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| Scott # 3693 | Plate # B111 |
| Series | Definitive (USPS) - American Scenes (PNC3) |
| Issue Date & City | October 21, 2002, Washington, DC 20066 |
| Nationwide Sale | October 22, 2002 |
| Issue | Nondenominated definitive nonprofit (5-cent value) |
| Engraver | Acitronics |
| Designer | Tom Engeman, Brunswick, MD |
| Art Director | Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA |
| Typographer | Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA |
| Modeler | Guilford Gravure Manufacturing, Guilford, CT |
| To Press / Initial Impressions | Summer 2001 / 1 billion stamps -100,000 coils |
| Coil Size | 10,000 |
| Printer | Banknote Corporation of America (BCA) |
| Press | Cerrutti, R118 |
| Process | Gravure |
| Where Printed | Guilford, CT |
| Where Processed | Guilford, CT |
| Plate Size & Interval | 400 stamps per revolution / plate # every 20 stamps |
| Paper & Gum | Prephosphored Type II / Self-Adhesive |
| Tagging Type | Prephosphored, Solid Tagging |
| Die Cut Gauge | 8.5 Vertically, Valley/Peak 9 x 10 |
| Colors | Cyan, Magenta, Yellow |
| Image Area | (w x h): 0.710 x 0.820 in./18.03 x 20.83 mm |
| Overall Size | (w x h): 0.870 x 0.982 in./22.09 x 24.94 mm |
| Back Numbers | 5 digit Black every 10th stamp |
| Earliest Known Use | October 21, 2002 |
| USPS Order Numbers | 781440 Full Coil of 10,000 - $500.00 |
| 781430 Coil Strip of 25 w/plate number - $1.25 | |
| First Day Cover - 782062 - $.77 | |
| Availability | Stamp Fulfillment Services, Kansas City |
| Tucson, AZ (10-21-2002) | |
| Official Announcement | None |
| Note: | For a side-by-side comparison of the Sea Coast stamps, click here. |
Distribution: Item Number: 781400 - No details were furnished.
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