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3c Peonies
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Scott 5899
3c Peonies
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3c Peonies
Pane of 20
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Technical Notes
| Issue: | Peonies Stamp Announcement 24-26: Peonies Stamp Postal Bulletin 22652 — 2024 June 13 |
| Item Number: | 123500 |
| Denomination: | 3c |
| Type of Issue: | Definitive |
| Format: | Pane of 20 (1 design) |
| Series: | N/A |
| Issue Date: | 2024 July 18 |
| Issue City: | Berkeley CA 94704 |
| Art Director: | Ethel Kessler Bethesda MD |
| Designer: | Ethel Kessler Bethesda MD |
| Existing Photo: | Harold Davis Berkeley CA |
| Modeler: | Joseph Sheeran |
| Manufacturing Process: | Offset |
| Microprint: | “USPS” |
| Printer: | Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd (APU) |
| Press Type: | Muller A76 |
| Stamps per Pane: | 20 |
| Quantity Issued: | 10 million stamps |
| Paper Type/Tagging: | Nonphosphored Type III Block Tag |
| Adhesive Type: | Pressure-sensitive |
| Colors: | Cyan; Magenta; Yellow; Black & PMS 7491C (Dark-olive-green) |
| Stamp Orientation: | Vertical |
| Die Cut: | 11¼ x 11 |
| Image Area (w x h): | 0.7300 x 0.8400 in. 18.5420 x 21.3360 mm. |
| Stamp Size (w x h): | 0.8700 x 0.9800 in. 22.0980 x 24.8920 mm. |
| Pane Size (w x h): | 5.3500 x 4.9300 in. 135.8900 x 125.2220 mm. |
| Plate Size: | 400 stamps per revolution |
| Plate Number: | "P" followed by five (5) single digits |
| Marginal Markings: | — |
| — Front: | Plate numbers in four corners of pane |
| — Back: | © 2023 USPS • USPS logo • Two barcodes (123500) • Plate position diagram (10) • Promotional text |
