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5.3¢ Elevator (BEP)
Water-Activated Coils of 500 and 3,000
Scott# 2254 Plate # 1
Series Transportation
Issue Date & City September 16, 1988, New York, New York
Nationwide Sale September 17, 1988
Designer Lou Nolan, McLean, Virginia
Art Director Derry Noyes (CSAC)
Typographer Bradbury Thompson (CSAC)
Engravers Gary Chaconas, vignette, Dennis Brown, lettering (Both BEP)
To Press / Initial Quantity September 1988 / 309,000,000
Coil Size 500, 3000
Printer Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, DC.
Press B Press (701)
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
Paper & Gum Water-Activated Type III
Tagging Type Untagged
Perf Gauge 9.75 Vertically
Color Black, Red (Nonprofit, Carrier Route Sort Precancel)
Overall Size (w x h) apx. 0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.1 x 24.4 mm
Earliest Known Use September 16, 1988