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| Scott# 3208A | Plate 11111, 22211, 22222, 33333, 44444, 55555 |
| Series | American Culture |
| Issue Date & City | September 30, 1998 - Washington, DC 20066 |
| Nationwide Sale | October 1, 1998 |
| Illustrator | Kevin Newman, Santa Monica, VA |
| Designer | Carl Herrman, Laguna Niguel, VA |
| Art Director | Carl Herrman, Laguna Niguel, VA |
| Typographer | Carl Herrman, Laguna Niguel, VA |
| Modeler | Bureau of Engraving & Printing, Washington, DC. |
| To Press / Initial Run | Summer 1998 / 300,000,000 |
| Coil Size | 3,000 and 10,000 |
| Printer | Bureau of Engraving & Printing (BEP) |
| Press | Andreotti |
| Process | Gravure |
| Where Printed | Bureau of Engraving & Printing (BEP), Washington, DC. |
| Where Processed | Bureau of Engraving & Printing (BEP), Washington, DC. |
| Plate Size & Interval | 378 stamps per revolution / plate # every 21 stamps |
| Paper & Gum | USPS Type III, Self Adhesive |
| Tagging Type | Untagged |
| Die Cut Gauge | 9.7 Vertically, Peak/Valley 10 x 10 |
| Colors (PMS Colors) | Blue (PMS 326C), Yellow (PMS 1365C), Gray (PMS 431CC), Red (PMS 187C), Process Black |
| Image Area (w x h) | 0.71 x 0.82 in. / 18.00 x 20.80 mm |
| Overall Size (w x h) | 0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.10 x 24.40 mm |
| Back Numbers | 4 digit Blue, Top and Bottom, 20 stamps apart |
| Earliest Known Use | September 30, 1998 |
| USPS Order Numbers | Coil of 10,000 - $2,500.00 - 798640 Plate # strip of 25 - $6.25 - 798630 First Day Cover - No number announced. |
| Availability | Stamp Fulfillment Services, Kansas City As of 10/11/98 - Tucson AZ (Top Blue Back #s) and Providence RI (Bottom Blue Back #s). Plate 22211 - Tucson, AZ (11-18-99) - Blue Bottom Back number. |
| Note: | Plates 22211 and 22222 were first found in 1999; 33333 and 44444 were first found in Jan/Feb 2000. Plate 55555 was found in April, 2002. |
| Varieties | NVA |