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| Scott # 3769 | Plate S11111 |
| Series | N/A (USPS) - American Culture (PNC3) |
| Issue Date & City | February 4, 2003 / Washington, DC 20066 |
| Nationwide Sale | February 4, 2003 |
| Illustrator | Nancy Stahl, New York, NY |
| Designer | Carl Herrman, Carlsbad, VA |
| Art Director | Carl Herrman, Carlsbad, VA |
| Typographer | Carl Herrman, Carlsbad, VA |
| Modeler | Donald Woo, Chantilly, VA |
| To Press / Initial Impressions | Winter 2002 / 250 million (50m - 500s, 200m - 3000s) |
| Coil Size | 500 and 3,000 |
| Printer | Sennett Security Products (SSP), Chantilly, VA |
| Press | Rotomec, 3000 |
| Process | Gravure |
| Where Printed | American Packaging Corp., Columbus, WI |
| Where Processed | Unique Binders, Fredericksburg, VA |
| Plate Size & Interval | 616 stamps per revolution / plate # every 14 stamps |
| Paper & Gum | Type III, Water-activated |
| Tagging Type | Untagged |
| Perforation Gauge | 9.9 Vertically |
| Colors (PMS Colors) | Blue (PMS5477), Beige (PMS155), Grey (PMS402), Grey (PMS417), Black |
| Image Area (w x h) | 0.72 x 0.81 in. / 18.28 x 20.57mm |
| Overall Size (w x h) | 0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.09 x 24.38mm |
| Back Numbers | Pink every 10 stamps, Top and Bottom - 3 digits on 500, 4 digits on 3000 |
| Earliest Known Use | February 4, 2002 |
| USPS Order Numbers | Strip of 5 - $.50 - 781620 Strip of 25 with plate number - $2.50 - 781630 Coil of 500 - $50.00 - 781640 Coil of 3000 - $300.00 - 781740 First Day Cover - $0.78 - 781762 (From coil of 3,000) |
| Availability | Stamp Fulfillment Services, Kansas City, KS |
| Note | |
| Official Announcement | This stamp features one of the two lions guarding the entrance to the New York Public Library. Sculpted by Edward Clark Potter, these trademarked beasts - nick-named Patience and Fortitude - have been adopted by the library as official mascots. |
| Varieties | Perforations can be either Large hole or Small hole. Small holes are from coils of 3,000. Large holes can be from either coils of 500 or 3,000. Another perforation variety exists where there is one larger hole in the row of smaller holes to the right of the numbered stamp. Click here for a comparison scan. |