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Scott# 3635a | Plate B1111, B2222, B3333, B4444, B5555, B6666, B7777 |
Series | Flag Definitive |
Issue Date & City | June 7, 2002, Washington, DC 20066 |
Nationwide Sale | June 7, 2002 |
Photograph | Pictor International |
Designer | Terrence W. McCaffrey, USPS, Washington, DC |
Art Director | Terrence W. McCaffrey, USPS, Washington, DC |
Typographer | Terrence W. McCaffrey, USPS, Washington, DC |
Engraver | N/A |
Modeler | Banknote Corporation of America, Inc. (BCA) |
To Press / Initial Impressions | Spring, 2002 / 1.8 Billion |
Process | Offset / Microprinting "USPS" |
Printer | Banknote Corporation of America, Inc. (BCA) |
Printed At | BCA, Browns Summit, NC |
Press | Goebel, 670 |
Processed At | BCA, Browns Summit, NC |
Plate Size | 500 stamps per revolution |
Paper & Gum | Type I / Self-Adhesive |
Tagging Type | Pre-Phosphored |
Die Cut Gauge | 11.3 x 11.3 on 2, 3 or 4 sides |
Colors | Front: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, @ 300 Line screen |
Back: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, Spec. Blue (PMS 294) @ 200 Line screen | |
Image Area | 0.72 x 0.83 in. / 18.29 x 21.08 mm |
Overall Size | 0.87 x 0.98 in. / 22.10 x 24.89 mm |
Booklet Size | 4.35 x 4.13 in. / 110.49 x 104.90 mm |
Marginal Markings | "Plate Numbers · "Peel here to fold · Self-adhesive stamps · DO NOT WET · "© 2002 USPS - (Cover side) barcode; U.S. Flag; misc. text " |
Earliest Known Use | June 7, 2002 |
USPS Order Numbers | Convertible Booklet of 20 - $7.40 - 670940 |
First Day Cover - $0.75 - 670961 | |
Availability | Stamp Fulfillment Services, Kansas City |
Official Announcement | The
Postal Service will issue a 37-cent U.S. Flag definitive stamp on June 7, 2002, in
Washington, DC. The stamp was designed and illustrated by Terrence W. McCaffrey, U.S.
Postal Service, Washington, DC. No official ceremony is planned. |
Note | B5555 and B6666 were found in November, 2002. B7777 was found in March 2003. |
Varieties | None |
End Card | Blue Ink on Cream card stock. Click here for scan. |
Distribution Information was not provided
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