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| Scott# 1905 | Plate # 1 (Block Tagging) |
| Scott# 1905a | Plate # 1 (Untagged - Precanceled with two black lines - B Press) |
| Scott# 1905a | Plate # 2 (Untagged - Service Inscribed with Bulk Rate - No precancel - C/D Press - 1991) |
| Series | Transportation |
| Issue Date & City | B Press - February 3, 1984, Rosemont, IL C/D Press - September 25, 1991, Nationwide |
| Nationwide Sale | February 4, 1984 |
| Designer | Jim Schleyer, Burke, Virginia |
| Art Director | Mary Margaret Grant (USPS) |
| Typographer | Bradbury Thompson (CSAC) |
| Modeler | Clarence Holbert (BEP) |
| Engravers | Joseph Creamer, Jr., vignette, Gary J. Slaght, lettering (Both BEP) |
| To Press / Initial Quantity | November 1983 / 439,118,000 |
| Maximum PNCs | Apx. 468,000 |
| Coil Sizes | (#1905) 500, (#1905a) 500, 3000, (#1905a-Re-issue/plate 2) 3000 |
| Printer | Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, DC. |
| Press | B Press (701), C/D Press (901/902) |
| Process | Intaglio |
| Where Printed | Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, DC. |
| Where Processed | Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, DC. |
| Plate Size & Interval | B Press - 936 (18 x 52) stamps per revolution / plate # every 52 stamps C/D Press - 864 (18 x 48) stamps per revolution / plate # every 48 stamps |
| Paper & Gum | Water-Activated Type I, II |
| Tagging Type | Block, Untagged |
| Perf Gauge | 9.75 Vertically |
| Color (PMS) | Red |
| Overall Size (w x h) | apx. 0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.1 x 24.4 mm |
| Earliest Known Use | February 3, 1984 |
| Variety: | A constant plate flaw exists at 31L. It is known as a "Hoseline" and consists of a line betwen the two sets of trucks, closer to the right set of wheels. It is only known on the precanceled B Press version of the stamp. |