| Scott# 3475 | Plate V1111, V2222 |
| Series | Definitive |
| Issue Date & City | February 22, 2001 / Wall, SD 57790 |
| Nationwide Sale | February 23, 2001 |
| Illustrator | Tom Nikosey, Bell Canyon, CA |
| Designer | Carl Herrman, Carlsbad, CA |
| Engraver | Southern Graphics System |
| Art Director | Carl Herrman, Carlsbad, CA |
| Typographer | Carl Herrman, Carlsbad, CA |
| Modeler | Avery Dennison, SPD |
| To Press / Initial Run | Fall/Winter 2000 / 600 million |
| Coil Size | 100 |
| Printer | Avery Dennison, (AVR) |
| Press | Dia Nippon Kiko (DNK) |
| Process | Gravure |
| Where Printed | AVR, Clinton, SC |
| Where Processed | AVR, Clinton, SC |
| Plate Size & Interval | 385 (35 x 11) stamps per revolution / plate # every 5 stamps |
| Paper & Gum | USPS Type II / Self Adhesive |
| Tagging Type | Prephosphored, Solid Tagging |
| Die Cut Gauge | 8.4 Vertically, Peak/Valley 10 x 10, Valley/Peak 10 x 10, Multiple Ties |
| Colors | Yellow, Cyan, Magenta, Purple |
| Image Area | 0.818 x 0.720 in. / 20.777 x 18.288 mm |
| Overall Size | 0.982 x 0.870 in. / 24.943 x 22.098 mm |
| Back Numbers | Yes, BUT -- Back Numbers? |
| Earliest Known Use | February 22, 2001 |
| USPS Order Numbers | S/A Coil of 100 - $21.00 - 774740 |
| First Day Cover - $.63 - 774761 | |
| Availability | Stamp Fulfillment Services, Kansas City, KS |
| Note: | Plate # V2222 was found in early September 2001. |
| Official Announcement | Bison, long a symbol of the Wild West, had roamed the western United States from the Mississippi River to west of the Rocky Mountains. Many Native American tribes relied on the bison for survival and used the entire animal for food, clothing, thread, bowstrings, cups, and spoons. The herds were large and the numbers were in the millions. Bison were nearly eliminated from the plains and prairies of the United States at the end of the 19th century due to extensive hunting and governmental policy. A small herd of Bison was finally protected in Yellowstone National Park early in the 1900s. More than 40 Native American tribes have recently joined together to restore the herds of bison on tribal lands in South Dakota and Montana. They have been successful in creating a collective herd of almost 10,000 animals from the survivors in Yellowstone. |
| Varieties | This issue can be found with both V/P and P/V die cuts. Click here for a comparison scan. Click here for a close-up of the die cuts on a miscut strip. |
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