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Scott C13, plate number 20079
 

2007

All sheet or pane issues have plate numbers in four corners (UL, UR, LL, LR) unless otherwise specified.

1¢ Tiffany Lamp, American Design series, self-adhesive pane of 20 (temporarily assigned Scott 3748A; renumbered to Scott 3749 in June 2007):  P111111

2¢ Navajo Necklace, American Design series, 2007 date, self-adhesive pane of 20 (Scott 3753):  S11111

3¢ Silver Coffeepot, American Design series, self-adhesive pane of 20 (originally assigned Scott 3749C; renumbered to Scott 3754 in June 2007):  S1111

4¢ Chippendale Chair, American Design series, water-activated coils of 10,000 (Scott 3761):  S1111 every 14th stamp

58¢ Margaret Chase Smith, 2-ounce definitive, Distinguished Americans series (Scott 3427):  P111, P222

75¢ Harriet Beecher Stowe, 3-ounce definitive, Distinguished Americans series (Scott 3430):  S111

39¢ Ella Fitzgerald (Scott 4120):  P111111

39¢ Oklahoma statehood (Scott 4121):  P11111

39¢ Hershey's Kiss (Scott 4122; booklet pane Scott 4122a; exactly half are peak/valley and half are valley/peak; Scott did not assign Type I and Type II nor separate catalogue numbers):  No plate numbers on the pane itself, although V1111 is printed on back cover

$1.68 International Polar Year souvenir sheet of 2 (Scott 4123; 84¢ Aurora borealis, Scott 4123a; 84¢ Aurora australis, Scott 4123b):  No plate numbers

39¢ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (Scott 4124)

(41¢) Liberty Bell Forever stamp, double-sided pane of 20, die cut 11-1/4 x 10-3/4 on 2 or 3 sides, large-sized microprinting, 16mm bell (Avery Dennison, Scott 4125):  V11111, V22222

(41¢) Liberty Bell Forever stamp, double-sided pane of 20, die cut 11-1/4 x 10-3/4 on 2 or 3 sides, small microprinting, 16mm bell (Ashton-Potter, Scott 4126):  P11111

(41¢) Liberty Bell Forever stamp, double-sided pane of 20, die cut 11-1/4 x 10-3/4 on 2 or 3 sides, medium-sized microprinting, 15mm bell (Sennett, Scott 4127):  S11111

(41¢) Liberty Bell Forever stamp, ATM pane of 18, large-sized microprinting, 16mm bell (Avery Dennison, Scott 4128):  No plate numbers appear on the stamp.  V11 appears on the cover.

(41¢) Flag with tan background, water-activated pane of 100, perf. 11-1/4 (Scott 4129):  P1111 in UR only

(41¢) Flag with tan background, self-adhesive pane of 20, die cut 11-1/4 x 10-3/4 (Scott 4130):  P1111

(41¢) Flag with tan background, water-activated coils of 100 and 3,000 and 10,000 (Scott 4131):  S1111 every 31 stamps

Scott 4132

(41¢) Flag with tan background, self-adhesive coils of 100:  three different printers with

  • Ashton-Potter (off-white flagpole, die cut 9-1/2 with straight corners, flagpole glows white under short-wave UV, Scott 4132):  P1111 every 20 stamps
  • Sennett (dark flagpole, die cut 11 all the way to perpendicular corners, yellowish parts of stamp mottled under short-wave UV, Scott 4133):  S1111 every 31 stamps
  • Avery (die cut 8-1/2, yellowish parts of stamp solid under short-wave UV, Scott 4134):  V1111 every 31 stamps
  • Avery (from self-adhesive coils of 10,000, die cut 11, rounded corners, Scott 4135):  V1111 every 10 stamps

41¢ Jamestown 400th anniversary (Scott 4136):  No plate numbers.  Copyright only.

26¢ Florida panther, water-activated pane of 100 (Scott 4137):  P1111 in UR only

17¢ Bighorn sheep (additional ounce), self-adhesive pane of 20 (Scott 4138):  V1111, V2222

In May 2009, an untagged variety was reported where the yellow background color is noticeably different.

Plate V1111 is known with solid tagging under short wave ultraviolet (SWUV), dead on long wave ultraviolet (LWUV), with the tagging only on the stamps.

Plate V1111 is also known with solid tag SWUV, bright LWUV, tagged only on the stamps.  The colors are noticeably brighter.

