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| Scott# 3270 | Plate 11111 (Small Date - apx. 1 ¼ mm wide) |
| Scott# 3270a | Plate 22222 (Large Date - apx. 1 ¾ mm wide) |
| Series | Miscellaneous - Definitive |
| Issue Date & City | December 14, 1998 / Washington, DC 20066 |
| Nationwide Sale | December 15, 1998 |
| Illustrator | Chris Calle, Ridgefield, CT |
| Designer | Chris Calle, Ridgefield, CT |
| Art Director | Terry McCaffrey, USPS |
| Typographer | John Boyd, New York, NY |
| To Press / Impressions | Fall 1998 / 500 million |
| Coil Size | 10,000 |
| 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 | 432 stamps per revolution / plate # every 24 stamps |
| Paper & Gum | Type III / PVA (Water activated) |
| Tagging Type | Untagged |
| Perf Gauge | 9.8 Vertically |
| Colors (PMS Colors) | Red (PMS 485C), Blue (PMS 287C), Yellow (PMS 143C), Green (PMS 360C), Brown (PMS 497C) |
| 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 | None |
| Earliest Known Use | December 14, 1998 |
| USPS Order Numbers | S/A Coil of 10,000 - $1000.00 - 799240 Plate # strip of 25 - $2.50 - 799230 First Day Cover - No number announced - Self service only at this point. |
| Availability | Stamp Fulfillment Services, Kansas City Tucson, AZ (12-15-98) Providence, RI (12-15-98) |
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| This stamp (Item # 7992) will NOT be shipped automatically to SDOs (Stamp Distribution Offices) or Philatelic Centers. Philatelic Centers and regular post offices need to order from their SDOs. |