Large Hole Perfs on Top and Left, Small Hole Perfs on Bottom and Right
Large Hole Perfs on Top and Left, Small Hole Perfs on Bottom and Right
| Scott# 3207 | Plate S1111 |
| Series | American Scenes |
| Issue Date & City | June 5, 1998 Napex '98 Stamp Show in McLean VA 22101 |
| To Press / Initial Impressions | Spring 1998 / 65,000,000 - Reprinted December, 2000 |
| Coil Size | 3000 and 10,000 |
| Printer | Sennett Security Products |
| Press | Champlain 681 |
| Process | Gravure |
| Where Printed | American Packaging Corporation, Columbus, WI |
| Where Processed | Unique Binders, Fredericksburg, VA |
| Plate Size & Interval | 1092 stamps per revolution / plate # every 14 stamps |
| Paper & Gum | USPS Type III, Water Activated |
| Tagging Type | Untagged |
| Perf Gauge | 9.8 Vertically |
| Colors (PMS Colors) | Cyan, Yellow, Light Blue (PMS 652), Dark Blue (PMS 2765) |
| Back Numbers | 3000 - 4 digit pink - top and bottom / 10,000 - 5 digit pink - top and bottom |
| Earliest Known Use | June 5, 1998 |
| USPS Order Numbers | Coil of 10,000 - $500.00 - 797440 |
| Plate # strip of 25 - $1.25, 3000 coil - 796830 / 10,000 coil - 797430 | |
| Strip of 5 - $.25, 3000 coil - 796820 / coil of 10,000 - 797420 | |
| First Day Cover - $.65 - 798561 / Includes 1 Diner (.25) and 2 Wetlands (.05) stamps. | |
| Availability | |
| Varieties | Small and Large Hole Perforations exist on both the 3000 and 10,000 coils. |
| Differences between the 3000 coil reprint and the original 10,000 coil | * Back Numbers - 5 digits on original, 4 on reprint. * Under both Longwave and Shortwave UV light, viewed from the reverse (gum side) of the stamp, the original paper is a bright white compared to the reprint, which appears as a dull brown. * Using Longwave on the front, the stamp side, the paper on the original shows up as purple (or dead) from the light itself, while the reprint shows a white color. * There is no apparent difference in the printed stamps. |
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