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20¢ Blue Jay
Pressure Sensitive Adhesive
Folded Vending Booklet of 10
Scott # 3048b,c BK 237 Plate # S1111, S2222
Series  
Format Folded vending booklet of 10
Issue Date & City August, 1996 ?
Nationwide Sale ?
Designer Robert Giusti, New Milford, Connecticut
Modeler Richard C. Sennett
Art Director Derry Noyes, USPS
Typographer John Boyd, Anagraphics Inc., New York, NY
Process Gravure
Printer J. W. Fergusson & Sons, Richmond, Virginia for Stamp Venturers
Printed At J. W. Fergusson & Sons, Richmond, Virginia
Press Type Champlain webfed gravure press 1
To Press / Initial Print Quantity ?
Paper Type Prephosphored, supplied by Westvaco / Kanzaki
Gum Type Self-adhesive
Processed At Stamp Venturers, Fredericksburg, Virginia
Die Cut Gauge 10.4 x 10.8 on 3 sides
Colors Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Black
Image Area 0.720 x 0.832 in / 18.79 x 21.13 mm
Overall Size 0.870 x 0.982 in / 22.09 x 24.94 mm
Booklet Size 1.741 x 6.500 in / 44.22 x 165.10 mm
Cover S1111 - Type D Liner, 12-1/2 scoring
S2222 - Blank Liner, 8-1/2 scoring
Plate Size 280 stamps per revolution (10 across by 28 around)
Marginal Markings USPS Logo • "© USPS 1995" • Plate Numbers
USPS Catalog Item Numbers ?? Vending Booklet of  10 - $2.00
Earliest Known Use ?
Official Announcement  
Note: The vending booklet differs from the convertible booklet in that it has a glue strip at the top edge of the top pane, the peelable strip has been removed and the rouletting line is 2mm lower than on the convertible booklet when the panes are compared with the bottoms aligned.  Plate S2222 has 8-1/2 scoring.  Both plate S1111 and the convertible booklets have 12-1/2 scoring.

 


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