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1¢ Kestrel (BEP)
Water-Activated Coils of 500 and 3,000
Scott# 3044 |
Plate # 1111 / Black, Yellow, Cyan, Magenta |
Scott# 3044 (v) |
Plate # 1111 / Black, Cyan, Yellow, Magenta |
Scott# 3044a |
Plate # 1111, 2222, 3333, 4444 / Large Date / Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Black |
Series |
Flora and Fauna |
Issue Date & City |
January 20, 1996, New York, NY |
Nationwide Sale |
January 21, 1996 |
Designer |
Michael Matherly, Cambridge City, IN |
Art Director |
Joe Brockert (USPS) |
Modeler |
Clarence Holbert (BEP) |
Typographer |
John Boyd, Anagraphics Inc., New York, NY |
To Press / Initial Run |
Probably Late 1995 / 350 Million |
Coil Size |
500, 3000 |
Printer |
Bureau Of Engraving and Printing (BEP), Washington, DC. |
Press |
D Press, Model 902 |
Process |
Offset (Gravure) |
Where Printed |
BEP, Washington, DC. |
Where Processed |
BEP, Washington, DC. |
Plate Size & Interval |
432 (18 x 24) stamps per revolution / plate # every 24 stamps |
Paper & Gum |
Type I, Water-Activated / Supplied by Westvaco/Ivex |
Tagging Type |
Untagged |
Perf Gauge |
9.8 Vertically |
Color (PMS) |
Black, Yellow, Cyan, Magenta |
Overall Size (w x h) |
0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.1 x 24.4 mm |
Back Numbers |
None |
Earliest Known Use |
January 20, 1996 |
Note: |
Seam lines have been found on this issue. Date on 3044 is 1 mm long, on 3044a, it is 1.5 mm long. |
Note on 3044 (variety) |
Found in late August 1999. |
Note on 3044a |
Printed on a different press in March of 1999 and found in July 1999. |
Plate #1111 has been found both tagged and untagged. Plate#4444 was found in January
2002. |