| Scott# 3055 | Plate 1111, 2222 |
| Scott# 3055a | Die cutting omitted |
| Series | Flora and Fauna |
| Issue Date & City | July 31, 1998 Americover Stamp Show in Somerset, NJ 08873 |
| Nationwide Sale | August 1, 1998 |
| Illustrator | Robert Giuusti, New Milford, CT |
| Designer | Terry McCaffrey, U.S. Postal Service |
| Art Director | Terry McCaffrey, U.S. Postal Service |
| Typographer | John Boyd, New York, NY |
| Modeler | Bureau of Engraving & Printing, Washington, DC |
| To Press / Impressions | Spring 1998, 1999 / 300 million Initially |
| Coil Size | 100 |
| Printer | (BEP) Bureau of Engraving and Printing |
| Press | Andreotti |
| Process | Gravure |
| Where Printed | BEP - Washington, DC |
| Where Processed | BEP - Washington, DC |
| Plate Size & Interval | 480 stamps per revolution / plate # every 24 stamps |
| Paper & Gum | Prephosphored, Self Adhesive |
| Tagging Type | Prephosphored, Solid Tagging |
| Die Cut Gauge | 9.75 Vertically, Peak/Valley 10 x 10 |
| Colors (PMS Colors) | Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, 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 | None |
| Earliest Known Use | July 31, 1998 |
| USPS Order Numbers | Coil of 100 - $20.00 - 776100 |
| First Day Cover - $.61 - 776161 / Includes 1 coil stamp and 1 booklet stamp. | |
| Availability | Most Postal Outlets and Philatelic Centers - Pot Luck on the plate number. |
| Note: | Plate 2222 found in October 1999 |
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