Any stamp we create is given by the authoritative identifier { 2 16 840 1 113732 1 A B } where A is a stamp type number, and B is a stamp instance number. For Unserialized Hyperstamps, B is always zero. These serial numbers are absolutely unique world wide. For the curious, the precise elements in our serial number sequences are defined as follows:
{ joint-iso-ccitt( 2 ) country( 16 ) United States( 840 ) organization( 1 ) Bright Plaza, Inc. ( 113732 ) stamp( 1 ) stamp class ( A ) stamp instance ( B ) }
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American National Standards Institute 11 West 42nd Street New York, New York 10036If you examine the HREF of the Unserialized Copyright Hyperstamp anchor at the bottom of this page, you will see the serial number in the STAMP_SERIAL attribute. That serial number is an inseparable part of the Hyperstamp.