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 Sc. #1906 |
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 Sc. #1906a |
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| Scott# 1906 | Plate # 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 (Overall Tagging) |
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Cottrell Plate Pairings and Roll Sizes |
1/2 (100, 500, 3000); 3/4 (100, 500, 3000); 5/6 (500); 5/7 (500) Issued in regular and 'bubble pack' coils of 100. |
| Purple Machine Cancel | Plate # 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| PNC ID | 1981-3 |
| Scott# 1906a | Plate # 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 (Untagged - Precanceled with two black lines and PRESORTED FIRST CLASS) |
| PNC ID | 1981-4.31 , 1981-4.32, 1981-4.33 |
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Cottrell Plate Pairings and Roll Sizes |
Type A: 3/4 (500, 3000); 5/6 (500); 5/7 (3000) Type B: 3/4 (500); 5/6 (3000) Type BA: 5/6 (3000) Type C: 1/2 (3000); 3/4 (3000); 5/7 (3000) |
| Scott# 1906b | Plate # 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 (Imperf - Overall Tag) |
| PNC ID | 1981-3.20 |
| Scott# 1906c | Plate # 3, 4 Type A (Imperf - Untagged - Precanceled) |
| PNC ID | 1981-4.20.31 |
| Scott# 1906c | Plate #3, 4 Type C, (Imperf - Untagged - Precanceled) |
| PNC ID | 1981-4.20.33 |
| Scott# 1906c | Plate #3 Type AB (Imperf - Untagged - Precanceled) |
| PNC ID | 1981-4.20.34 |
| Scott#1906d | Plate # 1 (untagged error) |
| PNC ID | 1981-3.12 |
| Series | Transportation |
| Issue Date & City | June 25, 1981, Greenfield Village, Dearborn, Michigan |
| Nationwide Sale | June 26, 1981 / Precancel - November, 1981 |
| To Press / Initial Quantity | January 1981 / 451,218,000 |
| Coil Size | 100, 500, 3000 |
| Printer | Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, DC. |
| Press | Cottrell (presses 801, 802, 803 and 804) |
| Process | Intaglio |
| Plate Size & Interval | 864 stamps per revolution with two plates of 18 x 24 / plate # every 24 stamps |
| Paper | Type I, II |
| Tagging Type | Overall, Untagged |
| Perf Gauge | 9.8 Vertically |
| Color | Ultramarine |
| Image size (h x w) | 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 | 0769 roll of 100, 0767 roll of 500, 0767P precanceled; 0768 roll of 3000 |
| Suggested collecting format | PS 5 (Originally PS 3) |
| Postal Bulletin listing | 21301 06/04/81 |
| Earliest Known Use | June 25, 1981 |
| Note: | There are joint lines on the right side of the plate number stamp on this printing. |
| Plate Pairings: |
Plates 1 and 2, 3 and 4, 5 and 6, 5 and 7. A strip with two plate numbers will show 2 different numbers as above. |
| Note | Precancel Gaps exist at positions 1L, 2L, 3L, 4L, 5L, 6L, LG, 1R, 3R, 4R, 5R, 6R |
| Note |
There are three different varieties of precancel mats used on this issue. Combination pairs such as A-B and B-A can be found used together on the same coil.
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| Note: |
The Scott Catalogue notes that "Three different precancel styles exist in four different lengths: “PRESORTED” measuring 11.3mm, 12.8mm, 13.4mm and 14.1mm. These measurements can vary slightly. The most common is the 11.3mm. Combination pairs exist of the 11.3mm and 12.8mm varieties. The 13.4mm and 14.1mm lengths have the same “type” style and vary in length, and as a result many coil collectors prefer to, and collect, only the three different “type” styles. The 14.1 mm. had been referred to as Type D, but is now regarded as the same precancel mat as Type C, that had become stretched. |
| Note: | For a side-by-side comparison of the Electric Auto Precancel Mats, click here. |
Type A - “PRESORTED” is 11.3 mm long.
Type B - “PRESORTED” is 12.8 mm long.
Type C - “PRESORTED” is 13.4 mm long.