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| Scott# 1899 | Plate # 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Cottrell Plate Pairings and Roll Sizes Found |
1/2 (500, 3K); 3/4 (500, 3K) |
| Scott# 1899a | Plate # 1, 2 (Imperf) |
| Scott# 1899b | Plate # 1, 2 (Tagging omitted) |
| Series | Transportation |
| Issue Date & City | October 10, 1983, San Francisco, California |
| Nationwide Sale | October 11, 1983 |
| Designer | Walter Brooks, Norwalk, Connecticut |
| Modeler | Ronald C. Sharpe (BEP) |
| Typographer | Bradbury Thompson (CSAC) |
| Engravers | Kenneth Kipperman, vignette, Dennis Brown, lettering (Both BEP) |
| To Press / Initial Quantity | August 1983 / 155,000,000 |
| 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 | Type I, Water-Activated |
| Tagging Type | Overall |
| Perf Gauge | 9.8 Vertically |
| Color | Greenish Gray |
| Overall Size (w x h) | apx. 0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.1 x 24.4 mm |
| Earliest Known Use | October 10, 1983 |
| Note: | There are joint lines on the right side of the plate number stamp on this printing. |