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(10¢) Nondenominated Eagle and Shield Bulk Rate
(Stamp Venturers)
Self-Adhesive Coil of 10,000
| Scott# 2907 |
Plate # S11111 |
| Series |
Miscellaneous - Bulk Rate |
| Issue Date & City |
May 21, 1996, Washington, DC. |
| Nationwide Sale |
May 22, 1996 |
| Designer |
Chris Calle, Ridgefield, CT |
| Art Director |
Terry McCaffrey (USPS) |
| Typographer |
John Boyd of Anagraphics, Inc., New York, NY |
| Modeler |
Richard C. Sennett, Sennett Enterprise |
| To Press / Quantity |
Probably Early 1996, 450 Million |
| 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 |
Self-Adhesive supplied by Nichimen/Kanzaki |
| Tagging Type |
Untagged |
| Die Cut Gauge |
Simulated Die Cut Perforations (Comco custom die cutter) |
| Colors |
Metallic Gold, Brown, Green, Blue, Red |
| Overall Size (w x h) |
0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.1 x 24.4 mm |
| Back Numbers |
5 digit Pink or Black dot-matrix number every 10th stamp, Top, Middle or Bottom |
| Earliest Known Use |
May 21, 1996 |
| Note: |
1996 Date printed in Blue |
| Compare |
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