Plate V2222 has solid tag SWUV, dead LWUV, with both the stamps and selvage tagged.  These are also the brighter color variety.

17¢ Bighorn sheep, self-adhesive pane of 20, pre-phosphored paper, discovered in mid-2009 (Scott 4138a):

26¢ Florida panther (post card rate), self-adhesive pane of 20 (Scott 4139):  P1111

17¢ Bighorn sheep (additional ounce), self-adhesive coil (Scott 4140):  S11111111 every 31 stamps

26¢ Florida panther, self-adhesive coil of 100 (Scott 4141):  S1111 every 31 stamps

26¢ Florida panther, self-adhesive booklet of 10 (Scott 4142; convertible booklet of 10 Scott 4142a):  V11111

41¢ Star Wars (pane of 15, Scott 4143; Darth Vader, Scott 4143a; Millennium Falcon, Scott 4143b; Emperor Palpatine, Scott 4143c; Anakin and Obi-Wan, Scott 4143d; Luke Skywalker, Scott 4143e; Leia and R2-D2, Scott 4143f; C-3PO, Scott 4143g; Queen Padme Amidala, Scott 4143h; Obi-Wan, Scott 4143i; Boba Fett, Scott 4143j; Darth Maul, Scott 4143k; Chewbacca and Han, Scott 4143l; X-wing fighter, Scott 4143m; Yoda, Scott 4143n; Stormtroopers, Scott 4143o):  No plate numbers

$4.60 Air Force One priority mail self-adhesive (Scott 4144):  P111111

$16.25 Marine One express mail self-adhesive (Scott 4145):  S11111

    Scott 4147 and 4146

41¢ Pacific Coast Lighthouses (Diamond Head, Scott 4146; Five Finger Lighthouse, Scott 4147; Grays Harbor Lighthouse, Scott 4148; Umpqua River Lighthouse, Scott 4149; St. George Reef Lighthouse, Scott 4150; strip of 5, Scott 4150a):  V11111, adjacent to Scott 4147 (LL) and 4146 (LR)

41¢ Silver Hearts wedding-themed stamp (Scott 4151; booklet pane of 20, Scott 4151a):  No plate numbers appear on the stamp.  P11111 appears on the booklet cover.

58¢ Silver Hearts wedding-themed stamp, pane of 20 (Scott 4152)

41¢ Pollination (Bumblebee, types I and II, Scott 4153 and 4153a; Hummingbird, types I and II, Scott 4154 and 4154a; Bat, types I and II, Scott 4155 and 4155a; Butterfly, types I and II, Scott 4156 and 4156a; block of 4, type I, Scott 4156b; block of 4, type II, Scott 4156c; double-sided pane of 20, Scott 4156d):  P1111

(10¢) Patriotic Banner presort coil of 3,000, Avery Dennison printing, die cut 11 with square corners (Scott 4157):  V111, V222 every 10 stamps

(10¢) Patriotic Banner presort coils of 10,000, Sennett printing, die cut 11-3/4 with rounded corners (Scott 4158):  S111 every 27 stamps

    

41¢ Marvel Comic Book Heroes (20 designs, Scott 4159 and 4159a through 4159t; Silver Surfer comic book cover, Scott 4159p; X-Men comic book cover, Scott 4159t):  V11111, plate numbers appearing only in LL and LR positions

41¢ Vintage mahogany speedboats pane of 12, 4 designs (1915 Hutchinson, Scott 4160; 1954 Chris-Craft, Scott 4161; 1939 Hacker-Craft, Scott 4162; 1931 Gar Wood, Scott 4163; horizontal strip of 4, Scott 4163a):  P1111, bottom position only, centered at bottom of the pane

Since this plate number is difficult to collect adjacent to only a single stamp, it is listed in the Hebert's Catalog as a pair.

41¢ Purple Heart (Scott 4164):  P1111

Scott 4165. The initial P and first 1 are in white and are difficult to see.

41¢ Louis Comfort Tiffany double-sided pane of 20 (Scott 4165):  P11111

41¢ Flower Blossoms coil (Scott 4166-4175, strip of 10 Scott 4175a, but note that many PNC collectors prefer a strip of 11 with the plate number stamp centered):  P1111, P2222 every 30 stamps, appearing on the Purple Coneflower stamp (Scott 4170)

P2222 was issued quite late, and in an unknown quantity relative to P1111.

