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(25¢) "E" Rate Change (BEP)
Water-Activated Coils of 100, 500 and 3000
| Scott # 2279 |
Plate # 1111, 1211, 1222, 2222 |
| Scott # 2279a |
Plate # 1111, 1211, 2222 (Imperf) |
| Scott # 2279b |
Plate # 1111 (Untagged) |
| Series |
Contingency |
| Issue Date & City |
March 22, 1988, Washington, DC. |
| Nationwide Sale |
March 23, 1988 |
| Designer |
Robert McCall, Paradise Valley, Arizona |
| Art Director |
Bradbury Thompson (CSAC) |
| Typographer |
Bradbury Thompson (CSAC) |
| Modeler |
Esther Porter (BEP) |
| To Press / Quantity |
Early 1986 / Initial Order 288,000,000 |
| Coil Size |
100, 500, 3,000 |
| Printer |
Bureau Of Engraving and Printing (BEP), Washington, DC. |
| Presses |
Andreotti (601) |
| Process |
Gravure |
| Where Printed |
BEP, Washington, DC. |
| Where Processed |
BEP, Washington, DC. |
| Plate Size & Interval |
432 (18 x 24) with a plate number every 24 stamps. |
| Paper and Gum |
Water-Activated |
| Tagging |
Block |
| Perf Gauge |
9.75 Vertically |
| Colors |
Red, Blue, Yellow, Black |
| Overall Size (w x h) |
apx 0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.1 x 24.4 mm |
| Earliest Known Use |
March 22, 1988 |
