Scott# 3481a - Strip of 4 | Plate # B1111, B2111, B2122, B2211, B2222 |
Scott# 3478 - Freesia | |
Scott# 3479 - Asian Hybrid Lily | |
Scott# 3480 - Cymbidium Orchid | Plate # appears only on this stamps |
Scott# 3481 - Longiflorum Lily | C&n |
Series | Definitive |
Issue Date & City | February 7, 2001 / New York, NY 10199 |
Nationwide Sale | February 8, 2001 |
Photographer | Robert Peak, Winter Park, FL |
Engraver | Acitronic |
Designer | Dennis Noyes, Washington, DC. |
Art Director | Dennis Noyes, Washington, DC. |
Typographer | Dennis Noyes, Washington, DC. |
Modeler | Guilford Gravure, Inc., Guilford CT |
To Press / Initial Run | Fall/Winter 2000 / 1.5 billion |
Coil Size | 100 |
Printer | Banknote Corporation of America, Inc. (BCA) |
Press | Cerrutti, R118 |
Process | Gravure |
Where Printed | Guilford Gravure, Inc., Guilford CT |
Where Processed | Guilford Gravure, Inc., Guilford CT |
Plate Size & Interval | 384 stamps per revolution / plate # every 12 stamps |
Paper & Gum | USPS Type II, Surface Coated Self-Adhesive |
Tagging Type | Prephosphored, Smooth Tagging |
Die Cut Gauge | 8.5 Vertically, Peak/Valley, 10 x 9 |
Colors | Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Black |
Image Area | 0.71 x 0.82 in. / 18.03 x 20.83 mm |
Overall Size | 0.87 x 0.965 in. / 22.1 x 24.51 mm |
Back Numbers | None |
Earliest Known Use | February 6, 2001 |
USPS Order Numbers | S/A Coil of 100 - $34.00 - 776940 First Day Cover (Set of 4) - $1.57 - 776961 |
Availability | Stamp Fulfillment Services, Kansas City Plate 2111 (3/26/01) Providence, RI Plate 2222 (5/20/01) Providence, RI |
Note | Scott lists as a PNC5 and PNC9, both as 3481a; B2111 appeared in March 2001, Plate B2222 appeared late in March 2001. B2122 appeared in July and B2211 in early August 2001. |
Official Announcement | The photographs by Robert Peak capture the color and delicacy of four different cut flowers - a freesia, a cymbidium orchid, and two lilies. In his 25 years of artistic endeavors, Peak has been recognized and honored as a photographer, designer, and filmmaker. His fine art photographs have been featured in major publications and appear in collections worldwide. |