© 2013 USPS
On March 3, 2014, in Washington, DC, the U.S. Postal Service® will issue The Star-Spangled Banner First-Class Mail® stamp (Forever® priced at 49 cents), in one design. The formats available are a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) booklet of 20 stamps (Item 689000), produced by security printer CCL Label, Inc. and Sennett Security Products (SSP), a PSA coil of 100 stamps (Item 789900), and an ATM sheetlet of 18 stamps (Item 587900) produced by security printer SSP.
The stamp will go on sale nationwide March 3, 2014.
This stamp commemorates the 200th anniversary of The Star-Spangled Banner with a photograph of the flag that flies over Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine in Baltimore. This flag is a replica of the one that inspired Francis Scott Key to write “The Star-Spangled Banner” after realizing Fort McHenry had withstood the British attack of September 13–14, 1814. The picture of the flag was taken against a backdrop of fireworks during an annual celebration of Defenders’ Day. Photographer Gary Clark said it was a challenge to get the fireworks and the flag in the same shot and that “the wind picked up quite a bit that night.” Art director Phil Jordan designed the stamp.
To learn more about the stories behind the stamps, visit http://uspsstamps.com.
Distribution: Item 587900, $8.82 The Star-Spangled Banner First-Class Mail (Forever priced at 49 cents) ATM Sheetlet of 18 Stamps
Stamp Distribution Offices (SDOs) and Stamp Distribution Centers (SDCs) will not receive their standard automatic distribution quantity for the ATM sheetlet of 18 stamps until March 1 through March 20. The initial distribution will be made only to the SDC that services the first-day-of-issue city. Distributions for panes are rounded up to the nearest master carton size of 12,000 ATM sheetlets.
Distribution: Item 689000, $9.80 The Star-Spangled Banner First-Class Mail (Forever priced at 49 cents) PSA Booklet of 20 Stamps
SDOs and SDCs have received their standard automatic distribution quantity for a PSA double-sided booklet of 20 stamps. Distributions for booklets are rounded up to the nearest master carton size of 4,000 booklets.
SDOs and SDCs have received their standard automatic distribution quantity for coils of 100 stamps. Distributions for coils are rounded up to the nearest master carton size of 800 coils.
SDOs and SDCs will NOT make an automatic distribution to Post Offices™. Additional versions of item 689000 and 789900 are already available, and Post Offices requiring these items must requisition them from the eBuy2 SEAM Catalog or via Touch-tone ordering. The availability of item 587900 for individual Post Offices to order from their normal SDC/SDO could be two to three weeks after the first-day-of-issue. Offices will be notified when these stamps are available to order through eBuy2.
Only the following pictorial postmark is permitted for The Star-Spangled Banner stamp. The word “Station” or the abbreviation “STA” is required somewhere in the design, because it will be a temporary station.
To finalize The Star-Spangled Banner stamp pictorial postmark art, insert the date, city, state, and ZIP™ Code of the physical location of your event adjacent to the stamp image. Overall dimensions of the pictorial postmark must not exceed 4 inches horizontally by 2 inches vertically. Collectors prefer the dimensions 3-1/2 inches by 1.
The Postal Service™ must make all special postmarks known to collectors through advance publicity in the Postal Bulletin. Therefore, all special dedication cancellations must be reported to Stamp Services four weeks before the events using PS Form 413, Pictorial Postmark Announcement/Report. To get a copy of the form, go to http://blue.usps.gov/formmgmt/forms/ps413.pdf.
Customers have 60 days to obtain the first-day-of-issue postmark by mail. They may purchase new stamps at their local Post Office, at The Postal Store® website at http://www.usps.com/shop, or by calling 800-STAMP-24. They should affix the stamps to envelopes of their choice, address the envelopes (to themselves or others), and place them in a larger envelope addressed to:
The Star-Spangled Banner Stamp
Special Cancellations
PO Box 92282
Washington, DC 20090-2282
After applying the first-day-of-issue postmark, the Postal Service will return the envelopes through the mail. There is no charge for the postmark up to a quantity of 50. For more than 50, customers have to pay five cents each. All orders must be postmarked by May 3, 2014.
