| Scott# 3045 | Plate # 11111, 22222 |
| Series | Flora and Fauna |
| Issue Date & City | June 22, 1999, Washington, DC |
| Nationwide Sale | June 23, 1999 |
| Illustrator and Designer | Michael Matherly, Cambridge City, IN |
| Art Director | Joe Brockert (USPS) |
| Typographer | John Boyd, Anagraphics Inc., New York, NY |
| Modeler | Peter Cocci (USPS) |
| To Press / Initial Quantity | Probably late Winter 1998 / 100 Million |
| Coil Size | 3000 and 10,000 |
| Printer | Bureau Of Engraving and Printing (BEP), Washington, DC |
| Press | Goebel Optiforma |
| Process | Gravure |
| Where Printed | BEP, Washington, DC |
| Where Processed | BEP, Washington, DC |
| Plate Size & Interval | 480 (20 x 24) stamps per revolution / plate # every 24 stamps |
| Paper & Gum | Water-Activated, supplied by Westvaco/Spinnaker Coating |
| Tagging Type | Untagged |
| Perf Gauge | 9.8 Vertically |
| Colors (PMS) | Light Yellow (PMS 156), Magenta, Cyan, Yellow, Black |
| Overall Size | 0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.1 x 24.4 mm |
| Back Numbers | 4 digit blue counting number every 20 stamps |
| Earliest Known Use | June 22, 1999 |
| Note: | 1999 date is printed in Black |
| USPS Order Numbers | 3k - Strip of 5 - $.10 - 778220 / 10k - 703120 |
| 3k - Strip of 25 with plate number - $.50 - 778230 / 10k - 703130 | |
| Full coil of 3000 - $60.00 - 778240 | |
| Full coil of 10,000 - $200.00 - 703140 | |
| First Day Cover - $0. - | |
| Availability | Stamp Fulfillment Services, Kansas City |
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