(33¢) “H” (Uncle Sam's Hat) (BEP)
Self-Adhesive Coil of 100
SQUARE CORNERS
Scott# 3265 Plate 1111, 1131, 1141*, 2222, 3333
Scott# 3265a Die cutting omitted
Scott# 3265b Red omitted
Scott# 3265c Black omitted
Scott# 3265d Black omitted, Die cutting omitted
Series Nondenominated, Definitive
Issue Date & City November 9, 1998, Troy, NY
Nationwide Sale November 9, 1998
Illustrator Tom Engeman, Washington, DC.
Designer Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA
Art Director Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA
Typographer Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA
To Press / Initial Run 1998 / 4 Billion
Coil Size 100
Printer Bureau Of Engraving and Printing (BEP)
Press Andreotti, Model 601
Process Gravure
Where Printed BEP, Washington, DC.
Where Processed BEP, Washington, DC.
Plate Size & Interval 480 (20 x 24) stamps per revolution / plate # every 24 stamps
Paper & Gum Prephosphored, USPS Type I, Self-Adhesive supplied by Glatfelter/Brown Bridge
Tagging Type Prephosphored, Smooth Tagging
Die Cut Gauge 9.8 Vertically, Peak/Valley 10 x 10 (Goebel rotary die cutter)
Colors (PMS Colors) PMS 186C (Red), PMS 293C (Blue), PMS 443C (Gray), Process Black
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 November 9, 1998
USPS Order Numbers Coil of 100 - $33.00 - 798840
Availability Stamp Fulfillment Services, Kansas City
Providence, RI (11-9-98) - Coil of 100, Plate #1111, 2222, 3333 (Write or call on 3333 - supply is very low)
Tucson, AZ (11-9-98) - Coil of 100, Plate #1131, (11-17-98) #2222, #3333
Cincinnati, OH (11-12-98) - Coil of 100, Plate #1111, #2222
San Jose, CA (11-12-98) - Coil of 100, Plate #2222
Varieties Die Cutting Missing (from #2222)
Note * Plate # 1141 is a controversial number. A used single on cover was certified as genuine by an expertising service, but there are opinions both ways from collectors.
It is not listed in the Scott Specialized, but the chart in Linn's 2000 yearbook does list it.
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