Thin - Date
1.3 mm Bold - Date 1.5 mm |
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Scott# 3453 | Plate 1111, Thin (Small) Date |
Scott# 3453a | Plate 1111, Die cutting omitted |
Scott# 3453b | Plate 1111, Bold (Large) Date |
Series | Nondenominated |
Issue Date & City | December 15, 2000 / Washington, DC 20066 |
Nationwide Sale | December 15, 2000 |
Photographer | Paul Hardy, New York, NY |
Designer | Dennis Noyes, Washington, DC. |
Art Director | Dennis Noyes, Washington, DC. |
Typographer | Dennis Noyes, Washington, DC. |
Modeler | Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP), Washington, DC. |
To Press / Initial Run | Summer/Fall 2000 / 1 billion |
Maximum PNCs | apx 417,000 |
Coil Size | 100 |
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 | 480 (20 x 24) stamps per revolution / plate # every 24 stamps |
Paper & Gum | Prephosphored, Type II, Surface Coated, Self-Adhesive |
Tagging Type | Prephosphored, Smooth Tagging |
Die Cut Gauge | 10.0 Vertically, Peak/Valley 10 x 10 |
Colors | Magenta, Cyan, Yellow, 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 | December 15, 2000 |
USPS Order Numbers | S/A Coil of 100 - $34.00 - 770740 First Day Cover - $.55 - 770761 |
Availability | Stamp Fulfillment Services, Kansas City. Plate 1111 - (12-19-2000) Tucson, AZ, Providence, RI, Cincinnati, OH, Lexington, KY and most likely almost all post offices in the country. |
Varieties | Thin and Bold Dates - 1.3mm and 1.5mm wide |