Nine-Mile Prairie
On March 6, USPS released four different self-adhesive postage stamps in
Lincoln, Neb. They are the 70c Nine-Mile Prairie stamp, the 34c Apple and
34c Orange stamps and another 34c Flag Over Farm stamp.
The 70c nine-Mile Prairie stamp, the fourth stamp in the United
States Scenic American Landmarks series, depicts a sweeping tallgrass prairie
so named because it is five miles west and four miles north of downtown
Lincoln, Neb.. Nine-Mile Prairie is one of the largest unplowed, virgin
tallgrass prairies left in Nebraska. Some 210 acres of the 230-acre prairie
have never been plowed. The prairie, owned by the University of Nebraska
Foundation, has been preserved for nature study, teaching and research.
The 70c postage satisfies the rate for an international postcard to countries
other than Mexico and Canada
Technical Details
| Issue |
70c Nine-Mile Prairie definitive stamp |
| Issue Date and Place |
March 6, 2001, Lincoln, NE 68501 |
| Photographer |
Michael Forsberg, Lincoln, Neb. |
| Designer, Art Director and Typographer |
Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, Md. |
| Modeler |
Joseph Sheeran |
| Process |
offset (microprinting, one line: "USPS") |
| Printer and Processor |
Ashton Potter USA Ltd., Williamsville, N.Y. |
| Press |
Stevens variable-size security press |
| Colors |
black, cyan, magenta, yellow, Pantone Matching System 877 silver |
| Paper |
nonphosphored type III, block tagged |
| Gum |
self-adhesive |
| Print Quantity |
85 million stamps |
| Format |
pane of 20, from 180-subject sheet, 9 panes per revolution |
| Size |
1.40 inches by 0.84 inches (image);
1.56 inches by 0.99 inches (overall);
7.14 inches by 5.90 inches (pane) |
| Plate Numbers |
"P" followed by five single digits |
| Marginal Markings |
"©UUSPS 2000," pane position diagram, bar codes and price |
Original information from USPS News and
Linn's Stamp Newss
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