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| Scott # 3485a | Plate V1111, V1221, V2222 |
| Series | N/A |
| Format | Convertible booklet of 10 |
| Issue Date & City | February 7, 2001, New York, NY 10199 |
| Nationwide Sale | February 8, 2001 |
| Photographer | Paul Hardy, New York, N Y |
| Designer | Derry Noyes, Washington, DC |
| Art Director | Derry Noyes, Washington, DC |
| Typographer | Derry Noyes, Washington, DC |
| Engraver | Southern Graphics Systems |
| Modeler | Avery Dennison, SPD |
| Process | Gravure |
| Printer | Avery Dennison (AVR) |
| Printed At | AVR, Clinton, SC |
| Press Type | Dia Nippon Kiko |
| To Press / Initial Print Quantity | / 400 million stamps |
| Paper Type | Prephosphored Type II |
| Gum Type | Self-adhesive |
| Processed At | AVR, Clinton, SC |
| Die Cut Gauge | 11 x 11 |
| Colors | Yellow, Cyan, Magenta, Black |
| Image Area | 0.832 x 0.720 in. / 21.133 x 18.288 mm |
| Overall Size | 0.982 x 0.870 in. / 24.948 x 22.098 mm |
| Booklet Size | 6.5 x 1.74 in. / 165.10 x 44.20 mm |
| Plate Size | 300 stamps per revolution |
| Marginal Markings | N/A |
| USPS Catalog Item Numbers | 669540 Convertible booklet
of 10 - $3.40 |
| Earliest Known Use | . |
| Official Announcement | The Postal Service will issue a Statue of Liberty 34-cent definitive stamp in New York, NY 10199, on February 7, 2001. The stamp, designed by Derry Noyes of Washington, DC, is based on a photograph by Paul Hardy of New York, NY, and goes on sale nationwide February 8, 2001. This stamp will be issued in six formats: a convertible booklet of 20 (Item Number 669800); a convertible booklet of 10 (Item Number 669500); a vending booklet of 20(Item Number 669000); a self-adhesive coil of 100 (Item Number 771300); a water-activated coil of 10,000 (Item Number 773800); and a water-activated coil of 3,000 (Item Number 773700). 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 | None |
| End Card | White card stock with Green Ink. Two varieties - different fonts and shade of ink. Click here for photo. |
SDOs will receive four waves of distribution for these convertible books of 10. Wave 1 shipments will be completed January 29, 2001; Wave 2 shipments will be completed March 27, 2001; the completetion of Wave 3 is to be determined. All shipments of Wave 4 should be completed by July 30, 2001. Distributions are rounded up to the nearest master carton size (4,000 books).
SDOs will not make a subsequent automatic distribution to post offices. Post offices requiring quantities of Item 669500 must order them from their designated SDO using a separate PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition. SDOs must not distribute stamps to post offices until 10 days prior to the first day of issue.
Post offices requiring additional stamps must requisition them from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. Additional quantities will not be available at APDs for supplemental ordering.
Philatelic centers requiring Item 669500 must order them from their designated SDO using PS Form 17.
Authorized post offices requiring additional books must requisition them from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. SDOs requiring additional books must order them from the appropriate APD using PS Form 17.
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