| Scott# 3228 | Plate 111, 221, 222, 333, 344 , 444, 555 (Small Date - apx. 1 mm wide) |
| Scott# 3228a | Plate 666, 777, 888, 999 (Large Date - apx. 1 ½ mm wide) |
| Series | American Transportation |
| Issue Date & City | August 14, 1998, Washington, DC |
| Nationwide Sale | August 15, 1998 |
| Illustrator | Bob Brangwynne, Boston, MA |
| Designer | Richard Sheaff, Scottsdale, AZ |
| Art Director | Richard Sheaff, Scottsdale, AZ |
| Typographer | Richard Sheaff, Scottsdale, AZ |
| Modeler | Bureau of Engraving & Printing, Washington, DC |
| To Press / Initial Run | Late Spring 1998 / 900 million |
| Coil Size | 3000 (all numbers), 10,000 (111, 444, 555) *Preliminary Report |
| Printer | (BEP) Bureau of Engraving and Printing |
| Press | Andreotti |
| Process | Gravure |
| Where Printed | BEP - Washington, DC |
| Where Processed | BEP - Washington, DC |
| Plate Size & Interval | 378 stamps per revolution / plate # every 21 stamps |
| Paper & Gum | USPS Type III / Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive |
| Tagging Type | Untagged |
| Die Cut Gauge | 10 Peaks / 10 Valleys - 9.8 Vertically |
| Colors (PMS Colors) | (334C) Green, (527C) Purple, Black |
| Image Area | 0.71 x 0.82 in. / 18.00 x 20.80 mm |
| Overall Size | 0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.10 x 24.40 mm |
| Back Numbers | Blue numbers every 20 stamps, top and bottom. #111 comes with and without back numbers. |
| Earliest Known Use | August 14, 1998 |
| USPS Order Numbers | Coil of 10,000 - $1000.00 - 795540 |
| Strip of 25 with plate number - $2.50 - 795530 | |
| Strip of 5 - $.50 - 795520 | |
| Coil of 3000 - $300.00 - 795440 | |
| Strip of 25 with plate number - $2.50 - 795430 | |
| First Day Cover - $.61 - 795561 | |
| Availability | Philatelic Fulfillment Services, Kansas City - Plate #111 Providence, RI (8/25/98) - Plate #221 Tucson, AZ (9/11/98) - Plate #222, Back Numbers Top & Bottom. Tucson, AZ (10/11/98) - Plate #333, Bottom Back Numbers. Tucson, AZ (3/28/01) - Plate #444 Providence, RI (11/2/99) - Plate #344, Top and Bottom Back Numbers. Providence, RI (2/12/00) - Plate #666, Bottom Back Numbers. Providence, RI (2/07/00) - Plate #777 - Top Back Numbers. Providence, RI (10/30/99) - Plate #999. |
| Note: | Plate #444, 555, 666, 777, 888, & 999 appeared in 1999. |
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