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Scott# 3985a | Plate V1111 |
Series | USPS - N/A ~ PNC3 - Flag / Patriotic |
Issue Date & City | April 8, 2006, Washington, DC 20066 (Probably No First Day of Issue Ceremony) |
Nationwide Sale | April 8, 2006 |
Designer | Terrence W. McCaffrey, USPS, Washington, DC |
Art Director | Terrence W. McCaffrey, USPS, Washington, DC |
Typographer | Terrence W. McCaffrey, USPS, Washington, DC |
Engraver | WRE/Color Tech |
Modeler | Avery Dennison, SPD |
Photograph | Carl and Ann Purcell, Alexandria, VA |
To Press / Initial Impressions | Winter, 2005 / 1.25 Billion |
Process | Gravure |
Printer | Avery Dennison, (AVR) |
Printed At | Avery Dennison, Clinton, SC |
Press | Dia Nippon Kiko (DNK) |
Processed At | Avery Dennison, Clinton, SC |
Plate Size | 800 stamps per revolution |
Paper & Tagging | Prephosphored USPS Type II |
Adhesive | Pressure Sensitive |
Die Cut Gauge | 11.3 x 10.8 on 2 or 3 sides |
Colors | Stamp Side: Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Black Cover Side: Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Black, Blue (PMS 294) |
Image Area | (w x h): 0.730 x 0.840 in. / 18.542 x 21.336 mm |
Overall Size | (w x h): 0.870 x 0.980 in. / 22.098 x 24.892 mm |
Full Booklet Size | (w x h): 1.74 x 6.167 in. / 44.196 x 155.6642 mm |
Markings | Stamp Side: © 2005 USPS
• Peel here to fold • Plate numbers
Cover Side: Barcode 675400 • "Lady Liberty and U.S. Flag" • Stamp image • "Twenty 39˘ Self-adhesive Stamps" |
Earliest Known Use | April 8, 2006 |
USPS Order Numbers | Convertible Booklet of 20 - $7.80 - 675441 |
First
Day Cover - $0.75 |
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Availability |
Stamp Fulfillment Services, Kansas City and most post offices |
Official Announcement | The Postal Service ™ will issue a denominated First-Class Mail® definitive stamp Lady Liberty and U.S. Flag on April 8, 2006, in Washington, DC.The stamp designed by Terrence W. McCaffrey of the U.S. Postal Service®, Washington, DC, also goes on sale nationwide December 8, 2005. The stamp features two of the most recognized symbols of the United States: the Statue of Liberty and the American flag. Carl and Ann Purcell of Alexandria, Virginia, took separate photographs of the Statue of Liberty and the American flag and combined them to create the montage used in the stamp art. · Pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 (Item 567900).· PSA double-sided booklet of 20 (Item 675400). · PSA convertible booklet of 10 (Item 675900). · PSA coil of 100 (Item 783600). |
Note | Did not show up until sometime in September, 2006 |
Varieties | |
End Card | Black ink on Cream card stock. Click here for a scan |
Distribution: Item 675400 Denominated $7.80 Lady Liberty and U.S. Flag, PSA Double-Sided Booklet of 20
Distribution information not available.
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