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15c Canal Zone Jackson Smith plate proof

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15c Canal Zone Jackson Smith plate proof

Smithsonian National Postal Museum — Bureau Plate Proofs · US · English · 1931

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LineUS
Set / seriesSmithsonian National Postal Museum — Bureau Plate Proofs
LanguageEnglish
Year1931
DateOctober 27, 1931
Kindstamp
PlaceUnited States of America
ScottCanal Zone 111
Mediumpaper; ink (gray black) / engraving
Regionus
Npm recordnpm_0.309126.314
DescriptionCertified plate proofs are the last printed proof of the plate before printing the stamps at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. These plate proofs are each unique, with the approval signatures and date. For postal scholars these plates provide important production information in the plate margin inscriptions, including guidelines, plate numbers, and initials of the siderographer, or person who created the plate from a transfer roll.
Oracle ID36592801

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Source credit: Smithsonian National Postal Museum