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| Scott# 1898A | Plate # 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 (Overall Tagging) | |
| PNC ID | 1982-7 | |
| Cottrell Plate Pairings and Roll Sizes | 1/2 (500, 3K); 3/4 (500, 3K); 5/6 (3K) | |
| Purple Machine Cancel | Plate # 2, 3, 4 | |
| Scott# 1898Ab | Plate # 3, 4, 5, 6 (Untagged - Overprinted with Nonprofit Org.) | |
| PNC ID | 1982-8 | |
| Cottrell Plate Pairings and Roll Sizes | 3/4 (500, 3K); 5/6 (500, 3K) | |
| Scott# 1898Ac | Plate # 5, 6 (Imperf - Untagged) Bureau Precancel | |
| PNC ID | 1982-7.20 | |
| Scott# 1898Ad | Plate # 1, 2 (Imperf - Overall Tagging) | |
| PNC ID | 1982-7.20 | |
| Scott# 1898Ae | Plate # 3, 4 (Tagging omitted - Not Precanceled) | |
| PNC ID | 1982-7.12 | |
| Series | Transportation | |
| Issue Date & City | August 19, 1982, Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |
| Nationwide Sale | August 20, 1982 | |
| To Press / Initial Quantity | June 1982 / 29,472,000 | |
| 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 | Water-Activated Type I, III | |
| Tagging Type | Block, Overall | |
| Perf Gauge | 9.8 Vertically | |
| Color | Red Brown | |
| 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 | 0741 rolls of 500, P741 rolls of 500 precancelled, 0742 rolls of 3000 | |
| Suggested collecting format | PS 5 (Originally PS 3) | |
| Postal Bulletin listing | 21361 07/22/82 | |
| Earliest Known Use | August 19, 1982 | |
| Note: | Stagecoach 1890s is 19 1/2 mm long. | |
| Note: | There are joint lines on the right side of the plate number stamp on this printing. | |
| Note: | 1898A - Plates 5 and 6 were first found in January 1986 and went to press in June 1985. | |
| Note: | 1898Ab - Precancel line gaps exist at 2L, 1L and LG. | |
| Varieties: | Chill-roller doubling on some rolls of tagged plates 1 and 2 on stamps 3L and 3R. | |
| Note: | For a comparison of the different Stagecoach types, click here. | |