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| Scott# 3549Be | Plate S1111 |
| Series | Flag Definitive |
| Issue Date & City | February 20, 2002, Washington, DC * |
| Nationwide Sale | February 21, 2002 * |
| Photographer | Corbis |
| Designer | Terry McCaffrey, USPS |
| Art Director | Terry McCaffrey, USPS |
| Typographer | Terry McCaffrey, USPS |
| Engraver | Armotek Industries |
| Modeler | Donald H. Woo, Chantilly, VA |
| To Press / Initial Impressions | January or February, 2002 / 1.2 Billion |
| Process | Gravure |
| Printer | Sennett Security Products, Chantilly, VA |
| Printed At | American Packaging Corp., Columbus, WISC. |
| Press | Rotomec 3000 |
| Processed At | Unique Binders, Fredericksburg, VA |
| Plate Size | 400 stamps, 24 panes per revolution |
| Paper & Gum | Type II / Self-Adhesive |
| Tagging Type | Phosphored |
| Die Cut Gauge | 10.5 x 10.8 |
| Colors | Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow |
| Image Area | 0.72 x 0.83 in. / 18.29 x 21.08 mm |
| Overall Size | 0.87 x 0.98 in. / 22.10 x 24.89 mm |
| Booklet Size | 1.74 x 6.21 in. / 45.? x 157.? mm |
| Marginal Markings | Plate Numbers · Peel here to fold · Self-adhesive stamps · DO NOT WET · © 2001 USPS |
| Earliest Known Use | February 20, 2002 |
| USPS Order Numbers | Convertible Booklet of 20 - $6.80 - 661840 |
| Availability | Stamp Fulfillment Services, Kansas City and selected cities. |
| Only available from Kansas City and selected Self Service outlets | |
| Official Announcement | TBD |
| Note | * The only first day cancellation available from Stamp Fulfillment Services for covers bearing the United We Stand stamp, regardless of format, uses the date October 24, 2001. More recent dates mentioned in the Spring 2002 USA Philatelic catalog (pg. 5) and in any technical details were incorrectly listed as first day of issue dates. Those dates signified when additional varieties of the stamp became available through the SFS. |
| Note | Date on the stamp is 2002 |
| Varieties | None |
| End Card | NA |
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