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 Sc. #1901 |
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 Sc. #1901a |
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| Scott# 1901 | Plate # 3, 4 (Overall Tagging) |
| PNC ID | 1982-1 |
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Cottrell Plate Pairings and Roll Sizes Found |
3/4 (500) |
| Purple Machine Cancel | Plate # 3, 4 |
| Scott# 1901a | Plate # 3, 4, 5, 6 (Untagged - Precanceled with two black lines) |
| PNC ID | 1982-2 |
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Cottrell Plate Pairings and Roll Sizes Found |
3/4 (500, 3K); 5/6 (500, 3K) |
| Scott# 1901b | Plate # 3, 4 (Imperf - Untagged - Precanceled) |
| PNC ID | 1982-20 |
| Series | Transportation |
| Issue Date & City | February 17, 1982, Wheeling, West Virginia |
| Nationwide Sale | February 18, 1982 |
| To Press / Initial Quantity | February 1982 / 503,236,000 |
| Coil Size | 500, 3000 |
| Printer | Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, DC. |
| Press | Cottrell |
| Process | Intaglio |
| Plate Size & Interval | 864 stamps per revolution with two plates of 18 x 24 / plate # every 24 stamps |
| Paper | Type I |
| Tagging Type | Overall and Untagged |
| Perf. Gauge | 9.8 Vertically |
| Color | Blue |
| Image size (w x h) | apx .71 x .82 in. |
| Overall Size (w x h) | apx. 0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.1 x 24.4 mm |
| Year on Stamp | None |
| USPS Order Numbers | 0758 rolls of 500, 0758 precancelled rolls, 0759 rolls of 3000 |
| Suggested collecting format | PS 5 (Originally PS 3) |
| Postal Bulletin Listing | 21336 01/28/82 |
| Earliest Known Use | February 17, 1982 |
| Note: | There are joint lines on the right side of the plate number stamp on this printing. |
| Note: | Precancel Gaps exist at positions 1L, 4L, 5L, 6L, LG, 1R, 5R, 6R |
| Note: |
Precancel forgeries with the gap at 1R of plates 3 and 4 exist. The forgery is crudely created with a felt tip marker on tagged stamps. |