The Postal Service also offers first-day covers for new stamp issues and Postal Service stationery items postmarked with the official first-day-of-issue cancellation. Each item has an individual catalog number and is offered in the quarterly USA Philatelic catalog, online at http://usps.com/shop, or by calling 800-782-6724. Customers may request a free catalog by calling 800-782-6724 or writing to:
U.S. Postal Service
Catalog Request
PO Box 219014
Kansas City, MO 64121-9014
There are two philatelic products available for the booklet of 20:
n 689017*, First-Day Cover, $0.93.
n 689022*, Digital Color Postmark $1.64.
There are two philatelic products available for the coil of 100:
n 789917*, First-Day Cover, $0.93.
n 789922*, Digital Color Postmark, $1.64.
There are two philatelic products available for the ATM sheetlet of 18:
n 587916*, First-Day Cover, $0.93.
n 587921*, Digital Color Postmark, $1.64.
Items with an asterisk (*) will use the 128 barcode from Stamp Fulfillment Services. All other philatelic products will continue to use barcode series A, with the exception of the Yearbook and the Guide Book.
Issue:
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The Star Spangled Banner
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Item Number:
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587900
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Denomination & Type of Issue:
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First-Class Mail® Forever
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Format:
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ATM Sheetlet of 18 (1 designs)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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March 3, 2014 Washington, DC
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Art Director:
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Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA
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Designer:
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Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA
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Typographer:
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Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA
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Existing Photo:
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Gary Clark
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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/SSP
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Printed at:
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Browns Summit, NC
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Print Quantity:
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252 million stamps
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Adhesive Type:
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Pressure-sensitive
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Processed at:
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Banknote of Corporation of America, Browns Summit, NC
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Press Type:
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Alprinta 74
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Stamps per Sheetlet:
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18
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Paper Type:
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Phosphor Overall Tagged
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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,
Pantone 665
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Stamp Orientation:
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Vertical
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Image Area (w x h):
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0.71 x 0.82 in./18.03 x 20.83 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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0.87 x 0.98 in./22.10 x 24.89 mm
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Booklet Size (w x h):
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2.61 x 6.13 in./66.29 x 155.70 mm
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Plate Size:
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720 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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Cover Side:
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“Need Moe Stamps”, FOREVER 18 First-Class Stamps• Barcode (587900) • USPS logo • Promotional text
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Stamp Side:
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© 2014 USPS in peel strip area • Plate block number in peel strip
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Issue:
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The Star-Spangled Banner Stamp
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Item Number:
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689000
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Denomination & Type of Issue:
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First-Class Mail Forever
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Format:
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Booklet of 20 (1 design)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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March 3, 2013 Washington, DC
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Designer:
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Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA
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Art Director:
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Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA
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Typographer:
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Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA
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Existing Photo:
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Gary Clark
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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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Engraver:
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N/A
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Printer:
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Banknote/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 Booklet:
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20
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Print Quantity:
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500,000,000
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Paper Type:
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Phosphor, Overall
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Adhesive Type:
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Pressure-sensitive
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Processed at:
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Banknote Corporation of America, Browns Summit, NC
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Stamp Orientation:
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Vertical
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Image Area (w x h):
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0.71 x 0.82 in./18.03 x 20.82 mm
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Overall Size (w x h):
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0.87 x 0.98 in./22.10 x 24.89 mm
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Booklet Size (w x h):
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5.52 x 1.96 in./140.21 x 49.78 mm
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Colors:
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Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, PMS665 Purple
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Plate Size:
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576 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“S” followed by five (5) single digits
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Issue:
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The Star Spangled Banner Stamp
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Item Number:
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789900
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Denomination & Type of Issue:
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49-cent First-Class Mail
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Format:
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Coil of 100 (1 designs)
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Series:
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N/A
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Issue Date & City:
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March 3, 2014 Washington, DC
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Art Director:
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Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA
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Designer:
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Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA
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Typographer:
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Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA
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Existing Photo:
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Gary Clark
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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/SSP
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Printed at:
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Browns Summit, SC
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Press Type:
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Alprinta 74
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Stamps per Coil:
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74
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Print Quantity:
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1.5 Billion 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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Processed at:
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Banknote Corporation of America, Browns Summit, SC
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Colors:
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Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, PMS 665
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Stamp Orientation:
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Vertical
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Image Area (w x h):
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0.75 x 0.82 in./19.15 x 20.82 mm
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Stamp Size (w x h):
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0.87 x 0.96 in./22.19 x 24.38 mm
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Plate Size:
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800 stamps per revolution
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Plate Numbers:
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“S” followed by five (5) single digits
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Coil Number Frequency:
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Plate numbers every 32th stamp below stamp image
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