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29¢ Flag Over
Mount Rushmore (ABNC)
Water-Activated Coils of 10,000
Scott# 2523A |
Plate # A11111, A22211 |
Series |
American Flag |
Issue Date & City |
July 4, 1991, Mount Rushmore, Keystone, South Dakota |
Nationwide Sale |
March 30, 1991 |
Designer |
Clarence Holbert (BEP) |
Art Director |
Leonard Buckley (BEP) |
Typographer |
Clarence Holbert (BEP) |
Modeler |
Clarence Holbert (BEP) |
To Press / Quantity |
Late 1990 / Initial Order 150,000,000,000 |
Coil Size |
10,000 |
Printer |
George Schmitt and Company, Division of Guilford Gravure for American Bank Note Company |
Presses |
Andreotti |
Process |
Gravure |
Where Printed |
Guilford Gravure |
Where Processed |
Guilford Gravure |
Plate Size & Interval |
456 (19 x 24) stamps per revolution / plate # every 24 stamps |
Paper and Gum |
Embedded Phosphor, Water-Activated |
Tagging |
Prephosphored Paper with Mottled Tagging |
Perf Gauge |
10.2 Vertically |
Colors |
Medium Brown, Light Brown, Dark Brown, Red, Blue |
Overall Size (w x h) |
apx 0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.1 x 24.4 mm |
Earliest Known Use |
July 4, 1991 |
Note: |
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