Wetlands Stamp

To meet the needs for time-saving, easy to use mailing tools, USPS issued two kinds of coil stamps: Wetlands Nonprofit Org. stamp and Diner stamp on June 5, 1998.

The Wetlands stamp is the third in the American Scenes series. The Butte and Mountain stamps were the first two stamps in this series.

Technical Information

Issue:                 Wetlands
Denomination & Type:   Non-Denominated (Value 5-cent)
                       Non-Profit Definitive
Format:                Gummed Coil of 10,000 (one design)
Series:                American Scenes
Issue Date & City:     June 5, 1998, Washington, DC 20066
National Sale Date:    June 6, 1998
Illustrator:           Tom Engeman, San Francisco, CA
Designer:              Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA
Typographer:           Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA
Art Director:          Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA
Modeler:               Donald H. Woo
Manufacturing Process: Gravure
Printer:               Sennett Security Products (SSP)
Printed at:            Unknown
Press Type:            Unknown
Gum Type:              PVA Water Activated
Processed at:          Unknown
Colors (PMS Colors):   Cyan, Yellow, PMS 652 (Light Blue),
                       PMS 2765 (Dark Blue)
Image Area:            18.28 x 20.57 mm
Overall Size:          22.09 x 24.38 mm
Full Pane Size:        N/A
Plate Numbers:         "S"” followed by four (4) single digits
Marginal Markings:     N/A
 
Original information from USPS