x 24.892 mm.
Microprinting None
Year on Stamp 2023 upper right vertical
Back Numbers Black, every 10 stamps top or bottom, 3K 4 digits, 10K 5 digits
USPS Order Numbers 751400 3K, 761600 10K
Suggested collecting format PS 5
Postal Bulletin Listing January 26, 2023 and February 9, 2023
Earliest Known Use
Note Same design as plate B222. Plate B222 discovered November 2023.
Scott # 5756A
Plate Number B222 bottom center
PNC ID 2023-11
Series Nonprofit
Issue Date & City March 1, 2023, Liberty, NY 12574
Coil Size 10000
Initial Quantity Included with 5756
Printer Banknote Corporation of America
Press Type Rotogravure
Process Gravure
Where Processed
Plate Size & Interval 480 stamps per revolution, plate number every 24th stamp
Paper Type Nonphosphor Type III
Adhesive Type Self-Adhesive
Tagging Type None
Die Cut 13 x 13 VP
Die Cut Gauge 10 ¾ vertical
Colors Red, Cool gray, Blue
Image Size (w x h) 0.73 x 0.84 in./ 18.542 x 21.336 mm.
Overall Size (w x h) 0.87 x 0.98 in./ 22.098 x 24.892 mm.
Microprinting None
Year on Stamp 2023 upper right vertical
Back Numbers Black, every 10 stamps top or bottom, 10K 5 digits
USPS Order Numbers 761600 10K
Suggested collecting format PS 5
Postal Bulletin Listing January 26, 2023 and February 9, 2023
Earliest Known Use
Note Same design as plate B111. Plate B222 discovered November 2023.
The Scott Catalog editors assigned a major number to this reprint
due to the difference in the appearance of the year date, and a slight
difference in the overall design.