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 Sc. #2128 |
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 Sc. #2128a |
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| Scott# 2128 | Plate # 1, 2 |
| PNC ID | 1985-18 |
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Cottrell Plate Pairings and Roll Sizes Found |
1/2 (500) |
| Scott# 2128a | Plate # 1, 2, 3, 4 (Overprinted Blk. Rt. CAR-RT SORT in Black) |
| PNC ID | 1985-19 |
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Cottrell Plate Pairings and Roll Sizes Found |
1/2 (500, 3000), 3/4 (3000) |
| Series | Transportation |
| Issue Date & City | June 21, 1985, Reno, Nevada |
| Nationwide Sale | June 22, 1985 |
| To Press / Initial Quantity | June, 1985 / Plain - 18,125,000, Precanceled - 171,412,000 |
| Coil Sizes | (#2128) 500, (#2128a) 500, 3000 |
| Printer | Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, DC.? |
| Press | Cottrell |
| Process | Intaglio |
| Plate Size & Interval | 864 stamps per revolution using two plates of 18 x 24 / plate # every 24 stamps |
| Paper | Type I |
| Tagging Type | 2128 - Overall, 2128a - Untagged |
| Perf. Gauge | 9.8 Vertically |
| Color | Green |
| Image size (w x h) | apx .71 x .82 in. |
| Overall Size | apx. 0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.1 x 24.4 mm |
| Year on Stamp | None |
| USPS Order Numbers | 0778 tagged rolls of 500, P778 precancelled rolls of 500, 0779 rolls of 3000 |
| Suggested collecting format | PS 5 (Originally PS 3) |
| Postal Bulletin Listing | 21515 05/23/85 |
| Earliest Known Use | June 21, 1985 |
| Note: | "Ambulance 1860s" is 18 1/2 mm long. |
| Note: | There are joint lines on the right side of the plate number stamp on this printing. |
| Note: |
Precancel gaps exist at 2L, 1L, LG, 1R, 2R. Exists also with no gap. Precancels exist with and without the period after Blk. Rt. (Example: Blk. Rt. and Blk. Rt) |
| Varieties: |
The Plate #1 from the top row of the printed web was entered approximately 1mm down and to the right from the normal position. This applies to both the tagged and precanceled version. A normally cut stamp will show only the top part of the number 1. |
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On normally cut coils, the stamps from the second row will show the full number on the bottom and part of the number 1 from the top row. Stamps with two full numbers are possible, but rare. See below for examples. |
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| Variety: |
See also Scott #2231 (1986) on which "Ambulance 1860s" is 18 mm long. For a side-by-side comparison of the Ambulance stamps, click here. |
