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Scott# 1898 | Plate # 1, 2, 3, 4 |
Cottrell Plate Pairings and Roll Sizes Found |
1/2 (500, 3K); 3/4 (500, 3K) |
Series | Transportation |
Issue Date & City | March 25, 1983, Rochester, New York |
Nationwide Sale | March 26, 1983 |
Designer | Walter Brooks, Norwalk, Connecticut |
Modeler | Clarence Holbert (BEP) |
Typographer | Bradbury Thompson (CSAC) |
Engravers | Edward P. Archer, vignette, Thomas J. Bakos, lettering (Both BEP) |
To Press / Initial Quantity | January 1983 / 100,000,000 |
Coil Size | 500, 3000 |
Printer | Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, DC. |
Press | Cottrell |
Process | Intaglio |
Where Printed | Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, DC. |
Where Processed | Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, DC. |
Plate Size & Interval | 864 stamps per revolution with two plates of 18 x 24 / plate # every 24 stamps |
Paper & Gum | USPS Type I, Water-Activated |
Tagging Type | Overall |
Perf. Gauge | 9.8 Vertically |
Color | Green |
Overall Size (w x h) | apx. 0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.1 x 24.4 mm |
Earliest Known Use | March 25, 1983 |
Note: | There are joint lines on the right side of the plate number stamp on this printing. |