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| Scott# 2130 | Plate # 1 (Block Tagging) |
| Scott# 2130a | Plate # 1, 2 (Untagged - Overprinted in Black, using Flexographic plates, with Precancel Bars and Bulk Rate) |
| Scott# 2130a | Plate # 2, 3 (Untagged - Overprinted in Red, using Flexographic plates, with Bulk Rate Carrier Route Sort |
| Scott# 2130b | Plate # 1 (Imperf with Black Precancel) |
| Scott# 2130b | Plate # 2, 3 (Imperf with Red Precancel) |
| Series | Transportation |
| Issue Date & City | #2130 - April 18, 1985, Oil Center, New Mexico / #2130a (Red) - June 27, 1988, Washington, DC. |
| Nationwide Sale | April 19, 1985 |
| Designer | James Schleyer, Burke, Virginia |
| Art Director | Mary Margaret Grant (USPS) |
| Typographer | Bradbury Thompson (CSAC) |
| Engravers | Edward P. Archer, vignette, Robert G. Culin, Sr., lettering (Both BEP) |
| To Press / Initial Quantity | #2130 - April 1985 / #2130 - 25,000,000, #2130a (Black) - 309,048,000 #2130a (Red) - June 1988 / 619,435,440 |
| Coil Sizes | (#2130) 500, (#2130a-black) 500, 3000, (#2130a-red) 500, 3000, 10,000 |
| Printer | Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, DC. |
| Press | B Press (701) |
| Process | Intaglio |
| Where Printed | Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, DC. |
| Where Processed | Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, DC. |
| Plate Size & Interval | B Press - 936 stamps per revolution of 18 x 52 / plate # every 52 stamps |
| Paper & Gum | Type I, II, III, Water-Activated |
| Tagging Type | Block and Untagged |
| Perf Gauge | 9.8 Vertically |
| Color | Slate Blue |
| Overall Size (w x h) | apx. 0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.1 x 24.4 mm |
| Earliest Known Use | April 18, 1985 |
| Note: | Precancel plates (mats) are 26 stamps wide and gaps appear as a horizontal misalignment of the precancel text. Black Precancel - Gaps are known at positions 1L, 3L, 5L, 12L, 13L, NG, 1R, 2R, 3R, 4R, 5R, 10R, 11R, 12R, 13R, and could exist at all positions. Red Precancel - Gaps are known at positions 1L, 3L, 6L, 10L, 12L, NG, 1R, 2R, 3R, 4R, 5R, 6R, 7R, 8R, 10R, 12R, and could exist at all positions. |
| Varieties: | Several constant plate varieties exist on this issue, all of which are probably plate gouges. |