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Normal - 13 x 12 PP/ V V

Normal - 12 x 13 V V / PP

Variety - 13 x 12 PP/ V V

All plate numbers except V333342

V333342

V333342

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(5¢) Mountain Non Profit Rate
(Avery Dennison)
Self-Adhesive Coil of 10,000
Scott# 2904A Plate # V222222, V333323, V333333, V333342, V333343
Series None (USPS) - American Scenes (PNC3)
Issue Date & City June 15, 1996, San Antonio, TX
Nationwide Sale June 16, 1996
Designer Tom Engeman, Carbondale, CO
Art Director Phil Jordan
Typographer Phil Jordan
Modeler Gary Charles of Avery Dennison and North American Roto Engraver
To Press / Initial Run Probably Early 1996  /  150,000,000
Coil Size 10,000
Printer Avery Dennison Security Printing Division, Clinton, SC
Press Chesnut Webfed press
Process Gravure
Where Printed Avery Dennison Security Printing Division, Clinton, SC
Where Processed Avery Dennison Security Printing Division, Clinton, SC
Plate Size & Interval 135 (9 x 15) stamps per revolution / plate # every 15 stamps
Paper & Gum Self-Adhesive, supplied by Westvaco
Tagging Type Untagged
Die Cut Gauge 11.2 Vertically, Peak/Valley 13 x 12, Valley/Peak 12 x 13
Colors Pink, Yellow, Orange, Violet, Light Blue, Dark Blue
Overall Size (w x h) 0.87 x 0.982 in. / 22.1 x 24.5 mm
Back Numbers 5 digit Cyan dot-matrix numbers on every stamp, right side up and upside down
Earliest Known Use June 15, 1996
Varieties Plate V333342 was found late in 2002 with die cut 13 x 12 PP/VV. All the other plate numbers have this configuration, but until recently, V333342 was only know 'Inverted' as 12 x 13 VV/PP.  In March 2003, another difference was discovered.  Stamps from Plate V333323, V333342 and V333343 have now been found with rounded corners in contrast to the square corners of the other plate numbers.  Click here for a comparison.
Note: 1996 Date is in Blue.