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(Stamp Venturers)
Self-Adhesive Coil of 10,000
| Scott# 2902B |
Plate # S111 |
| Series |
None (USPS) - American Scenes (PNC3) |
| Issue Date & City |
June 15, 1996, San Antonio, TX |
| Nationwide Sale |
June 16, 1996 |
| Designer |
Tom Engeman, Carbondale, CO |
| Art Director |
Phil Jordan |
| Typographer |
Phil Jordan |
| Modeler |
Richard Sennett, Sennett Enterprise |
| To Press / Initial Run |
Probably Early 1996 / 550,000,000 |
| Coil Size |
10,000 |
| Printer |
Stamp Venturers |
| Press |
Champlain, Model 1 |
| Process |
Gravure |
| Where Printed |
J.W. Fergusson and Sons, Richmond, VA |
| Where Processed |
Stamp Venturers, Fredericksburg, VA |
| Plate Size & Interval |
252 (12 x 21) stamps per revolution / plate # every 21 stamps |
| Paper & Gum |
Untagged, Self-Adhesive, supplied by Nichimen / Kanzaki |
| Tagging Type |
Untagged |
| Die Cut Gauge |
11.5 Vertically |
| Colors |
Yellow, Red, Blue |
| Overall Size (w x h) |
0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.1 x 24.4 mm |
| Back Numbers |
5 digit Pink and Black dot-matrix numbers every 10 stamps, Top and Bottom |
| Earliest Known Use |
June 15, 1996 |
| Note: |
1996 Date is in Blue |
