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 Sc. #2132 (Type I) |
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 Sc. #2132b (Type II) |
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| Scott# 2132 | Plate # 1, 2 (Overall Tagging) |
| PNC ID | 1985-5 |
| Scott# 2132a | Plate # 1, 2 (Type I) (Untagged - Overprinted with Precancel Bars and PRESORTED FIRST-CLASS SORT) |
| PNC ID | 1985-6 |
| Scott# 2132b | Plate # 1 (Type II) (Untagged - Overprinted with Precancel Bars and PRESORTED FIRST-CLASS SORT) |
| PNC ID | 1987-1 |
| Scott# 2132c | Plate # 1, 2 (Type I) (Tagging Omitted) (Not Bureau Precanceled) |
| PNC ID | 1985-5.11 |
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Cottrell Plate Pairings and Roll Sizes Found |
2132 - 1/2 (500), 2132a - 1/2 (500, 3K) |
| Series | Transportation |
| Issue Date & City | Cottrell - April 2, 1985, Kingfield, Maine / B Press - September 3, 1987, Washington, DC |
| Nationwide Sale | April 3, 1985 |
| To Press / Initial Quantity | Cottrell - February 1985 / #2132 - 29,625,000, #2132a - 85,904,000 |
| B Press - May 1987 / 54,000,000 | |
| Coil Size | (#2132) 500, (#2132a) 500, 3000, (#2132b) 3000 |
| Printer | Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, DC |
| Press | #2132 & 2132a - Cottrell (801, 803), #2132b - B Press (701) |
| Process | Intaglio |
| Plate Size & Interval | Cottrell Press - 864 stamps per revolution with two plates of 18 x 24 / plate # every 24 stamps |
| B Press - 936 stamps per revolution of 18 x 52 / plate # every 52 stamps | |
| Paper | Type I |
| Tagging Type | Overall and Untagged |
| Perf Gauge | 9.8 Vertically |
| Color | Blue |
| 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 | 0787 tagged rolls of 500, P787 precancelled rolls of 500, 788 coils of 3000; 788P precancelled rolls of 3000 |
| Suggested collecting format | PS 5 (Originally PS 3) |
| Postal Bulletin listing | 21503 02/28/85 |
| Earliest Known Use | April 3, 1985 |
| Note: | #2132 & 2132a - There are joint lines on the right side of the plate number stamp on the Cottrell press printing. |
| #2132b - There are no joint lines on the B Press printing. | |
| Note: | Precancel line gaps exist at 5L, 4L, 3L, 1L and LG. |
| Note: | Type I - Wording "Stanley Steamer 1909" is 18mm. |
| Type II - Wording "Stanley Steamer 1909" is 17.5mm. | |
| Varieties: |
A 'rain crack' spans two rows of some stamps from plate 1. This constant plate variety consists of many small vertical cracks at position 2R. |