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2c Carolina-Charleston plate proof

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2c Carolina-Charleston plate proof

Smithsonian National Postal Museum — Bureau Plate Proofs · US · English · 1930

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LineUS
Set / seriesSmithsonian National Postal Museum — Bureau Plate Proofs
LanguageEnglish
Year1930
DateApril 2, 1930
Kindstamp
PlaceUnited States of America
ScottUSA 683
Mediumpaper; ink (carmine rose) / engraving
Regionus
Npm recordnpm_0.242263.16153
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 ID36596124

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Source credit: Smithsonian National Postal Museum