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(32¢) "G"
(American Bank Note Corporation)
Folded Booklet of 20
Scott # 2884a BK222 Plate # A1111, A1211, A2222, A3333, A4444
Series Rate Change
Format $6.40 Folded booklet of 20 (2 panes of 10)
Issue Date & City December 13, 1994, Washington, DC
Nationwide Sale December 14, 1994
Designer Ronald Sharpe (Bureau of Engraving and Printing)
Art Director Jack Williams (USPS)
Typographer John Boyd  (Anagraphics Inc., New York, NY)
Process Gravure
Printer American Bank Note Company (ABNC)
Printed At Multi-Color Corporation, Scottsburg, IN for ABNC
Press Type Schiavi 10 color webfedgravure press
To Press / Initial Print Quantity Spring, 1993 / 2,029,500,000 in booklets of 20
Paper Type Prephosphored
Gum Type Water Activated
Processed At American Bank Note Company, Bedford Park, IL
Perforation Gauge 10.9 x 10.9 (2 or 3 sides) (L Perforator)
Colors Red, Blue, Gray, Black
Stamp Size 0.87 x 0.96 in / 22.1 x 24.4 mm
Plate Size 400 impressions per revolution, 20 across by 20 around
Selvage Markings Plate numbers on binding tabs. 
USPS Catalog Item Numbers 66032 Folded Booklet of  20 - $6.40
Earliest Known Use ?
Note The cover of the booklet has a dull surface and a Blue G in the stamp design.
Note Most booklets have the same plate number combination on both panes, but there are exceptions.
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Posted - 14 May, 2004

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