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 Sc. #2123 |
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 Sc. #2123a |
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| Scott# 2123 | Plate # 1, 2 (Overall Tagging) |
| PNC ID | 1985-13 |
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Cottrell Plate Pairings and Roll Sizes Found |
1/2 (500) |
| Scott# 2123a | Plate # 1, 2 (Untagged - Overprinted with Precancel Bars and Nonprofit Org. CAR-RT SORT) |
| PNC ID | 1985-14 |
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Cottrell Plate Pairings and Roll Sizes Found |
1/2 (500, 3000) |
| Series | Transportation |
| Issue Date & City | June 8, 1985, Arlington, Virginia |
| Nationwide Sale | June 9, 1985 |
| To Press / Initial Quantity | April 1985 / 115,000,000 |
| Coil Sizes | (#2123) 500, (#2123a) 500, 3000 |
| Printer | Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, DC. |
| Press | Cottrell (801, 803) |
| 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 | Green |
| 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 | 0737 tagged rolls of 500, P737 precancelled rolls of 500, 738 rolls of 3000 |
| Suggested collecting format | PS 5 (Originally PS 3) |
| Postal Bulletin Listing | 21513 05/09/85 |
| Earliest Known Use | May 25, 1985 |
| Note: | There are joint lines on the right side of the plate number stamp on this printing. |
| Note: | Precancel line gaps exist at 1R, 2R, 3R and LG. |
| Varieties: | Chill-roller doubling on some rolls of tagged stamps. |