Early Cancer Detection Commemorative Stamp Issue of 1978

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Cat. # 1754 Early Cancer Detection Commemorative Stamp Issue
of 1978

Design # A
Perf 11
Denomination: 5c
Colors:
Date of Issue: A , 19
Prices: Stamp
Single -
MNH -
Used -
PB#4 -
A1143 Perf 10 1/2 x 11 Steel Engraved
13c brown, Tagged May 18, 1978 .25c .20c
PB#4 1.10
margin zip block of 4 1.00m
First Day Cities: Washington DC
Quantity Issued: Stamps 152,270,000 FDC's ( 535,584 )
Purpose: Dr. George Papanicolaou (1883-1962), cytologist and
developer of the Pap Test, early cancer detection in women. The widely
used test has been credited with saving the lives of thousands of women
through timely detection and early treatment of cancer.
FDC Prices: [ ] 2. single [ ] 2.50 pair [ ] 3. block of 4 [ ] 4. Zip
Block [ ] 6. Plate Block of 4
Stamp Size: 0.84 inches x 1.44 inches vert
Designed by Paul Calle and V. Jack Ruther
Subject: Papanicolaous and Microscope
Text: "Early Cancer Detection - Pap Test - Dr. George
Papanicolaou"
Engraved Press Printing Plates of 200 subjects in four panes of
50
Plate numbers used =