Scott# 2468 | Plate # 1 - Dull Gum - Overall Tagging |
Scott# 2468a | Plate # 1 - Imperf |
Scott# 2468b | Plate # 3 - Shiny Gum - Embedded Phosphor Uncoated Paper (Mottled Tagging) |
Scott# 2468c | Plate # 3 - Low Gloss Gum - Prephosphored Coated Paper (Grainy/Smooth Tagging) |
Series | Transportation |
Issue Date & City | April 20, 1990, Phoenix, AZ |
Nationwide Sale | April 21, 1990 |
Designer | Chuck Hodgson, Newhall, CA |
Art Director | Jack Williams (USPS) |
Typographer | Bradbury Thompson (CSAC) |
Modeler | Frank J. Waslick (BEP) |
Engravers | Vignette - Gary M. Chaconas (BEP), Lettering - John Masure (BEP) |
To Press / Quantity | March 26, 1990 / Initial Order - 23,900,000 |
Coil Size | 500 |
Printer | Bureau Of Engraving and Printing (BEP), Washington, DC |
Presses | Plate #1 - B Press, 701 / Plate #3 - C/D Press, 901/902 |
Process | Intaglio |
Where Printed | BEP, Washington, DC |
Where Processed | BEP, Washington, DC |
Plate Size & Interval | Plate 1 - 936 (18 x 52) stamps per revolution / plate # every 52 stamps Plate 3 - 864 (18 x 48) stamps per revolution / plate # every 48 stamps |
Paper & Gum | Water-Activated |
Perf. Gauge | 9.8 Vertically |
Colors | Red, Blue |
Overall Size | apx. 0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.1 x 24.4 mm |
Back Numbers | None |
Earliest Known Use | April 20, 1990 |
Note: | Collectors were permitted to buy a strip of 5 with the plate number. |
Note: | Plate #3 was printed in 1993 on shiny gum paper with mottled tagging and reprinted in 1998 on Low-Gloss paper with solid tagging. |
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