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Scott# 3830a | Plate P11111, P22222 |
Scott# 3830De | Plate P33333, P44444, P55555 - Micro-printed with USPS |
Series | Flora and Fauna |
Issue Date & City | January 30, 2004, Norfolk, VA 23501 |
Nationwide Sale | January 31, 2004 |
Artist / Illustrator | Nancy Stahl, New York, NY |
Designer | Carl T. Herrman, Carlsbad, CA |
Art Director | Carl T. Herrman, Carlsbad, CA |
Typographer | Carl T. Herrman, Carlsbad, CA |
Modeler | Joseph Sheeran |
To Press / Initial Impressions | Fall 2003 / 1.5 Billion |
Process | Offset |
Printer | Ashton Potter USA Ltd. (APU) |
Printed At | Williamsville, NY |
Press | Stevens, Varisize Security |
Processed At | Ashton Potter USA Ltd. (APU) |
Plate Size | 400 stamps per revolution |
Paper & Gum | Pressure Sensitive Adhesive / Glatfelter / Flexcon, Type 1 |
Tagging Type | Prephosphored |
Die Cut Gauge | 11.5 x 11.1 |
Colors | Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Special Blue (match color) |
Image Area | (w x h): 0.71 x 0.82 in. / 18.034 x 20.828 mm |
Overall Size | (w x h): 0.87 x 0.98 in. / 22.098 x 24.892 mm |
Full Booklet Size | (w x h): 4.125 x 4.35 in. / 104.775 x 110.49 mm |
Marginal Markings | Stamp Side: Plate numbers "Peel here to fold" "© 2003 USPS" Cover Side: Price, barcode, Web site on cover |
Earliest Known Use | November 25, 2003 |
USPS Order Numbers | Convertible Booklet of 20 - $7.40 - 672640 |
First Day Cover - $0.75 - 672661 | |
Availability | Stamp Fulfillment Services, Kansas City and most post offices |
Official Announcement | The Postal Service will issue a 37-cent Snowy Egret definitive stamp (Item 672600) in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) convertible booklet of 20 on January 30, 2004, in Norfolk, Virginia. The stamp, designed by Carl T. Herrman, Carlsbad, California, goes on sale nationwide January 31, 2004. The Snowy Egret stamp features artist Nancy Stahl's rendering of a snowy egret, which is considered one of the most beautiful American birds. The stamp art, based on photographs, depicts the head and upper body of a snowy egret against a blue background. This stamp was issued in a coil of 100 on October 24, 2003, in New York, New York. |
Note | Plate P33333 was first reported in June 2004. Plate P44444 was found in late September. P55555 was found in December 2004. |
End Card | Black Ink on cream card. Click HERE for scan. Previously, all cards found had 'x'ed out printing on reverse. End Cards found in September 2004 do not have the printing on the reverse. A new printing, with a bar code, was discovered in November, 2004. Click HERE for a scan. |
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