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3c Iwo Jima Issue plate proof

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3c Iwo Jima Issue plate proof

Smithsonian National Postal Museum — Bureau Plate Proofs · US · English · 1945

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LineUS
Set / seriesSmithsonian National Postal Museum — Bureau Plate Proofs
LanguageEnglish
Year1945
DateJuly 6, 1945
Kindstamp
Year1945
PlaceUnited States of America
ScottUSA 929
Mediumpaper; ink (yellow green) / engraving
Regionus
Npm Recordnpm_0.242263.15981
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.
Image SourceSmithsonian Open Access
Image LicenseCC0
Oracle ID36596672

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