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| Scott # 3632C | Plate # S1111 (Prephosphored - Solid Tagging) |
| Scott # 3632Cd | Plate # S1111 (Prephosphored - Mottled Tagging) |
| Series | Flag Definitive |
| Issue Date & City | (No official first day of issue) SFS has January 12, 2004 as the first day |
| Nationwide Sale | Placed on sale January 30, 2004 in Providence, RI |
| Designer | Terrence W. McCaffrey, USPS |
| Art Director | Terrence W. McCaffrey, USPS |
| Typographer | Terrence W. McCaffrey, USPS |
| Engraver | Amotek Industries |
| To Press / Initial Quantity | Probably Winter 2003 / 60 Million (20,000 Coils) |
| Coil Size | 3000, 10,000 |
| Printer | Sennett Security Products (SSP) |
| Press | Rotomec 3000 |
| Process | Gravure |
| Where Printed | American Packaging Corporation, Columbus, WI |
| Where Processed | Unique Binders, Fredericksburg, VA |
| Plate Size & Interval | 400 stamps per revolution / plate # every 20 stamps |
| Paper & Gum | USPS Type II, Surface Coated, Self-Adhesive |
| Tagging Type | Prephosphored - Uneven Tagging and Smooth Tagging |
| Die Cut Gauge | 11.5 Vertically, 11.75 Vertically / 15/15 PP |
| Colors | Magenta, Yellow, Cyan, Black |
| Image Size (h x w) | 0.833 x 0.725 in. / 21.15 x 18.42 mm |
| Overall Size (h x w) | 0.985 x 0.868 in. / 25.02 x 22.03 mm |
| Back Numbers | 4 (3k) or 5 (10k) digit Pink top, middle and bottom, every 10 stamps |
| Earliest Known Use | ? |
| USPS Order Numbers | S/A Coil of 3000 - $1110.00 - 780241, Strip of 25 - $9.25 - 780231 S/A Coil of 10000 - $3700.00 - 780341, Strip of 25 - $9.25 - 780331 No First Day Cover Available |
| Availability | Stamp Fulfillment Services, Kansas City (About 21 Feb, 2004) Providence, RI (30 Jan, 2004) |
| Official Announcement | None |
| Notes | Date in lower left corner is 2004 |
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