| Scott# 3207A | Plate 1111, 2222, 3333, 4444 (Small Date - Apx. 1.4mm long) |
| Scott# 3207Ab | Plate 5555, 6666 (Large Date - Apx. 1.6mm long) |
| Series | American Scenes |
| Issue Date & City | December 14, 1998 / Washington, DC 20066 |
| Nationwide Sale | December 15, 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 Impressions | 3000 - Fall 1998 / 300 million, 10,000 - Fall 1998 / 500 million |
| Coil Size | 3000 & 10,000 |
| 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 | 378 stamps per revolution / plate # every 21 stamps |
| Paper & Gum | USPS Type III, Self-Adhesive |
| Tagging Type | Untagged |
| Die Cut Gauge | 9.7 Vertically, Peak/Valley 10 x 10 |
| Colors (PMS Colors) | Process Yellow, Process Cyan, Blue (PMS 652C), Dark Blue (PMS 2965C) |
| Image Area | 0.71 x 0.82 in. / 18.0 x 20.8 mm |
| Overall Size | 0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.1 x 24.4 mm |
| Back Numbers | Blue, every 20 stamps, TOP & BOTTOM |
| Earliest Known Use | December 14, 1998 |
| USPS Order Numbers | S/A Coil of 3000 - $150.00 - 797340 |
| S/A Coil of 10,000 - $500.00 - 797040 | |
| Plate # strip of 25 (3000) - $1.25 - 797330 | |
| Plate # strip of 25 (10,000) - $1.25 - 797030 | |
| First Day Cover - No number announced - Self service only at this point. | |
| Availability | Stamp Fulfillment Services, Kansas City |
| Plate 1111 - Tucson, AZ (12-15-98) - Blue Top and Bottom Back numbers | |
| Providence, RI (12-15-98) - Blue Bottom Back numbers | |
| Plate 2222 - Manchester, NH (6-21-99) | |
| Plate 2222 - Tucson, AZ (11-18-99) - Blue Bottom Back numbers | |
| Plate 5555 - Providence, RI (6-14-01) - Blue Top/Bottom Back numbers | |
| Plate 6666 - Providence, RI (8-19-02) - Blue Top/Bottom Back numbers | |
| Varieties | |
| Note: | Plate 4444 and 5555 appeared in 2001, 6666 in August 2002. |
This stamp (Item #7970 and/or #7973) will NOT be shipped automatically to SDOs (Stamp Distribution Offices) or Philatelic Centers. Philatelic Centers need to order from their SDOs.
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