Definitive 3¢
The Postal Service will issue a 3-cent Star definitive stamp in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 50 (Item 100300) and a water-activated gum (WAG) coil of 10,000 (Item 781300) on June 7, 2002, in Washington, DC. The stamp was illustrated by Phil Jordan of Falls Church, Virginia.
Item 100300 will be available for nationwide sale on June 7, 2002. Item 781300 will be available at a later date.
The Star definitive stamp features a red, white, and blue graphic star.
Technical Details
| Issue: | Star Stamp |
| Item Number: | 100300 |
| Denomination & Type of Issue: | 3-cent Definitive |
| Format: | Pane of 50 (1 design) |
| Series: | N/A |
| Issue Date & City: | June 7, 2002, Washington, DC 20066 |
| Designer: | Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA |
| Engraver: | N/A |
| Art Director: | Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA |
| Typographer: | Phil Jordan, Falls Church, VA |
| Modeler: | Banknote Corporation of America, Inc. (BCA) |
| Manufacturing Process: | Offset (Banknote Corporation of America, Inc.) |
| Printer: | Banknote Corporation of America, Inc. (BCA) |
| Printed at: | Browns Summit, NC |
| Press Type: | Goebel, 670 |
| Stamps per Pane: | 50 |
| Print Quantity: | 2 billion stamps |
| Paper Type: | Nonphosphored type III |
| Adhesive Type: | Pressure Sensitive |
| Processed at: | BCA, Browns Summit, NC |
| Colors: | PMS 072 (Blue), PMS 032 (Red), Process Black |
| Stamp Orientation: | Vertical |
| Image Area (w x h): | 0.70 x 0.80 in./17.78 x 20.32 mm |
| Overall Size (w x h): | 0.84 x 0.99 in./21.34 x 25.15 mm |
| Pane Size (w x h): | 9.31 x 5.63 in./236.47 x 143.00 mm |
| Plate Size: | 400 stamps per revolution |
| Plate Numbers: | “B” followed by three (3) single digits |
| Marginal Markings: | “© 2002 USPS” • Plate numbers in four corners • Price • Plate position diagram • Barcode |
| Withdrawn: | June 30, 2012 |
Source: USPS Postal Bulletin 22076, May 16, 2002
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