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Scott # 3983 | Plate # V1111 |
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 (Not available until about the end of June) |
Designer | Terrence W. McCaffrey, USPS |
Art Director | Terrence W. McCaffrey, USPS |
Typographer | Terrence W. McCaffrey, USPS |
Photograph | Carl and Ann Purcell, Alexandria, VA |
Engraver | WRE / ColorTech |
Modeler | Avery Dennison, SPD |
To Press / Initial Quantity | Winter 2005 / 1 Billion stamps (10 Million coils) |
Coil Size | 100 |
Printer | Avery Dennison, (AVR) |
Press | Dia Nippon Kiko (DNK) |
Process | Gravure |
Where Printed | AVR, Clinton, S.C. |
Where Processed | AVR, Clinton, S.C. |
Plate Size & Interval | 396 stamps per revolution / plate # every 11 stamps |
Paper Type | Prephosphored, USPS Type II, Surface Coated |
Adhesive Type | Pressure Sensitive |
Tagging Type | Prephosphored, Smooth appearance |
Die Cut Gauge | Serpentine Die Cuts - 8.5 Vertically - 10 x 10 |
Die Cut Varieties | Peak/Valley, Valley/Peak with PV being the more common/ |
Colors | Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Black |
Image Size (w x h) | 0.730 x 0.840 in. / 18.542 x 21.336 mm |
Overall Size (w x h) | 0.870 x 0.982 in. / 22.098 x 24.9428 mm |
Back Numbers | None |
Earliest Known Use | Late April, 2006 |
USPS Order Numbers | 783642 Full Coil of 100 - $39.00 783661 First Day Cover - $0.77 |
Availability | Stamp Fulfillment Service, Kansas City, MO |
Official Announcement | The Postal ServiceTM will issue a denominated First-Class Mail® 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 Service®, 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: |
Distribution: Item 783600 Denominated ($39.00 Value) Lady Liberty and U.S. Flag, PSA Coil of 100 |
Distribution info not available. |