41¢ Flower Blossoms (Scott 4176-4185; convertible booklet pane of 20, Scott 4185a):  V1111

41¢ Flag coil, die cut 8-1/2 vertically, square corners (Scott 4188):  V1111

41¢ Flag coil, die cut 11 vertically, rounded corners (Scott 4189):  V1111

41¢ Flag booklet stamp, die cut 11-1/4 x 10-3/4 on 2 or 3 sides, USPS microprinting on right side of flagpole (Scott 4190):  P11111

41¢ Flag booklet stamp, die cut 11-1/4 x 10-3/4 on 2 or 3 sides, USPS microprinting on left side of flagpole (Scott 4191):  S11111

    

41¢ Disney Magic (Mickey Mouse, Scott 4192; Peter Pan and Tinker Bell, Scott 4193; Dumbo and Timothy Mouse, Scott 4194; Aladdin and Genie, Scott 4195; block of 4, Scott 4195a):  V111111

Unlike previous Disney issues, the plate numbers appear in all four positions

41¢ Celebrate (Scott 4196):  S1111

41¢ James Stewart (Scott 4197):  P1111

41¢ Alpine tundra (pane of 10, Scott 4198; individual stamps Scott 4198a-j):  No plate numbers

41¢ Gerald Ford (Scott 4199):  P11111

41¢ Jury Duty (Scott 4200):  P11111

41¢ School Equality, or Mendez v. Westminster (Scott 4201):  P1111

41¢ Eid (Scott 4202):  V111

    

41¢ Aurora Borealis & Aurora Australis ("Polar lights") (Scott 4203 and 4204, respectively; horizontal or vertical pair Scott 4204a):  P11111 in LL (adjacent to Scott 4203) and LR (adjacent to Scott 4204) positions.

41¢ Yoda (Scott 4205):  S11111

41¢ Luini Madonna and Child, double-sided pane of 20 (Scott 4206; pane of 20 Scott 4206a):  P11111

Scott 4207 from pane of 20

41¢ Holiday Knits pane of 20, die cut 10-3/4 on all four sides (four large-size designs; Reindeer, Scott 4207; Christmas tree, Scott 4208; Snowman, Scott 4209; Bear, Scott 4210; block or vertical strip of 4, Scott 4210a):  S1111; UL and UR adjacent to Scott 4207, LL and LR adjacent to Scott 4210

Scott 4207 from double-sided pane of 20

Image courtesy of Doug D'Avino

41¢ Holiday Knits double-sided pane of 20, four large-size designs, die cut 10-3/4 on 2 or 3 sides (same individual Scott numbers as the pane of 20; double-sided pane of 20, Scott 4210b):  S1111

41¢ Holiday Knits vending booklet of 20, die cut 11-1/4 x 11 on 2 or 3 sides (four small-size designs; Reindeer, Scott 4211; Christmas tree, Scott 4212; Snowman, Scott 4213; Bear, Scott 4214; block of 4, Scott 4214a):  No plate numbers.  Plate number S1111 appears on the booklet cover.

Scott 4215 from ATM pane of 18

Scott 4218 from ATM pane of 18

Image courtesy of Doug D'Avino

41¢ Holiday Knits ATM pane of 18, die cut 8 on 2, 3 or 4 sides (four small-size designs; Reindeer, Scott 4215; Christmas tree, Scott 4216; Snowman, Scott 4217; Bear, Scott 4218; block of 4, Scott 4218a):  V1111

41¢ Hanukkah (Scott 4219):  S1111

41¢ Kwanzaa (Scott 4220):  P111111

69¢ Okefenokee Swamp international airmail (Scott C142):  P11111

90¢ Hagatña Bay, Guam international airmail (Scott C143):  V11111

41¢ Official coil (Scott O162):  S111 every 31 stamps

$15 Duck stamp, water-activated hunting permit sheet stamp (Scott RW74)

$15 self-adhesive booklet single (Scott RW74A):  No plate numbers

 

The plate number information appearing on this page has been contributed by APNSS members Jim Ragsdale, Jim Cochrane and Rick Burdsall.

A complete listing and valuation of plate numbers, positions and other marginal markings will appear in the next edition of the Hebert's Catalog of Plate Number Singles.

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This page last updated September 4, 2009.

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