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20c Special Delivery Letter plate proof

Object Details

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.25054
Denomination: 20c
Subject: Special Delivery Letter, Hand to Hand
Color: deep blue
Data Source
National Postal Museum
Printer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Date
September 17, 1954
Medium
paper; ink (deep blue) / engraving
Type
Bureau Plate Proofs
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