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39¢ Lady Liberty and U. S. Flag
(Avery Dennison)
Self Adhesive Coil of 100
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:
· Pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 (Item 567900).
·  PSA double-sided booklet of 20 (Item 675400).
· PSA convertible booklet of 10 (Item 675900).

·  PSA coil of 100 (Item 783600).

Distribution: Item 783600 Denominated ($39.00 Value) Lady Liberty and U.S. Flag, PSA Coil of 100
Distribution info not available.