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Scott# 1904 | Plate # 1, 2 (Overall Tagging) |
Cottrell Plate Pairings and Roll Sizes Found |
1/2 (500) |
Purple Machine Cancel | Plate # 2 |
Scott# 1904a | Plate # 1, 2, 3, 4 (Untagged - Precanceled with two black lines) |
Cottrell Plate Pairings and Roll Sizes Found |
1/2 (500, 3K); 3/4 (500, 3K) |
Scott# 1904b | Plate # 1, 2 (Imperf - Untagged - Precanceled) |
Series | Transportation |
Issue Date & City | March 26, 1982, Chattanooga, Tennessee |
Nationwide Sale | March 27, 1982 |
Designer | David K. Stone, Port Washington, NY |
Modeler | Clarence Holbert (BEP) |
Typographer | Bradbury Thompson (CSAC) |
Engravers | Edward P. Archer, vignette, Thomas J. Bakos, lettering (Both BEP) |
To Press / Initial Quantity | February 1982 / 93,312,000 |
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, Untagged |
Perf Gauge | 9.8 Vertically |
Color | Purple |
Overall Size (w x h) | apx. 0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.1 x 24.4 mm |
Earliest Known Use | March 26, 1982 |
Note: | There are joint lines on the right side of the plate number stamp on this printing. |
Note: | Precancel Gaps exist at positions 1/2L, 1L, 3L, 4L, LG, 1R, 2R, 3R, 4R |
Varieties: | A color variety, caused by red ink contamination, can be found on some examples from precanceled plates 1 and 2. Examples of 'chill roller set-off' can be found on many positions of tagged plates 1 and 2. A ‘Dropped Transfer’ variety can be found at position 2L on one row from plate 2. |