4c 50th Anniversary of Naval Aviation plate proof

National Postal Museum

Object Details

Printer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
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.
Plate No.27015
Denomination: 4c
Subject: Navy's First Plane (Curtiss A-1 of 1911) and Naval Air Wings, Naval Aviation, 50th Anniversary Issue
Color: blue
August 7, 1961
Object number
0.252182.2
Type
Bureau Plate Proofs
Medium
paper; ink (blue) / engraving
Place
United States of America
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Title
Scott Catalogue USA 1185
National Postal Museum
Topic
Technology & Inventions
Military & Policing Forces
Record ID
npm_0.252182.2
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8d5cd0230-bb25-48a4-8b72-e1e17ae3514a
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