Scott# 2133 | Plate # 1, 2 (Block Tagging) |
Scott# 2133a | Plate # 1, 2 (Untagged) (Precanceled with Bulk Rate between two lines). |
Scott# 2133b | Plate # 1 (Imperf) |
Series | Transportation |
Issue Date & City | April 18, 1985, Oil Center, New Mexico |
Nationwide Sale | April 19, 1985 |
Designer | James Schleyer, Burke, Virginia |
Art Director | Mary Margaret Grant (USPS) |
Typographer | Bradbury Thompson (CSAC) |
Engravers | Gary M. Chaconas, vignette, Robert G. Culin, Sr., lettering (Both BEP) |
To Press / Initial Quantity | March 1985 / #2133 - 21,250,000, #2133a - 345,692,000 |
Coil Sizes | (#2133) 500, 3000, (#2133a) 500, 3000 |
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 | 936 (18 x 52) stamps per revolution / plate # every 52 stamps |
Paper & Gum | Type I, II, III, Water-Activated |
Tagging Type | Block and Untagged |
Perf Gauge | 9.8 Vertically |
Color | Olive |
Overall Size | apx. 0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.1 x 24.4 mm |
Earliest Known Use | April 18, 1985 |
Notes: | Plate # 1 was printed using a Dark and/or Light Olive ink, Plate #2 used a Light Olive ink. |
Precancel line gaps exist at 4L, 5L, 6L, 7L, 8L, 9L, 10L, 11L, 12L, 7R, 8R, 9R, 10R, 11R. |
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