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Scott# 3271 | Plate 11111, 22222 (Small Date - apx. 1 ¼ mm wide) |
Scott# 3271a | Plate 33333 (Large Date - apx 1 ¾ mm wide) |
Scott# 3271b | Plate 11111 (Small Date) / (Tagged Error) |
Series | Miscellaneous - Definitive |
Issue Date & City | December 14, 1998 / Washington, DC 20066 |
Nationwide Sale | December 15, 1998 |
Illustrator | Chris Calle, Ridgefield, CT |
Designer | Chris Calle, Ridgefield, CT |
Art Director | Terry McCaffrey, USPS |
Typographer | John Boyd, New York, NY |
To Press / Impressions | Fall 1998 / 500 million |
Coil Size | 10,000 |
Printer | Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) |
Press | Andreotti, Model 601 |
Process | Gravure |
Where Printed | Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, DC. |
Where Processed | Bureau of Engraving and Printing, 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 | 9.9 Vertically, Peak/Valley 10 x 10 |
Colors (PMS Colors) | Red (PMS 485C), Blue (PMS 287C), Yellow (PMS 143C), Green (PMS 360C), Brown (PMS 497C) |
Image Area (w x h) | 0.71 x 0.82 in. / 18.0 x 20.8 mm |
Overall Size (w x h) | 0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.1 x 24.4 mm |
Back Numbers | Blue, every 20, Top and Bottom |
Earliest Known Use | December 14, 1998 |
USPS Order Numbers | S/A Coil of 10,000 - $1000.00 - 799140 Plate # strip of 25 - $2.50 - 799130 First Day Cover - No number announced - Self service only at this point. |
Availability | Stamp Fulfillment Services, Kansas City Tucson, AZ (12-15-98) - Blue Top Back number Providence, RI (12-15-98)- Blue Bottom Back number (#22222) Providence, RI (11-14-99)- Blue Bottom Back number |
Note: | Plate 22222 appeared in late 1999 |
Varieties | Anaconda Red (Pictured Above), Tagged Error |
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This stamp (Item # 7991) will NOT be shipped automatically to SDOs (Stamp Distribution Offices) or Philatelic Centers. Philatelic Centers and regular post offices need to order from their SDOs.