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Scott 5831
3oz-Rate Saul Bellow
(1915-2005) Die Cut 11 x 11 (BCA)
Literary Arts: 34th in a series - Solomon Bellows
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Scott 5831
3oz-Rate Saul Bellow
Pane Single
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3oz-Rate Saul Bellow
Pane of 20
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Technical Notes
| Issue: | Saul Bellow Stamp Announcement 24-04: Saul Bellow Stamp Postal Bulletin: 22640 — 2023 December 28 |
| Item Number: | 122900 |
| Denomination: | 3oz-Rate |
| Type of Issue: | Commemorative |
| Format: | Pane of 20 (1 design) |
| Series: | Literary Arts - 34th in a series |
| Issue Date: | 2024 February 06 |
| Issue City: | Chicago IL 60607 |
| Art Director: | Ethel Kessler Bethesda MD |
| Designer: | Ethel Kessler Bethesda MD |
| Illustrator: | Joe Ciardiello Milford NJ |
| Modeler: | Sandra Lane / Michelle Finn |
| Manufacturing Process: | Offset |
| Microprint: | “USPS” |
| Printer: | Banknote Corporation of America (BCA) |
| Press Type: | Alprinta 74 |
| Stamps per Pane: | 20 |
| Print Quantity: | 8 million stamps |
| Paper Type/Tagging: | Phosphor Block Tag |
| Adhesive Type: | Pressure-sensitive |
| Colors: | Cyan; Magenta; Yellow; Black; PMS 259 C [Purple] |
| Stamp Orientation: | Horizontal |
| Die Cut: | 11 x 11 |
| Image Area (w x h): | 1.4200 x 0.8400 in. 36.0680 x 21.3360 mm |
| Overall Size (w x h): | 1.5600 x 0.9800 in. 39.6240 x 24.8920 mm |
| Full Pane Size (w x h): | 7.2400 x 5.9200 in. 183.8960 x 150.3680 mm |
| Plate Size: | 240 stamps per revolution |
| Plate Numbers: | “B” followed by five (5) single digits in four corners |
| Marginal Markings: | .. |
| — Front: | Plate number in four corners |
| — Back: | “© 2023 USPS” • USPS logo • Two barcodes (122900) • Plate position diagram (6) • Promotional text |
