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5c Abraham Lincoln plate proof

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

Catalog record

Line	US
Set / series	Smithsonian National Postal Museum — Bureau Plate Proofs
Language	English
Kind	stamp
Place	United States of America
Scott	USA 304
Medium	paper; ink (blue) / engraving
Region	us
Npm record	npm_0.242263.1495
Description	Certified 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 ID	36593151

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Source credit: Smithsonian National Postal Museum