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| Scott # 3485b | Plate V1111, V1211, V1221, V2111, V2112, V2122, V2212, V2222 |
| Series | N/A |
| Format | Convertible booklet of 20 |
| Issue Date & City | February 7, 2001, New York, NY 10199 |
| Nationwide Sale | February 8, 2001 |
| Photographer | Paul Hardy, New York, N Y |
| Designer | Derry Noyes, Washington, DC |
| Art Director | Derry Noyes, Washington, DC |
| Typographer | Derry Noyes, Washington, DC |
| Engraver | Southern Graphics Systems |
| Modeler | Avery Dennison, SPD |
| Process | Gravure |
| Printer | Avery Dennison (AVR) |
| Printed At | AVR, Clinton, SC |
| Press Type | Dia Nippon Kiko |
| To Press / Initial Print Quantity | / 2.7 billion stamps |
| Paper Type | Prephosphored Type II |
| Gum Type | Self-adhesive |
| Processed At | AVR, Clinton, SC |
| Die Cut Gauge | 11 x 11 |
| Colors | Yellow, Cyan, Magenta, Black |
| Image Area | 0.832 x 0.720 in./21.133 x 18.288 mm |
| Overall Size | 0.982 x 0.870 in./24.948 x 22.098 mm |
| Booklet Size | 4.125 x 4.35 in./104.78 x 110.49 mm |
| Plate Size | 300 stamps per revolution |
| Marginal Markings | N/A |
| USPS Catalog Item Numbers | 669840 Convertible booklet
of 20 - $6.80 669861 First Day Cover - $0.55 |
| Earliest Known Use | . |
| Official Announcement | The Postal Service will issue a Statue of Liberty 34-cent definitive stamp in New York, NY 10199, on February 7, 2001. The stamp, designed by Derry Noyes of Washington, DC, is based on a photograph by Paul Hardy of New York, NY, and goes on sale nationwide February 8, 2001. This stamp will be issued in six formats: a convertible booklet of 20 (Item Number 669800); a convertible booklet of 10 (Item Number 669500); a vending booklet of 20(Item Number 669000); a self-adhesive coil of 100 (Item Number 771300); a water-activated coil of 10,000 (Item Number 773800); and a water-activated coil of 3,000 (Item Number 773700). 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. |
| Varieties | None |
| End Card | White card stock with Blue Ink. Click here for photo. |
There are no philatelic products associated with this stamp.
Stamp distribution offices (SDOs) will receive four waves of distributions of the Statue of Liberty convertible booklets of 20, for their standard automatic distribution quantities. The first distribution will be completed by January 29, 2001; the second distribution will be completed by March 27, 2001. The completion of the third distribution has not been determined. All four distributions will be completed by July 30, 2001. Distributions are rounded up to the nearest master carton size (4,000 books).
SDOs will make a subsequent automatic distribution to post offices for one-fourth their standard automatic distribution quantities using PS Form 3309, Advice of Shipment/Stamp Invoice, and PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition. SDOs must not distribute stamps to post offices beforeJanuary 23, 2001.
Post offices requiring additional stamps must requisition them from their designated SDO using PS Form 17. Additional quantities will not be available at accountable paper depositories (APDs) for supplemental ordering.
Philatelic centers requiring Item 669800 must order them from their designated SDO using PS Form 17.
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