Type I

Type II

Type I

Type II

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19¢ Fishing Boat
(American Banknote Company)
Water-Activated Coils of 500 and 3,000
Scott# 2529 Plate # A1111, A1112, A1212 (Type I - 1991), A2424
Scott# 2529a Plate # A5555, A5556, A6667, A7667, A7679, A7766, A7779 (Type II - 1993)
Scott# 2529b Plate # A5555 (Untagged) (Found in 1993)
Series Miscellaneous
Issue Date & City August 8, 1991, Washington, DC.
Nationwide Sale August 9, 1991
Designer Pierre Mion, Lovettsville, Virginia
Art Director Howard Paine (CSAC)
Modeler CNW Incorporated, Cincinnati, Ohio
Typographer Bradbury Thompson (CSAC)
To Press / Initial Quantity Probably Early 1991 / 325,000,000
Coil Size 500, 3000
Printer Type I - Multi-Color Corporation, Scottsburg, Indiana for American Banknote Company
Type II - George Schmitt and Company, Guilford, Connecticut, Division of Guilford Gravure for American Banknote Company
Press Type I - Schiavi
Type II - Andreotti
Process Gravure
Where Printed Type I - Multi-Color Corporation, Scottsburg, Indiana
Type II - Guilford Gravure
Where Processed Guilford Gravure
Plate Size & Interval Type I - 684 (19 x 36) stamps per revolution / plate # every 36 stamps
Type II - 456 (19 x 24) stamps per revolution / plate # every 24 stamps
Paper Type I - Supplied by Paper Corporation of America and produced by E. I. duPont de Nemours and gummed by Brown Bridge
Type II - Not Reported
Tagging Type Surface Phosphor Paper
Perf Gauge 10.2 Vertically
Colors Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Black
Overall Size (w x h) apx. 0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.1 x 24.4 mm
Earliest Known Use Type I - August 8, 1991
Type II - December 22, 1992
Note: Type I Grass is bright green, interior of boat is grayish-blue and a course gravure dot structure. The gum under ultraviolet light appears as a yellow or dull blue.
Note: Type II Grass is gray green, interior of boat is light blue and a fine gravure dot structure. The gum under ultraviolet light appears as a brighter blue.
Note: Imperforates are from printer's waste.
Note: For a side-by-side comparison of the fishing boats, click here.