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United States Stamp Program — 1940
 
Scott 880
2c John Philip Sousa (1854-1932)
- Famous American Composer
 
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Scott 880 — 2c John Philip Sousa :: Pane Single
Scott 880
2c John Philip Sousa
Pane Single
   
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Issue:
(Scott 880)
John Phillip Sousa
Denomination:2-cent
Type of Issue:Commemorative
Format:Pane of 70 (1 design)
Series:Famous Americans Composers
Issue Date:1940 May 03
Issue City:Washington DC
Designer:William A. Roach
Engravers: 
Vignette:C. T. Arlt / C. A. Brooks
 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:58,281,580
Processed at:(BEP) Washington DC
Color(s):Rose-carmine
Orientation:Vertical
Perforation:10½ x 11
Plate Size:280 Subject Electric Eye Plates/Four panes of 70
Plate Number(s)[2] 22567 / 22568
 
 
Postal Bulletin 17918 - 1940 April 05
 
 
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