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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. |