| In line with the expected rate change on June 30, as the huge first
wave of rate-change stamps, billions of new United States postage stamps
depicting U.S. flag, Antique Toys and Star revealed on June 7th.
The flag stamps, bearing similar design of the "United We Stand" definitive
of last year, come out in 19 formats of nondenominated and denominated
37c. The stamps incorporated microprinting, tiny letters into the
design of a stamp to thwart counterfeiters in several formats: water-actived
panes of 100 (micro-word "USA"), self-stick panes of 20 (micro-word "USA")
self-stick convertible panes of 20 (micro-word "USPS") for nondenominated,
and self-stick panes of 20 (micro-word "USA"), self-stick convertible panes
of 20 (micro-word "USPS") for denominated 37c stamp.
The self-stick nondenominated (37c) Antique Toys stamps bear four designs,
released in convertible booklet panes of 20 and vending booklets of 20.
The 3c make-up rate stamps, depicting a stylized five-point star, issued
to meet the need of remaining 34c stamps mailer may still in hand. Two
printers made the pane stamps, with the "2002" year date appears in two
different locations in the stamp bottom. The third printer made the stamps
in coil.
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Nondenominated (37c) Flag Definitive
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Date of Issue
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June 7, 2002; Washington, D.C
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Photographer
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Pictor International
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Designer, Art Director and Typographer
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Terrence W. McCaffrey, Washington, D.C.
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Colors
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black, cyan, magenta, yellow
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Gum
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water-activated
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self-adhesive
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pane of 100
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pane of 20
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pane of 20
(convertible bklt format)
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double-sided pane of 20
(convertible bklt format)
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vending bklt of 20
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ATM
pane of 18
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Coil of 100
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Modelers
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Joseph Sheeran
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BCA
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Donald H. Woo
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AD
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BEP
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Printing Processes
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offset
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gravure
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Printers
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SS under contract to AP
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AP
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BCA
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APC under contract to SSP
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AD
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BEP
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Presses
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Heidelberg 840
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Stevens variable-size security press
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Goebel 670
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Rotomec 3000
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Dia Nippon Kiko
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Andreotti 601
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Papers
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nonphosphored
type III, overall tagged
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prephosphored type I
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prephosphored type II
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nonphosphored
type III, overall tagged
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prephosphored type II
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Image Size
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0.71 inches by 0.82 inches
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0.72 inches by 0.83 inches
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0.82 inches by 0.72 inches
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0.71 inches by 0.82 inches
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Quantities
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35 million stamps
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N/A
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1.2 billion stamps
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400 million stamps
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300 million stamps
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300 million stamps
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2.5 billion stamps
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Plate
Numbers
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"P" followed by four single digits
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"B" followed by four single digits
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"S" followed by four single digits
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"V" followed by four single digits
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four single digits
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37c Flag Definitive (Pane)
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Date of Issue
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June 7, 2002; Washington, D.C
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Photographer
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Pictor International
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Designer, Art Director and Typographer
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Terrence W. McCaffrey, Washington, D.C.
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Colors
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black, cyan, magenta, yellow
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Gum
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self-adhesive
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pane of 20
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pane of 20(convertible bklt format)
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double-sided pane of 20(convertible bklt format)
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vending bklt of 20
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pane of 10(convertible bklt format)
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ATM pane of 18
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Modelers
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Joseph Sheeran
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BCA
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Donald H. Woo
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AD
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Printing Processes
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offset
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gravure
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Printers
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AP
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BCA
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APC under contract to SSP
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AD
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Presses
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Stevens variable-size security press
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Goebel 670
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Rotomec 3000
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Dia Nippon Kiko
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Papers
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prephosphored type I
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prephosphored type II
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prephosphored type II
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nonphosphored
type III, overall tagged
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Image Size
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0.71 inches by 0.82 inches
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0.72 inches by 0.83 inches
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0.72 inches by 0.83 inches
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0.72 inches by 0.83 inches
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0.82 inches by 0.72 inches
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Quantities
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100 million stamps
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1.8 billion stamps
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600 million stamps
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200 million stamps
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500 million stamps
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200 million stamps
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Plate
Numbers
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"P" followed by four single digits
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"B" followed by four single digits
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"S" followed by four single digits
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"V" followed by four single digits
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37c Flag Definitive (Coil)
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Date of Issue
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June 7, 2002; Washington, D.C
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Photographer
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Pictor International
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Designer,
Art Director and Typographer
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Terrence W. McCaffrey, Washington, D.C.
