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Legends of Hollywood: 16th in a series
Scott 4461
44c Katharine Hepburn
(1907-2003) Die Cut 10¾ x 10¾ (AVR)
Legends of Hollywood: 16th in a series
Katharine Houghton Hepburn
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Technical Notes
| Issue: | Katharine Hepburn Stamp Announcement 10-14: Katharine Hepburn Postal Bulletin 22282 — 2010 April 08 |
| Item Number: | 465000 |
| Denomination: | 44c |
| Type of Issue: | Commemoratve |
| Format: | Pane of 20 (1 design) |
| Series: | Legends of Hollywood |
| Issue Date: | 2010 May 12 |
| Issue City: | Old Saybrook CT 06475 |
| Designer: | Derry Noyes Washington DC |
| Art Director: | Derry Noyes Washington DC |
| Typographer: | Derry Noyes Washington DC |
| Existing Photo: | Clarence S. Bull |
| Engraver: | Trident |
| Modeler: | Avery Dennison SPD |
| Manufacturing Process: | Gravure |
| Printer: | Avery Dennison (AVR) |
| Printed at: | Clinton SC |
| Press Type: | Dia Nippon Kiko (DNK) |
| Stamps per Pane: | 20 |
| Print Quantity: | 50 million stamps |
| Paper Type: | Nonphosphored Type III |
| Adhesive Type: | Pressure-sensitive |
| Processed at: | AVR Clinton SC |
| Colors: | Black & PMS 444 [Gray] |
| Stamp Orientation: | Vertical |
| Die Cut: | 10¾ x 10¾ (AVR) |
| Image Area (w x h): | 0.84 x 1.42 in. 21.33 x 36.06 mm |
| Overall Size (w x h): | 0.98 x 1.56 in. 24.89 x 39.62 mm |
| Full Pane Size (w x h): | 7.169 x 8.474 in. 182.09 x 215.23 mm |
| Plate Size: | 80 stamps per revolution |
| Plate Numbers: | “V” followed by two (2) single digits |
| Marginal Markings | .. |
| — Front: | Header: “LEGENDS OF HOLLYWOOD” • “16TH IN A SERIES” top left hand corner of pane • Paragraph on Hepburn’s life • Plate numbers in four corners of pane |
| — Back: | © 2009 USPS • USPS logo • Barcode “465000” in one corner of pane • Price • Plate position diagram • Three short paragraphs about Katharine Hepburn • Licensing and copyright information |
