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Scott# 3636c | Plate S1111, S2222, S3333, S4444, S5555, S6666 |
Series | Flag |
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 | Armotek Industries |
Modeler | Donald H. Woo |
To Press / Initial Impressions | Spring, 2002 / 600 Million |
Process | Gravure |
Printer | Sennett Security Products (SSP) |
Printed At | American Packaging Corporation, Columbus, WI |
Press | Rotomek, 3000 |
Processed At | Unique Binders, Fredericksburg, VA |
Plate Size | 480 stamps per revolution |
Paper & Gum | Type II / Self-Adhesive |
Tagging Type | Pre-Phosphored, Solid and Mottled |
Die Cut Gauge | 10.4 x 10.8 on 2 or 3 sides |
Colors | Magenta, Yellow, Cyan, Black |
Image Area | 0.72 x 0.832 in. / 18.29 x 21.13 mm |
Overall Size | 0.87 x 0.982 in. / 22.09 x 24.94 mm |
Booklet Size | 1.74 x 6.208 in. / 44.20 x 157.68 mm |
Marginal Markings | "© 2002 USPS" · Plate Numbers · "Peel here to fold · Self-adhesive stamps · DO NOT WET" |
Earliest Known Use | June 7, 2002 |
USPS Order Numbers | Double Sided Convertible Booklet of 20 - $7.40 - 670840 |
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. The stamp will be issued in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) convertible book of 18 (Item 562600); PSA pane of 20 (Item 562900); PSA convertible book of 10 (Item 670600); PSA vending book of 20 (Item 670700); PSA double-sided book of 20 (Item 670800); PSA convertible book of 20 (Item 670900); PSA coil of 100 (Item 780100); PSA coil of 3,000 (Item 780200); PSA coil of 10,000 (Item 780300); water-activated gum (WAG) coil of 100 (Item 780500); WAG coil of 3,000 (Item 780600); and WAG coil of 10,000 (Item 780700). Items 780300 and 780600 will be available for nationwide sale on June 7, 2002. Items 562600, 562900, 670600, 670700, 670800, 670900, 780100, 780200, 780500 and 780700 will be available for sale at a later date. The stars and stripes of "Old Glory" are featured on this definitive stamp. |
Note | S2222 found in March, 2003. S3333 found in May, 2003. S4444 first reported in late June, 2003. S5555 found in December, 2003. S6666 was discovered in March 2005. |
Varieties | Some numbers can be found with either Solid or Mottled Tagging. |
End Card | 2 Different Black ink on cream colored cards. Click HERE for scans. |
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