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 Sc. #1904 |
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 Sc. #1904a |
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| Scott# 1904 | Plate # 1, 2 (Overall Tagging) |
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Cottrell Plate Pairings and Roll Sizes Found |
1/2 (500) |
| PNC ID | 1982-3 |
| Purple Machine Cancel | Plate # 1, 2 |
| Scott# 1904a | Plate # 1, 2, 3, 4 (Untagged - Precanceled with two black lines) |
| PNC ID | 1982-4 |
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Cottrell Plate Pairings and Roll Sizes Found |
1/2 (500, 3K); 3/4 (500, 3K) |
| Scott# 1904b | Plate # 1, 2 (Imperf - Untagged - Precanceled) |
| PNC ID | 1982-4.20 |
| Series | Transportation |
| Issue Date & City | March 26, 1982, Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Nationwide Sale | March 27, 1982 |
| 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 |
| Plate Size & Interval | 864 stamps per revolution with two plates of 18 x 24 / plate # every 24 stamps |
| Paper | Type I |
| Tagging Type | Overall and Untagged |
| Perf Gauge | 9.8 Vertically |
| Color | Purple |
| Image size (w x h) | 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 | 0790 tagged rolls of 500, P790 precancelled rolls, 0791 rolls of 3000 |
| Suggested collecting format | PS 5 (Originally PS 3) |
| Postal Bulletin listing | 21339 02/18/82 |
| 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. |