3c Panama Canal plate proof

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3c Panama Canal plate proof

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

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LineUS
Set / seriesSmithsonian National Postal Museum — Bureau Plate Proofs
LanguageEnglish
Kindstamp
PlaceUnited States of America
ScottUSA 856
Mediumpaper; ink (deep red violet) / engraving
Regionus
Npm recordnpm_0.242263.2930
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 ID36593950

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Source credit: Smithsonian National Postal Museum