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| Scott# 2125 | Plate # 1 (Block Tagging) |
| Scott# 2125a | Plate # 1, 2 (Untagged - Printed in Black with CAR-RT Sort / Nonprofit Org.) |
| Series | Transportation |
| Issue Date & City | November 1, 1986, Fort Worth, Texas |
| Nationwide Sale | November 2 , 1986 |
| Designer | David K. Stone, Port Washington, New York |
| Art Director | Joe Brockert (USPS) |
| Typographer | Bradbury Thompson (CSAC) |
| Engravers | Joseph Creamer, vignette, Dennis Brown, lettering (Both BEP) |
| To Press / Initial Quantity | October 1986 / #2125 - 16,500,000, #2125a - 362,580,000 |
| Coil Sizes | (#2125) 500, (#2125a) 500, 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 and Untagged |
| Perf Gauge | 9.8 Vertically |
| Colors | Maroon, Black precancel |
| Overall Size | apx. 0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.1 x 24.4 mm |
| Earliest Known Use | November 1, 1986 |
| Note: | #2125a - The CAR-RT Sort / Non-profit Org. inscription was printed in black ink from the same plate that printed the maroon vignette. |
| Variety: | A constant plate variety, a plate scratch, exists below the rear wheel on the 2R position of some tagged stamps.. |
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