Scott# 1907 | Plate # 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 |
Scott# 1907a | Plate # 2, 8, 9, 10, 13 (Imperf) |
Scott# 1907b | Plate # 5, 6, 8 (Tagging omitted) |
Cottrell Plate Pairings and Roll Sizes Found |
1/2 (100, 500, 3K); 2/8 (100, 500, 3K); 3/4 (500, 3K); 5/6 (100, 500, 3K); 7/8 (500, 3K); 9/10 (100, 500, 3K); 11/12 (100, 500, 3K); 13/14 (100, 500, 3K); 15/16 (100, 500, 3K); 17/18 (500, 3K) |
Purple Machine Cancel | Plate # 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 |
Series | Transportation |
Issue Date & City | May 18, 1981, Notch, Missouri |
Nationwide Sale | May 19, 1981 |
Designer | David K. Stone, Port Washington, NY |
Art Director | none listed |
Typographer | Bradbury Thompson (CSAC) |
Modeler | Clarence Holbert (BEP) |
Engravers | Thomas J. Bakos, vignette, Edward P. Archer, lettering (Both BEP) |
To Press / Initial Quantity | April 1981 / 188,381,000 |
Coil Size | 100, 500, 3000 |
Printer | Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, DC |
Press | Cottrell |
Process | Intaglio |
Where Printed | Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, DC |
Where Processed | Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, DC |
Plate Size & Interval | 864 stamps per revolution with two plates of 18 x 24 / plate # every 24 stamps |
Paper & Gum | Water-Activated Type I |
Tagging Type | Overall |
Perf Gauge | 9.8 Vertically |
Color | Brown |
Overall Size | apx. 0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.1 x 24.4 mm |
Earliest Known Use | May 18, 1981 |
Note: | There are joint lines on the right side of the plate number stamp on this printing. |
Plate Pairings: | Plates 1 and 2, 2 and 8, 3 and 4, 5 and 6, 7 and 8, 9 and 10, 11 and 12, 13 and 14, 15 and 16, 17 and 18. |
A strip with two plate numbers will show 2 different numbers as above. | |
Varieties: | Several different gripper cracks. |
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