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<5¢> USA And Star
(Ashton Potter)
Self-Adhesive Coils of 3,000 & 10,000 (1 design)
Scott # 5172 Plate # P111
PNC3 ID PNC 2017-4
Series  
Issue Date & City February 10, 2017, Fort Lauderdale,
Nationwide Sale February 10, 2017
Designer Antonio Alcala, Alexandria, VA
Leslie Badanni, Alexandria, VA
Art Director Antonio Alcala, Alexandria, VA
Typographer Antonio Alcala, Alexandria, VA
Leslie Badanni, Alexandria, VA
Existing Art  
Modeler Joseph Sheeran
To Press / Initial Quantity 105 Million
Coil Size 3,000
Printer Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
Press Muller A76
Process Offset, Microprint - USPS
Where Printed Williamsville, NY
Where Processed Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
Plate Size & Interval 594 stamps per revolution, Plate numbers every 27th stamp below stamp image/td>
Paper Type Nonphosphored Type Ill
Adhesive Type Pressure-sensitive SA
Tagging Type Untagged
Die Cut Gauge serpentine die cut 10 vertically
Colors PMS 286 Blue C, PMS 199 Red C, PMS 429 Grey
Image Size (w x h) 0.73 x 0.84 in. 1 18.54 x 21.34 mm
Overall Size (w x h) 0.87 x 0.98 in. 1 22.10 x 24.89 mm
Back Numbers Yes
Earliest Known Use  
USPS Order Numbers 755100 coil 3,000 (Item Number from Postal Bulletin 22459) (1-19-17)
Item # 755103 strip of 25 (3K coil) 1 1.25 2017 USA Philatelic Volume 221 Spring
Availability  
Official Announcement Postal Bulletin 22459 1-19-17
Security  
Note Scott New Listings Update US, Linns April 17, 2017 page 67

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