Height x Width x Depth: 2 3/16 x 2 15/16 x 11/16 in. (5.5 x 7.5 x 1.7 cm)
Type:
Printing Equipment
Place:
Canal Zone (U.S. government reservation; PANAMA)
Date:
c. 1966
Description:
Working die on curved plate depicting jet liner and tail assembly; significant amount of rust on front and verso. The 8-cent die was used for embossing stamped envelopes for the Canal Zone Postal Administration. During the printing process, the recessed tail, jet, lettering, and numerical figures remained uninked, leaving instead a raised impression on the paper. C. Z. Scott UC8.
