| Scott# 2228, 2228a | Plate # 1 (Block Tagging) |
| Scott# 2228a | Plate # 1 (Overall Tagging - 1990) |
| Scott# 2228b | Plate # 1 (Imperf - Overall Tagging) |
| Series | Transportation |
| Issue Date & City | August 15, 1986, No First Day City |
| Nationwide Sale | August 30, 1986 |
| Designer | James Schleyer, Burke, Virginia |
| Art Director | Jack Williams (USPS) |
| Typographer | Bradbury Thompson (CSAC) |
| Modeler | Clarence Holbert (BEP) |
| Engravers | Kenneth Kipperman, vignette, Gary Slaght, lettering (Both BEP) |
| To Press / Initial Quantity | July 1986 / 29,472,000 |
| Coil Size | 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 | Water-Activated Type I, III |
| Tagging Type | Block, Overall |
| Perf Gauge | 9.8 Vertically |
| Color | Red Brown |
| Overall Size | apx. 0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.1 x 24.4 mm |
| Earliest Known Use | August 15, 1986 |
| Note: | "Stagecoach 1890s" is 17mm long. |
| Note: | There are NO joint lines on the right side of the plate number stamp on this printing. |
| Note: | Overall tagging breaks exist at 26 stamp intervals. In addition, the tagging breaks move in relation to the plate number. |
| Note: | For a comparison of the different Stagecoach types, click here. |
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2228a |
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