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39¢ Lady Liberty and U. S. Flag
(Ashton Potter)
Self Adhesive Coil of 100
Scott # 3981 Plate # P1111
Series USPS - NA ~ PNC3 - Flag / Patriotic
Issue Date & City April 8, 2006, Washington, DC 20066 (Probably No First Day of Issue Ceremony)
Nationwide Sale April 8, 2006
Designer Terrence W. McCaffrey, USPS
Art Director Terrence W. McCaffrey, USPS
Typographer Terrence W. McCaffrey, USPS
Photograph Carl and Ann Purcell, Alexandria, VA
Modeler Joe Sheera
To Press / Initial Quantity Winter 2006 / 1 Billion stamps (10 million coils)
Coil Size 100
Printer Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
Press Muller Martini A76, 27"
Process Offset with Micro-printing “USPS” - Click here to see the location of the micro-printing.
Where Printed Williamsville, NY
Where Processed Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. (APU)
Plate Size & Interval 744 stamps per revolution / plate # every 31 stamps
Paper Type Prephosphored, USPS Type I, Surface Coated
Adhesive Type Pressure Sensitive
Tagging Type Prephosphored, Smooth appearance
Die Cut Gauge Serpentine Die Cuts - 9.5 Vertically
Colors Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Image Size (w x h) 0.73 x 0.84 in. / 18.542 x 21.336 mm
Overall Size (w x h) 0.8796 x 0.980 in. / 22.1223 x 24.892 mm
Back Numbers None
Earliest Known Use April 8, 2006
USPS Order Numbers 783640 Full Coil of 100 - $39.00
783661 First Day Cover - $0.77
Availability &n
Official Announcement The Postal ServiceTM will issue a denominated First-Class MailŽ definitive stamp Lady Liberty and U.S. Flag on April 8, 2006, in Washington, DC. The stamp designed by Terrence W. McCaffrey of the U.S. Postal ServiceŽ, Washington, DC, also goes on sale nationwide April 8, 2006.

The stamp features two of the most recognized symbols of the United States: the Statue of Liberty and the American flag. Carl and Ann Purcell of Alexandria, Virginia, took separate photographs of the Statue of Liberty and the American flag and combined them to create the montage used in the stamp art.

The stamp will be issued in the following formats:
Pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 (Item 567900).
ˇ PSA double-sided booklet of 20 (Item 675400).
ˇ PSA convertible booklet of 10 (Item 675900).
ˇ PSA coil of 100 (Item 783600).
Variety Seam lines, when present, can appear in any of the colors in the plate number and more than one seam line color can be present at the same time, either to the right or left of the die cut on the left side of the plate numbered stamp. Click here to see an enlarged scan with the 'seam line'.
Note  
Distribution: Item 783600 Denominated ($39.00 Value) Lady Liberty and U.S. Flag, PSA Coil of 100
No distribution info released yet.