| Scott# 3466 | Plate 1111, 2222 |
| Series | Definitive |
| Issue Date & City | January 7, 2001 / Washington, DC 20066 |
| Nationwide Sale | January 8, 2001 |
| Photographer | Paul Hardy, New York, NY |
| Designer | Dennis Noyes, Washington, DC |
| Art Director | Dennis Noyes, Washington, DC |
| Typographer | Dennis Noyes, Washington, DC |
| Modeler | Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP), Washington, DC |
| To Press / Initial Run | Summer/Fall 2000 / 120 million |
| Coil Size | 3000 and 10,000 |
| Printer | Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) |
| Press | Andreotti, Model 601 |
| Process | Gravure |
| Where Printed | Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, DC |
| Where Processed | Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, DC |
| Plate Size & Interval | 378 stamps per revolution / plate # every 21 stamps |
| Paper & Gum | Prephosphored, USPS Type I / Self-Adhesive |
| Tagging Type | Prephosphored, Smooth Tagging |
| Die Cut Gauge | 9.8 Vertically, Peak/Valley 10 x 10 |
| Colors | Magenta, Cyan, Yellow, Black |
| Image Area | 0.71 x 0.82 in. / 18.0 x 20.8 mm |
| Overall Size | 0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.1 x 24.4 mm |
| Back Numbers | 4 Blue Digits, Top or Bottom, Every 20 Stamps |
| Earliest Known Use | January 7, 2001 |
| USPS Order Numbers | S/A Coil of 3000 - $1020.00 - 771640 / S/A Coil of 10,000 - $3400.00 - 771540 |
| Strip of 25 with plate # from 30000 - $8.50 - 771630 / from 10,000 - $8.50 - 771530 | |
| Strip of 5 from 3000 - $1.70 - 771620 / from 10,000 - $1.70 - 771520 | |
| First Day Cover from 3000 - $.55 - 771661 / from 10,000 - $.55 - 771561 | |
| Availability | Stamp Fulfillment Services, Kansas City, KS (3000) (3/24/01) Providence, RI - Top (Even) 420 for a # on # hit. (10,000) (2-19-01) Plate 2222, Providence, RI - Top or Bottom 420 for a # on # hit. |
| Notes | Corners are rounded. Apparently no difference between coils of 3000 & 10,000. Coil of 3000, plate 1111 / Coil of 10,000, plate 1111, 2222 |
| Official Announcement | The Statue of Liberty, a gift of friendship from the people of France to the people of the United States, has become a symbol of freedom and democracy. Located in New York Harbor, the statue was dedicated on October 28, 1886, and designated a National Monument on October 15, 1924. This stamp was issued in several nondenominated formats in December 2000. |
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