5653 4¢ Blueberries coil stamp, serpentine die cut 10¾ vert.
5654 (58¢) Flags, serpentine die cut 11¼x11, microprinted “USPS” above lower connector on flagpole at left (Banknote printing)
5655 (58¢) Flags coil stamp, serpentine die cut 10¾ vert., microprinted “USPS” above lower connector on flagpole at left, stamps not adjacent on coil roll with backing paper taller than stamp (Banknote printing)
5656 (58¢) Flags coil stamp, serpentine die cut 11 vert., microprinted “USPS” above lower connector on flagpole at left, stamps adjacent on coil roll with backing paper same height as stamp (Banknote printing)
5657 (58¢) Flags coil stamp, serpentine die cut 9½ vert., microprinted “USPS” above lowest blue flag field, stamps adjacent on coil roll with backing paper same height as stamp (Ashton-Potter printing)
5658 (58¢) Flags booklet stamp, serpentine die cut 11¼x10¾ , microprinted “USPS” above lower connector on flagpole at left (Banknote printing)
a. Convertible booklet pane of 20
5659 (58¢) Flags booklet stamp, serpentine die cut 11¼x10¾ , microprinted “USPS” above lowest blue flag field (Ashton-Potter printing)
a. Convertible booklet pane of 20
3 thoughts on “U.S. Scott Catalogue Numbers (February 2022)”
why has the stamp “Brush Rabbit” issued on 1/24/21 not been issued a Scott Number???
5544 serpentine die cut 11¼x11
5545 coil stamp, serpentine die cut 9½ vert.
According to Linn’s. Has the 2022 Flag Convertable (APU) Convertable Booklet with Plate Number P2222 been assigned a Unique Scott Number yet with the changes made by Paper Type and Tagging?
The new plate number on the Ashton Potter double-sided pane corresponds with a new print run using stamp paper that is different from the original printing.
Postal Service spokesman Jim McKean confirmed to Linn’s Stamp News that the plate number change was made because of a change in paper.
“Plate number P2222 printed 2022 flag stamp booklets were shipped to SFS [Stamp Fulfillment Services in Kansas City, Mo.] in May 2022,” McKean said. “They began to be shipped to Post Offices and other sales outlets sometime after that.”
An examination by Linn’s comparing the two printings revealed a distinct difference when the two Ashton Potter panes are viewed under shortwave ultraviolet light.
The stamps from the newer printing with plate number P2222 appear noticeably brighter under the UV light, enough so that it should be possible to distinguish the printings when comparing single stamps under UV light.
When the Flag stamps were issued, the Postal Service identified the paper type for the Ashton Potter pane printing as “nonphosphored type III, block tagged,” indicating a luminescent coating applied on the stamps but not on the label found on one side of the pane.
The new printing also appears to use block tagging.
5655 (58¢) Flags coil stamp, serpentine die cut 10¾ vert., microprinted “USPS” above lower connector on flagpole at left, stamps not adjacent on coil roll with backing paper taller than stamp (Banknote printing)
why has the stamp “Brush Rabbit” issued on 1/24/21 not been issued a Scott Number???
It was. We have it listed on our U.S. 2021 page http://www.virtualstampclub.com/2021usnew.html:
5544 serpentine die cut 11¼x11
5545 coil stamp, serpentine die cut 9½ vert.
According to Linn’s. Has the 2022 Flag Convertable (APU) Convertable Booklet with Plate Number P2222 been assigned a Unique Scott Number yet with the changes made by Paper Type and Tagging?
The new plate number on the Ashton Potter double-sided pane corresponds with a new print run using stamp paper that is different from the original printing.
Postal Service spokesman Jim McKean confirmed to Linn’s Stamp News that the plate number change was made because of a change in paper.
“Plate number P2222 printed 2022 flag stamp booklets were shipped to SFS [Stamp Fulfillment Services in Kansas City, Mo.] in May 2022,” McKean said. “They began to be shipped to Post Offices and other sales outlets sometime after that.”
An examination by Linn’s comparing the two printings revealed a distinct difference when the two Ashton Potter panes are viewed under shortwave ultraviolet light.
The stamps from the newer printing with plate number P2222 appear noticeably brighter under the UV light, enough so that it should be possible to distinguish the printings when comparing single stamps under UV light.
When the Flag stamps were issued, the Postal Service identified the paper type for the Ashton Potter pane printing as “nonphosphored type III, block tagged,” indicating a luminescent coating applied on the stamps but not on the label found on one side of the pane.
The new printing also appears to use block tagging.