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23¢ Presorted First Class Flag (ABNC)
Water-Activated Coils of 500 and 3,000
| Scott# 2605 |
Plate # A111, A112, A122, A212, A222, A333 |
| Scott# 2605a |
Imperf pair |
| Series |
American Flag |
| Issue Date & City |
September 27, 1991, Washington, DC. |
| Nationwide Sale |
September 28, 1991 |
| Designer |
Terrance McCafferty (USPS) |
| Art Director |
Donald McDowell (USPS) |
| Typographer |
Terrance McCafferty (USPS) |
| To Press / Quantity |
About Spring 1991 / Initial Order 515,000,000 |
| Coil Size |
500, 3000 |
| Printer |
Guilford Gravure for American Bank Note Company |
| Press |
Andreotti |
| Process |
Gravure |
| Where Printed |
Guilford Gravure |
| Where Processed |
Guilford Gravure |
| Plate Size & Interval |
456 (19 x 24) stamps per revolution / plate # every 24 stamps |
| Paper & Gum |
Water-Activated |
| Tagging |
Untagged |
| Perf Gauge |
10.2 Vertically |
| Colors |
Blue, Red, Black |
| Overall Size (w x h) |
apx. 0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.1 x 24.4 mm |
| Earliest Known Use |
September 27, 1991 |
| Varieties |
Wide, Thick and Narrow, Thin Middle Red “2” - See scan above |
