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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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