34¢ Flag - Farm
Pressure Sensitive Adhesive
ATM Booklet of 18
| Scott # 3495a |
Plate V1111 |
| Series |
ATM |
| Format |
Self-adhesive sheetlet of
18 (1 design) |
| Issue Date & City |
December 17, 2001,
Washington, DC 20066 |
| Nationwide Sale |
December 18, 2001 |
| Designer |
Richard Sheaff,
Scottsdale, AZ |
| Art Director |
Richard Sheaff,
Scottsdale, AZ |
| Typographer |
Richard Sheaff,
Scottsdale, AZ |
| Modeler |
Avery Dennison |
| Engraver |
Southern Graphics System |
| Illustrator |
Hiro Kimura, Brooklyn, NY |
| Process |
Gravure |
| Printer |
Avery Dennison (AVR) |
| Printed At |
AVR, Clinton, SC |
| Press Type |
DNK Nippon Kiko |
| To Press / Initial Print Quantity |
Fall 2001 / 300,024,000
stamps |
| Booklet Size |
Pane of 18, arranged
vertically, 3 across by 6 down |
| Paper Type |
Nonphosphored Type III |
| Gum Type |
Self-adhesive |
| Processed At |
AVR, Clinton, SC |
| Die Cut Gauge |
7.9 x 7.9 |
| Colors |
Yellow, Magenta, Cyan,
Black |
| Image Area |
0.720 x 0.818 in./16.16 x
20.815 mm |
| Overall Size |
0.870 x 0.982 in./20.098 x
24.942 mm |
| Booklet Size |
2.61 x 6.125 in./66.294 x
155.1 mm |
| Plate Size |
540 Stamps per revolution |
| Marginal Markings |
"© USPS 2000"
• Plate Numbers • "Peel here to fold" • "Self-adhesive
stamps" • "DO NOT WET" • Color registration dots |
| USPS Catalog Item Numbers |
560940 ATM Sheetlet of 18
- $6.12
560961 First Day Cancellation - $0.55 |
| Earliest Known Use |
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| Official Announcement |
The Postal Service will
issue a 34-cent Farm Flag (Item Number 560900)
definitive Automated Teller Machine (ATM) stamp in Washington, DC, on December 17, 2001. The stamp, designed by Richard Sheaff of Scottsdale,
Arizona, and illustrated by Hiro Kimura of Brooklyn, New
York, goes on sale nationwide December 18, 2001. The stamp will be issued in a
self-adhesive sheetlet of 18. No official ceremony is planned.
The stamp art depicts a classic American farm.
Barns, silos, and other outbuildings are clustered on the horizon behind a neatly furrowed
field. The stars and stripes appear in the foreground. |
| Note |
Many financial
institutions charge a service fee in addition to the face amount of $6.12 when these are
purchased through an ATM machine. |
| Varieties |
None |
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