(33¢) “H” (Uncle Sam's Hat) (BEP)
Self-Adhesive Coil of 3000
ROUNDED CORNERS
Scott# 3266 Plate 1111
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 / 399 million
Coil Size 3,000
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 378 (18 x 21) stamps per revolution / plate # every 21 stamps
Paper & Gum Prephosphored, Type I, Self-Adhesive supplied by Glatfelter/Brown Bridge
Tagging Type Prephosphored, Smooth Tagging
Die Cut Gauge 9.7 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 4 digit Blue Back Numbers every 20 stamps
Earliest Known Use November 9, 1998
USPS Order Numbers Coil of 3000 - $990.00 - 798940
Plate # strip of 25 - $8.25 - 798930
Availability Stamp Fulfillment Services, Kansas City
Providence, RI (11-9-98) - Coil of 3000, Plate #1111
Tucson, AZ (11-9-98) - Coil of 3000, Plate #1111
San Jose, CA (11-12-98) - Coil of 3000, Plate #1111
Varieties None
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Distribution: Only those Philatelic Outlets and Post Offices that request this stamp will receive it.