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| Scott# 2452D | Plate # S1, S2 (Lo-Gloss Gum) |
| Scott# 2452De | Plate # S2 (Imperf) |
| Scott# 2452Dg | Plate # S2, S3 (Luminescent Ink - Shiny Gum) |
| Series | Transportation |
| Issue Date & City | March 20, 1995 / Kansas City, MO |
| Nationwide Sale | March 20, 1995 |
| Designer | Susan Sanford, Front Royal, VA |
| Art Director / Project Manager | Joseph Brockert, Stamp Services, USPS |
| Typographer | John Boyd, Anagraphics, New York, NY |
| Modeler | Richard Sennett, Stamp Venturer |
| To Press / Impressions | Early 1995 / 200 million |
| Coil Size | 10,000 |
| Printer | Stamp Venturers |
| Press | Champlain webfed gravure press 1 |
| Process | Gravure |
| Where Printed | J. W. Fergusson and Sons, Richmond, VA |
| Where Processed | KCS Industries, Milwaukee, Wisc. |
| Plate Size & Interval | 616 stamps per revolution / plate # every 14 stamps |
| Paper & Gum | |
| Tagging Type | Untagged |
| Perf Gauge | 9.8 Vertically |
| (PMS Colors) | Red (PMS 185) |
| Image Area (w x h) | 0.72 x 0.81 in. / 18.3 x 20.6 mm |
| Overall Size (w x h) | 0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.1 x 24.4 mm |
| Back Numbers | S1 - A dot-matrix printed number every 10 stamps, in either black or purple ink, positioned either top or bottom. S2 and S3 - A dot-matrix printed number every 10 stamps, in pink ink, positioned either top or bottom. |
| Earliest Known Use | March 20, 1995 |
| USPS Order Numbers | S/A Coil of 10,000 - $500.00 - 793240 Plate # strip of 25 - $1.25 - 793230 Strip of 5 - $.25 - 793230 First Day Cover - Off Sale |
| Availability | As of 11/27/98 - Stamp Fulfillment Services, Kansas City Plate S3 - Providence, RI (8-16-02) - Pink Top & Bottom Back number |
| Note: | Plate # S3 was found in late March, 2002 on a DAV return envelope. |
| Note: | For a side-by-side comparison of the Circus stamps, click here. |