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 Sc. #1900 |
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 Sc. #1900a |
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| Scott# 1900 | Plate # 1, 2, 3, 5 |
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Cottrell Plate Pairings and Roll Sizes Found |
1/2 (500); 3/5 (500) |
| PNC ID | 1983-2 |
| Scott# 1900a | Precancelled: Plate # 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 (Untagged - Precanceled with two black lines) |
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Cottrell Plate Pairings and Roll Sizes Found |
1/2 (500, 3K); 3/5 (500, 3K); 4/6 (500, 3K) |
| PNC ID | 1983-3 |
| Scott 1900b | Tagging omitted (reported only in Scott) |
| PNC ID | 1983-2.11 |
| Series | Transportation |
| Issue Date & City | March 21, 1983, Memphis, Tennessee |
| Nationwide Sale | March 22, 1983 |
| To Press / Initial Quantity | March 1983 / 237,000,000 |
| Coil Size | 500, 3000 |
| Printer | Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, DC |
| Press | Cottrell |
| Process | Intaglio |
| Plate Size & Interval | 864 stamps per revolution with two plates of 18 x 24 / plate # every 24 stamps |
| Paper & Gum | Type I |
| Tagging Type | Overall |
| Perf Gauge | 9.8 Vertically |
| Color | Red |
| Image size (w x h) | apx .71 x .82 in. |
| Overall Size | apx. 0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.1 x 24.4 mm |
| Year on Stamp | None |
| USPS Order Numbers | 0756 rolls of 500, P756 precancelled rolls. 757 rolls of 3000 |
| Suggested collecting format | PS 5 (Originally PS 3) |
| Postal Bulletin Listing | 21394 03/10/83 |
| Earliest Known Use | March 25, 1983 |
| Note: | There are joint lines on the right side of the plate number stamp on this printing. |
| Note: | All tagged stamps can be found with continuous tagging or tagging breaks. |
| Precancel Gaps exist at positions 1 1/2L, 2L, 3L, 4L, 5L, 6L, LG, 3R, 5R, 6R | |
| Varieties: |
A gripper crack that appears as a "Sleigh Whip", appears on the numbered stamp from precanceled plate #2. |
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A vertical "Hash Mark" precancel mat variety exists below the lower precancel line on gap positions 3R, 6R and 6L on Plate #3. |