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| Above - Comparison of back numbers on British Paper (top) and American
Paper (bottom) Below - Ghost images to the right of actual back number on British Paper Click either scan for more detail |
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| Scott# 3476 | Plate 1111 (Prephosphored, Mottled Tagging) |
| Scott# 3476a | Plate 1111 (Prephosphored, Solid Tagging) (British Paper) |
| Series | Definitive |
| Issue Date & City | February 7, 2001 / New York, NY 10199 |
| Nationwide Sale | February 8, 2001 |
| 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 | Fall/Winter 2000 / 400 million |
| Coil Size | 100, 3,000, 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 | 432 (24 x 18) stamps per revolution / plate # every 24 stamps |
| Paper & Gum | Prephosphored, USPS Type I / Water-Activated |
| Tagging Type | Prephosphored, Smooth and Uneven Tagging |
| Perforation Gauge | 9.8 Vertically |
| Colors | Magenta, Cyan, Yellow, Black |
| 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, Top and Bottom Every 20 Stamps |
| Earliest Known Use | January 31, 2001 |
| USPS Order Numbers | S/A Coil of 3000 - $3400.00 - 773740 |
| Strip of 25 with plate # - $8.50 - 773730 | |
| Strip of 5 - $1.70 - 773720 | |
| First Day Cover - $.55 - 773761 | |
| Availability | Stamp Fulfillment Services, Kansas City, KS (3/24/01) Providence, RI - Top & Bottom, Positions 1 & 5 |
| Notes | Apparently no facial difference between coils of 3000 and 10000 |
| Official Announcement | The Statue of Liberty, a gift of friendship from the people of France to the people of the United States, has become a symbol of freedom and democracy. Located in New York Harbor, the statue was dedicated on October 28, 1886, and designated a National Monument on October 15, 1924. This stamp was issued in several nondenominated formats in December 2000. |
| Varieties | Printed on 2 different papers, American and British. The British paper was first found around the beginning of April, 2002. |
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