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Colors.
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black, cyan, magenta, yellow
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Formats
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self-stick coil of 100
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self-stick coils of 3,000 and 10,000
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water-activated coils of 100, 3,000 and 10,000
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modelers
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BEP
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GG
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Donald H. Woo
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Printing Processes
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gravure
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printers
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BEP
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GG under contract to BCA
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APC under contract to SSP
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presses
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Andreotti 601
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Cerutti R118
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Rotomec 3000
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papers
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prephosphored type II
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prephosphored type I
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prephosphored type II
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gums
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self-adhesive
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self-adhesive
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water-activated
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quantities
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2.9 billion stamps
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50 million stamps (coil of 3,000)
200 million stamps (coil of 10,000)
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25 million stamps (coil of 1,00)
300 million stamps (coil of 3,000)
50 million stamps (coil of 10,000)
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Image Sizes
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0.71 inches by 0.82 inches
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0.71 inches by 0.82 inches
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0.72 inches by 0.81 inches
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plate numbers
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four single digits
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"B" followed by four single digits
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"S" followed by four single digits
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Nondenominated (37c) Antique Toys definitive
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Date of Issue
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June 7, 2002; Washington, D.C.
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Design and Denomination
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Nondenominated (37¢) Antique Toys
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Photographer
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Sally Andersen-Bruce, New Milford, Conn.
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Designer,
Art Director and Typographer
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Derry Noyes, Washington, D.C.
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Modeler
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Avery Dennison, Clinton, S.C.
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Printing Process
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gravure
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Printer and Processor
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Avery Dennison
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Press
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Dia Nippon Kiko
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Cylinder Engraver
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Southern Graphics Systems
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Sizes
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0.82 inches by 0.72 inches (image);
0.98 inches by 0.87 inches (overall);
4.13 inches by 4.35 inches (pane of 20);
10.38 inches by 1.74 inches (vending booklet of 20).
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Paper
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prephosphored type I
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Colors
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black, cyan, magenta, yellow
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Gum
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self-adhesive
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Formats
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pane of 20 (convertible booklet format)
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vending booklet of 20
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Quantities
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1.2 billion stamps
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300 million stamps
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3c Star Definitive
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Date of Issue
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June 7, 2002; Washington, D.C.
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Design and Denomination
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3c Star
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Designer,
Art Director and Typographer
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Phil Jordan, Falls Church, Va.
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Modeler
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BCA
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Donald H. Woo
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Size
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0.70 inches by 0.80 inches (image);
0.84 inches by 0.99 inches (overall);
9.31 inches by 5.63 inches (pane)
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0.72 inches by 0.81 inches (image);
0.87 inches by 0.96 inches (overall)
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Colors
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process black, Pantone Matching System 072 blue and PMS 032 red
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Paper
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nonphosphored type III
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Gum
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self-adhesive
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Printing Processes
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gravure
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offset
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gravure
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Presses
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Cerutti R118
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Goebel 670
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Rotomec 3000
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Printers
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GG under contract to BCA (stamps with "2002" year date in bottom-right
corner)
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BCA (stamps with "2002" year date in bottom-left corner)
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APC under contract to SSP
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Format
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pane of 50
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die-cut rolls of 10,000
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Print Quantities
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1 billion stamps
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2 billion stamps
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400 million stamps
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Plate Numbers
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"B" followed by three single digits
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"S" followed by three single digits
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| Note:
AD: Avery Dennison, Clinton, S.C.
AP: Ashton Potter USA Ltd., Williamsville, N.Y
APC: American Packaging Corporation, Columbus, Wis.
BCA: Banknote Corporation of America, Browns Summit, N.C
BEP: Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, D.C.
GG: Guilford Gravure, Guilford, Conn.
SSP: Sennett Security Products, Chantilly, Va.
SS: Sterling Sommer, Tonawanda, N.Y. |
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