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 Sc. #2133 |
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| Scott# 2133 | Plate # 1, 2 (Block Tagging) |
| PNC ID | 1985-9 |
| Scott# 2133a | Plate # 1, 2 (Untagged) (Precanceled with Bulk Rate between two lines). |
| PNC ID | 1985-10 |
| Scott# 2133b | Plate # 1 (Imperf) |
| PNC ID | 1985-10.20 |
| Series | Transportation |
| Issue Date & City | April 18, 1985, Oil Center, New Mexico |
| Nationwide Sale | April 19, 1985 |
| 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 |
| Plate Size & Interval | 936 (18 x 52) stamps per revolution / plate # every 52 stamps |
| Paper & Gum | Type I, II, III |
| Tagging Type | Block and Untagged |
| Perf Gauge | 9.8 Vertically |
| Color | Olive |
| Image size (w x h) | apx 0.71 x 0.82 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 | 0758 tagged rolls of 500, 7759 tagged rolls of 3000, 759 rolls of 3000 |
| Suggested collecting format | PS 5 (Originally PS 3) |
| Postal Bulletin Listing | 21504 03/07/85 |
| 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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All stamps from plate # 1 and some from plate # 2 were printed with luminescent ink that glows orange under LW UV light. |