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Philately
STAMP ANNOUNCEMENT 06-42
Bryce Canyon, Utah Stamp
The Postal ServiceTM will reprint the Bryce Canyon, Utah
63-cent international Canada and Mexico letter rate stamp
in one design in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane
of 20 stamps (Item 568500) using a different press type and
plate size.
The stamp was issued on February 24, 2006, and was
originally printed using Goebel, Optiforma 26 press by the
same printer.
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Issue:
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Bryce Canyon, Utah
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Item Number:
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568500
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Denomination &
Type of Issue:
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63-cent, International Canada
and Mexico Letter Rate
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Format:
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Pane of 20 (1 design)
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Series:
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Scenic American Landscapes
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Issue Date & City:
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February 24, 2006,
St. Louis, MO 63155
(Nationwide)
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Designer:
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Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
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Art Director:
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Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
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Typographer:
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Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, MD
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Photographer:
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Tom Till, Moab, UT
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Engraver:
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Banknote Corporation of America
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Modeler:
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Donald Woo
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Manufacturing Process:
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Offset/Microprint "USPS"
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Printer:
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Banknote Corporation of
America, Inc./SSP
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Printed at:
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Browns Summit, NC
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Press Type:
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Alprinta, 74
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Stamps per Pane:
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20
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Print Quantity:
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45 million stamps
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Paper Type:
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Phosphor Tagged, Overall
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Adhesive Type:
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Pressure-sensitive
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Colors:
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Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black,
PMS 877 (Silver)
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Stamp Orientation:
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Horizontal
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Image Area (w x h):
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1.40 x 0.820 in./35.56 x
20.83 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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1.560 x 0.980 in./39.62 x
24.89 mm
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Full Pane Size (w x h):
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7.260 x 5.90 in./184.41 x
149.86 mm
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Plate Size:
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160 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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"S" followed by five (5) single
digits
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Marginal Markings:
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" 2005 USPS" • Price • Plate
position diagram • Plate
numbers "S22222" (4 per pane)
• 4 barcodes on back
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— Stamp Services,
Government Relations, 10-12-06
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