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32¢ Christmas - Santa and Children
(Avery Dennison)
Self-Adhesive Coil of 5,000
| Scott# 3014-3017a |
Plate # V1111 - The Boy with the Christmas tree stamp , #3017, has the plate number on it. |
| Series |
USPS - NA / PNC3 - Holiday |
| Issue Date & City |
September 30, 1995, North Pole, NY |
| Nationwide Sale |
October 1, 1995 |
| Designer |
John Grossman and Laura Alders of Richmond Point, VA |
| Art Director |
Richard Sheaff |
| Typographer |
Richard Sheaff |
| To Press / Quantity |
Probably Early 1995 / 1,980,000 |
| Coil Size |
5,000 |
| Printer |
Avery Dennison Security Printing Division, Clinton, SC |
| Press |
Andreotti |
| Process |
Gravure |
| Where Printed |
Guilford Gravure Division of George Schmitt and Company, Guilford, CT |
| Where Processed |
Avery Dennison Security Printing Division, Clinton, SC |
| Plate Size & Interval |
180 (9 x 20) stamps per revolution / plate # every 20 stamps |
| Paper & Gum |
Prephosphored, Self-Adhesive |
| Tagging Type |
Prephosphored, Mottled Tagging |
| Die Cut Gauge |
Vertical Simulated Perforation Shape |
| Colors |
Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Black |
| Overall Size (w x h) |
0.91 x 1.19 in. / 23.1 x 30.2 mm |
| Earliest Known Use |
September 30, 1995 |
| Note: |
Sold in full coils of 5000 or strips of 20 only from the Philatelic Fulfillment Center in Kansas City |
| Note: |
Scott lists a strip of 4, a plate strip of 5 and 8 as 3017a. |
| Note: |
Liner Marking - "-SELF-ADHESIVE (A) DO NOT WET-" in a repeat patter |
