Spotlight on the 39¢ Lady Liberty and Flag issues
A number of 39¢ Lady Liberty and Flag stamps appeared in late 2005 in anticipation of
the January 2006 rate change.
More have been issued in 2006. Some are difficult to distinguish. Knowing the plate number helps.
Here they all are in one place. Examples are shown when available. The following printers were used on the
various 39¢ Lady Liberty and Flag issues:
- P - Ashton-Potter USA (APU)
- S - Sennett Security Printers (SSP)
- V - Avery-Dennison (AV)
Non-denominated (39¢) issues
Since the late 1970's, non-denominated stamps have been prepared in advance of rate changes.
Letters were used to designate non-denominated stamps from 15¢ (A) through
33¢ (H). The 34¢ rate change stamps were not designated with a
letter, possibly to avoid referring to them as "I-rate" stamps. If a
letter had been used for the 37¢ stamps, it would have been J, and K would
have applied to the 39¢ rate.
Sheet stamps
Scott 3965, (39¢)
Lady Liberty water-activated pane of 100, 2006 date. Printed by Ashton-Potter USA
(APU). UR position only.
Plate numbers used: P1111
Scott 3966, (39¢) Lady Liberty and Flag self-adhesive
pane of 20, 2006 date, die cut 11-1/4 x 11 on 4 sides, "USPS"
microprinting, offset. Printed by APU.
Plate numbers used: P1111
Coil stamps
Scott 3967, (39¢)
Lady Liberty water-activated coil from rolls of 100 and 3000, 2006 date. Printed by
Sennett Security Printers (SSP).
Plate numbers used: S1111 every 14 stamps
Scott 3968, (39¢)
Lady Liberty self-adhesive, gravure, die cut 8.5, 2006 date. Printed by
Avery Dennison (AV).
Plate numbers used: V1111 every 11 stamps
Scott 3969, (39¢)
Lady Liberty and Flag, self-adhesive, gravure, die cut 10.2, 2006 date from rolls of
100. Printed by SSP.
Plate numbers used: S1111 every 14 stamps
A variety with a die cutting error has been reported with plate number
S1111. Scott 3970, (39¢)
Lady Liberty and Flag self-adhesive, offset, die cut 9.8, 2006 date. Printed by
APU.
Plate numbers used: P1111, P2222 every 31 stamps Booklet stamps
Scott 3966 var, (39¢) Lady Liberty and Flag self-adhesive
from booklet pane of 20, 2006 date, die cut 11-1/4 x 11 on 2 or 3 sides, "USPS"
microprinting, offset. Printed by APU.
Booklet pane of 20, Scott 3966a
Plate numbers used: P1111
Booklet pane, imperforate / die cutting omitted error (no die
cutting on either side), plate number P1111 (from Scott 3966b).
Scott 3972, (39¢) Lady Liberty
and Flag self-adhesive
convertible booklet of 20, 2006 date, gravure, die cut 11-1/4 x 10-3/4. Printed by AV. Booklet pane of 20, Scott 3972a
Plate numbers used: V1111
Scott 3973, (39¢) Lady Liberty
and Flag self-adhesive
convertible booklet of 20, 2006 date, gravure, die cut 10-1/2 x 10-3/4. Printed by
SSP. Booklet pane of 20, Scott 3973a
Plate numbers used: S1111
Scott 3974, (39¢) Lady Liberty
and Flag self-adhesive
vending booklet of 20, 2006 date, offset, die cut 11-1/4 x 10-3/4. Printed by
SSP.
Booklet pane of 20, Scott 3974a
Plate numbers used: No plate
numbers on the stamps or selvage.
No plate numbers on the booklet cover.
Scott 3975, (39¢) Lady Liberty
and Flag self-adhesive
ATM pane of 18, 2006 date, die cut 8. Printed by AV.
ATM pane of
18, Scott 3975a
Plate numbers used: V1111
Scott 3975, (39¢) ATM, die cut 8, miscut horizontally. Image courtesy of Stuart Katz.
Scott 3975 var, (39¢) ATM, die cut 8, blue shifted left. Image courtesy of eBay / mjaffe.
39¢ issues with denomination
Sheet stamps
Scott 3978, 39¢ Lady Liberty and Flag self-adhesive
pane of 20, 2006 date, die cut 11-1/4 x 10-3/4 on four sides, offset with "USPS" microprinting. Printed by
APU.
Plate numbers used: P1111
Note: The same catalog
number is assigned to the Ashton-Potter booklet stamps in both formats
(double-sided booklet of 20 and convertible booklet of 10). They are
die cut 11-1/4 x 10-3/4 on 2 or 3 sides. Coil stamps
Scott 3979,
39¢ Lady Liberty and Flag water-activated coil, 2006 date, gravure, perf 10 vertically; from rolls of 100, 3,000
and 10,000. Printed by SSP.
Plate numbers used: S1111 every
14 stamps
Scott 3980, 39¢
Lady Liberty and Flag self-adhesive stamp, 2006 date, gravure, die cut 11,
rounded corners,
from rolls of 100, 3,000 and 10,000. Printed by AV. Plate numbers used: V1111
every 11 stamps (coil of 100); V1111 every 10 stamps (coils of 3,000 and
10,000)
Scott 3981, 39¢
Lady Liberty and Flag self-adhesive coil, 2006 date, offset with "USPS"
microprinting, die cut 9.5 vertically; from rolls of 100. Printed by APU.
Except for the plate number, these are identical to the coil stamps
produced by SSP.
Plate numbers used:
P1111 every 31 stamps Scott 3981, 39¢
Lady Liberty and Flag self-adhesive stamp, 2006 date, gravure, serpentine die cut
9.5 vertically;
from rolls of 100, 3,000 and 10,000. Printed by SSP. Except
for the plate number, these are identical to the coil stamps produced by
APU.
Plate numbers used: S1111
every 14 stamps
These have also been produced in a variation where the coils were stuck
together in "sticks." Plate numbers used: S1111
every 14 stamps
Scott 3981a, 39¢
Lady Liberty and Flag self-adhesive stamp, 2006 date, gravure, die cutting
omitted error.
Plate number: P1111
Scott 3982, 39¢
Lady Liberty and Flag self-adhesive coil stamp, 2006 date, serpentine die cut
10 vertically. Printed by SSP. Plate numbers used: S1111
every 14 stamps.
Scott 3983, 39¢
Lady Liberty and Flag self-adhesive coil stamp, 2006 date, photogravure
without microprinting, coils of 100, serpentine die cut
8-1/2 vertically. Printed by AV.
Plate numbers used: V1111
every 11 stamps
Booklet stamps
Scott 3978, 39¢ Lady Liberty and Flag self-adhesive booklet,
2006 date, die cut 11-1/4 x 10-3/4 on 2 or 3 sides. Printed by Ashton-Potter USA (APU). Two formats:
Convertible booklet of 10, Scott 3978a
Plate numbers used: P1111, P2222. Usually collected in pairs.
Double-sided convertible booklet of 20, Scott 3978b
Plate numbers used: P1111
Scott 3985, 39¢
Lady Liberty and Flag self-adhesive booklet stamp, 2006 date, photogravure
without microprinting, serpentine die cut
11-1/4 x 10-3/4 on 2 or 3 sides. Printed by AV.
Double-sided
convertible booklet of 20, Scott 3985a Plate numbers used:
V1111
Scott 3985b, 39¢
Lady Liberty and Flag self-adhesive vending booklet stamp, 2006 date, photogravure
without microprinting, serpentine die cut
11 on 2 or 3 sides. Printed by AV.
Vending booklet of 20, Scott 3985c, 3985d
No plate numbers.
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