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Scott 3896
37c Marian Anderson
(1897-1993) Die Cut 10¾ x 10¾ (SSP)
Black Heritage: 28th in a series
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37c Marian Anderson
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37c Marian Anderson
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37c Marian Anderson
Pane of 20
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Technical Notes
| Issue: | Marian Anderson Stamp Announcement 05-02: Marian Anderson Stamp Postal Bulletin 22143 — 2004 December 23 |
| Item Number: | 458000 |
| Denomination: | 37c |
| Type of Issue: | Commemorative |
| Format: | Pane of 20 (1 design) |
| Series: | Black Heritage (28th in the series) |
| Issue Date: | 2005 January 27 |
| Issue City: | Washington DC 20066 |
| Designer: | Richard Sheaff Scottsdale AZ |
| Engraver: | Southern Graphics Systems |
| Artist: | Albert Slark Ajax Ontario Canada |
| Art Director: | Richard Sheaff Scottsdale AZ |
| Typographer: | Richard Sheaff Scottsdale AZ |
| Existing Photography: | Moisé Benkow Stockholm Sweden |
| Modeler: | Donald Woo |
| Manufacturing Process: | Gravure |
| Printer: | Sennett Security Products (SSP) |
| Printed at: | American Packaging Corporation Columbus WI |
| Press Type: | Ceruti 950 |
| Stamps per Pane: | 20 |
| Print Quantity: | 150 million stamps |
| Paper Type/Tagging: | Phosphored; Overall Tag |
| Adhesive Type: | Pressure-sensitive |
| Processed at: | Unique Binders Fredericksburg VA |
| Colors: | Cyan; Magenta; Yellow & Black |
| Stamp Orientation: | Vertical |
| Die Cut: | 10¾ x 10¾ |
| Image Area (w x h): | 0.84 x 1.41 in. 21.336 x 35.814 mm |
| Overall Size (w x h): | 0.99 x 1.56 in. 25.146 x 39.624 mm |
| Pane Size (w x h): | 5.94 x 7.25 in. 150.87 x 184.15 mm |
| Plate Size: | 360 stamps per revolution |
| Plate Numbers: | “S” followed by four (4) single digits |
| Marginal Markings: | .. |
| — Front: | © 2004 USPS • Plate numbers in four corners • Plate position diagram • Price |
| — Back | • Four barcodes on back of pane • Biographical text on back of stamp |
