Issue |
Sea Coast |
Issue Date & City |
October 21, 2002,
Washington, DC 20066 |
March 19, 2003, Washington, DC 20066 |
Denomination & Type of Issue |
Nondenominated definitive nonprofit (5-cent value) |
Designer |
Tom Engemen, Brunswick, MD |
Engraver |
Acitronics |
Art Director |
Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA |
Typographer |
Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA |
Modeler |
Guilford Gravure |
Manufacturing Process |
Gravure |
Printer |
Banknote Corporation of America, Inc. (BCA) |
Printed and Processed at |
Guilford, CT |
Press Type |
Cerrutti, R118 |
Format |
Coil of 10,000
(1 design) |
Coil of 500 and 10,000
(1 design) |
Paper Type |
Prephosphored, type II |
Nonphosphored, type III |
Gum Type |
Pressure Sensitive |
Water-activated gum |
Colors |
Magenta, Cyan, Yellow |
Image Area (w x h) |
18.03 x 20.83 mm |
18.03 x 20.82 mm |
Overall Size (w x h) |
22.09 x 24.94 mm |
22.10 x 24.51 mm |
Plate Size |
400 stamps per revolution |
570 stamps per revolution |
Plate Numbers |
B followed by three (3) single digits every 10th stamp |
Print Quantity |
1 billion stamps/100,000 coils |
50 million stamps |
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