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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 |