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Scott# 2523A | Plate # A11111, A22211 |
Series | American Flag |
Issue Date & City | July 4, 1991, Mount Rushmore, Keystone, South Dakota |
Nationwide Sale | March 30, 1991 |
Designer | Clarence Holbert (BEP) |
Art Director | Leonard Buckley (BEP) |
Typographer | Clarence Holbert (BEP) |
Modeler | Clarence Holbert (BEP) |
To Press / Quantity | Late 1990 / Initial Order 150,000,000,000 |
Coil Size | 10,000 |
Printer | George Schmitt and Company, Division of Guilford Gravure for American Bank Note Company |
Presses | Andreotti |
Process | Gravure |
Where Printed | Guilford Gravure |
Where Processed | Guilford Gravure |
Plate Size & Interval | 456 (19 x 24) stamps per revolution / plate # every 24 stamps |
Paper and Gum | Embedded Phosphor, Water-Activated |
Tagging | Prephosphored Paper with Mottled Tagging |
Perf Gauge | 10.2 Vertically |
Colors | Medium Brown, Light Brown, Dark Brown, Red, Blue |
Overall Size (w x h) | apx 0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.1 x 24.4 mm |
Earliest Known Use | July 4, 1991 |
Note: | For a side-by-side comparison of the Mt. Rushmore stamps, click here. |