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| Scott# 3280 | Plate # / 100 - 2222 / 3000 & 10,000 - 1111 / 3000 - 2222 (All Small Dates - apx. 1 ¼ mm wide ) |
| Scott# 3280a | Plate # / 3000 - 3333 (Large Date - apx. 1 ¾ mm wide) |
| Scott# 3280b | Plate # 2222 (Small Date) (Imperf) |
| Series | Flag Definitive |
| Issue Date & City | February 25, 1999, Orlando, FL |
| Nationwide Sale | February 26, 1999 |
| Illustrator | Hiro Kimura, Brooklyn, NY |
| Designer | Richard Sheaff, Scottsdale, AZ |
| Art Director | Richard Sheaff, Scottsdale, AZ |
| Typographer | Richard Sheaff, Scottsdale, AZ |
| To Press / Quantity | Probably late 1998 / 100 (1 billion), 3000 (1 billion, 8 thousand, 10000 (100 million) |
| Coil Size | 100, 3000, 10,000 |
| Printer | Bureau Of Engraving and Printing (BEP) |
| Press | Andreotti, Model 601 |
| Process | Gravure |
| Where Printed | BEP, Washington, DC. |
| Where Processed | 100 BEP, Washington, DC / 3K & 10K Unique Binders, Fredericksburg, VA |
| Plate Size & Interval | 100 - 480, others 432 stamps per revolution / plate # every 24 stamps |
| Paper & Gum | USPS Type II, Surface Coated, Water-Activated |
| Tagging Type | Prephosphored, Uneven Tagging |
| Perf. Gauge | 9.9 Vertically |
| Colors (PMS Colors) | PMS 156C (Yellow), PMS 187C (Red), PMS 326C (Light Blue), PMS 2995C (Dark Blue) |
| Image Area (w x h) | 0.71 x 0.82 in. / 18.0 x 20.8 mm |
| Overall Size (w x h) | 0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.1 x 24.4 mm |
| Back Numbers | 3000 & 10,000 / 4 and 5 digit Pink, Top and Bottom every 20 stamps. Plate #1111 has back numbers every 10 stamps. |
| Earliest Known Use | February 25, 1999 |
| USPS Order Numbers | Coil of 100 - $33.00 - 799540 Strip of 25 - $8.25 - 799530 Strip of 5 - $1.65 - 799520 Coil of 3000 - $990.00 - 799640 Strip of 25 - $8.25 - 799630 Strip of 5 - $1.65 - 799620 Coil of 10,000 - $3,300.00 - 799740 Strip of 25 - $8.25 - 799730 Strip of 5 - $1.65 - 799720 First Day Cover - $.54 - 799761 |
| Availability | Stamp Fulfillment Services, Kansas City Coil of 100 - #2222 - Trenton, NJ (3/2/99) |
| Note: | The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) printed the stamps and Sennett Security (SSP) / Unique Binders processed the rolls of 3K and 10K for plate #1111, hence the SSP back number spacing of 10. Coil labels exist showing BEP production and joint BEP/SSP production. |
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| Post offices requiring these stamps must order them from their SDO or SDN or directly from the BEP, as applicable. SDOs and SDNs with authorized philatelic centers must provide distribution of these coils (except the 10,000) to each philatelic center. Offices desiring the coil of 10,000 must order them. |
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