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Scott# 3132 | Plate # M11111 |
Series | American Culture |
Issue Date & City | March 14, 1997, New York, NY |
Nationwide Sale | March 15, 1997 |
Designer | Bill Nelson, Richmond, VA |
Art Director | Carl Herrman |
Typographer | John Boyd, Anagraphics Inc., New York, NY |
Modeler | Richard Sennett |
To Press / Initial Run | Late 1996 / Early 1997 / 36,000,000 |
Coil Size | 10,000 and 30,000 |
Printer | Stamp Venturers for 3M, St. Paul, MN |
Press | Champlain |
Process | Gravure |
Where Printed | J. W. Fergusson and Sons, Richmond, VA |
Where Processed | 3M, St. Paul, MN and Stamp Venturer |
Plate Size & Interval | 280 stamps per revolution / plate # every 7 stamps |
Paper & Gum | Self-Adhesive, supplied by Westvaco |
Tagging Type | Untagged |
Die Cut Gauge | Imperforate |
Configuration | Simulated perforations and cutting marks printed between stamps |
Colors | Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Dark Black, Teal |
Overall Size (w x h) | 0.87 x 0.982 in. / 22.08 x 24.92 mm |
Back Numbers | None |
Earliest Known Use | March 14, 1997 |
Note: | 1996 Date is in Black |
Note: | These stamps were issued on a coil with no backing paper, similar to transparent tape. Philatelic Fulfillment sold a strip of 7, including a numbered stamp, on a special release liner. |