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. |
2228 | 2228a |
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