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| Scott # 3279a BK276 | Plate 1111, 1121 |
| Series | Flag Definitive |
| Format | Folded booklet of 20 |
| Issue Date & City | February 25, 1999, Orlando, FL 32862 |
| Nationwide Sale | February 26, 1999 |
| Illustrator | Hiro Kimura, Brooklyn, NY |
| Designer | Richard Sheaff, Scottsdale, AZ |
| Engraver | Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) |
| Art Director | Richard Sheaff, Scottsdale, AZ |
| Typographer | Richard Sheaff, Scottsdale, AZ |
| Process | Gravure |
| Printer | Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP), Washington, DC |
| Printed At | Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP), Washington, DC |
| Press Type | Andreotti, 601 |
| To Press / Initial Print Quantity | Winter 1998, 1999 / 1 billion stamps |
| Paper Type | Prephosphored, Type I |
| Gum Type | Self-adhesive |
| Processed At | Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP), Washington, DC |
| Die Cut Gauge | 9.8 on 2 or 3 sides |
| Colors | Yellow (PMS 156C), Red (PMS 187C), Light Blue (PMS 326C), Dark Blue (PMS 2995C) |
| 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 |
| Booklet Size | 1.74 x 5.385 in. / 44.16 x 136.68 mm |
| Plate Size | 480 stamps per revolution |
| Marginal Markings | Register marks and plate numbers in tab |
| USPS Catalog Item Numbers | 663340 Booklet
of 20 - $6.60 |
| Earliest Known Use | . |
| Official Announcement | The Postal Service will issue a 33-cent City Flag Definitive Stamp (Item Number 100700) on February 25, 1999, in Orlando, FL. The stamps were illustrated and designed by Richard Sheaff of Scottsdale, AZ. The stamp goes on sale nationwide February 26, 1999. |
| Varieties | Horizontal die cuts can start with either a peak or a valley at the junction of the vertical die cut. |
| Note | Printing Plate Layout and related information |
Distribution: 33-Cent City Flag Definitive Stamp, PSA Folded Booklet of 20, Item Number 663300
SDOs and SDNs will receive a single automatic distribution for Item Number 663300. The distribution, which was completed February 1, 1999, was approximately one-fourth the standard automatic distribution quantity for a PSA book-let. Distributions are rounded up to the nearest master carton size (4,500 booklets).
Initial Supply for Post Offices
SDOs and SDNs will make a subsequent automatic distribution to post offices for one-fourth their full standard automatic distribution quantity using PS Form 3309 and PS Form 17. SDOs and SDNs must not distribute booklets to post offices before February 18, 1999.
Additional Supply
SDOs, SDNs, APDs, and authorized CAG A–G post offices requiring additional quantities of Item Number 663300 must order them from BEP using PS Form 3356. All other post offices requiring additional quantities of Item Number 663300 must order them from their designated SDO or SDN using PS Form 17.
Philatelic Requirement
SDOs and SDNs with authorized philatelic centers must provide subsequent distribution of these booklets to each philatelic center from the initial automatic distribution.
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