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 Scott #2124 |
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| Scott# 2124 | Plate # 3, 4 (Overall Tagging) |
| PNC ID | 1985-16 |
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Cottrell Plate Pairings and Roll Sizes Found |
3/4 (500) |
| Scott# 2124a | Plate # 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 (Untagged - Overprinted with Precancel Bars and Nonprofit Org.) |
| PNC ID | 1985-17 |
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Cottrell Plate Pairings and Roll Sizes Found |
1/2 (500), 3/4 (500, 3K), 5/6 (500, 3K) |
| Scott #2124b | Plate # 3,4 Tagging omitted (error) |
| Series | Transportation |
| Issue Date & City | June 21, 1985, Reno, Nevada |
| Nationwide Sale | June 22, 1985 |
| To Press / Initial Quantity | #2124 - May 1985 / 19,100,000, #2124a - August, 1985 / 123,956,000 |
| Coil Sizes | (#2124) 500, (#2124a) 500, 3000 |
| Printer | Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, DC.? |
| Press | Cottrell (801, 803) |
| Process | Intaglio |
| Plate Size & Interval | 864 stamps per revolution with two plates of 18 x 24 / plate # every 24 stamps |
| Paper & Gum | Type I |
| Tagging Type | Overall and Untagged |
| Perf Gauge | 9.8 Vertically |
| Color | Brown |
| 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 | 0764 tagged rolls of 500, P764 precancelled rolls, coils of 3000 765 |
| Suggested collecting format | PS 5 (Originally PS 3) |
| Postal Bulletin Listing | 21515 05/23/85 |
| Earliest Known Use | June 21, 1985 |
| Note: | There are joint lines on the right side of the plate number stamp on this printing. |
| Note: | Precancel line gaps exist at 1R, 2R, 3R and LG, 1L, 2L, 3L, 4L. |
| Varieties: |
Several consistent plate flaws exist on this issue, including a couple resulting from 'gripper cracks'. The most widely known are the 'Buggy Whip' and the 'Rain Crack'. The "buggy whip" exists in two lengths. |
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A damaged precancel mat caused additional breaks in the top four rows of the web, producing a tagging variety known as the 'Double Gap'. |
 Buggy Whip |