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United States Stamp Program — 1940
 
Scott 879
1c Stephen Collins Foster (1826-1864)
- Famous American Composer
 
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Scott 879
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Scott 879— 1c Stephen Collins Foster :: Pane Single
Scott 879
1c Stephen Collins Foster
Pane Single
   
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Issue:
(Scott 879)
Stephen Collins Foster
Denomination:1-cent
Type of Issue:Commemorative
Format:Pane of 70 (1 design)
Series:Famous Americans Composers
Issue Date:1940 May 03
Issue City:Bardstown KY
Designer:William A. Roach
Engravers: 
Vignette:C. T. Arlt / George Roberts
Lettering: W. B. Wells
Manufacturing Process:Letterpress
Printer:Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printed at:(BEP) Washington DC
PressType:Rotary
Stamps per Pane:70
Print Quantity:57,322,790
Processed at:(BEP) Washington DC
Color(s):Bright-blue-green
Orientation:Vertical
Perforation:10½ x 11
Plate Size:280 Subject Electric Eye Plates/Four panes of 70
Plate Number(s)[2] 22564 / 22565
 
 
Postal Bulletin 17918 - 1940 April 05
 
 
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