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| Scott# 1907 | Plate # 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 |
| Purple Machine Cancel | Plate # 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 |
| PNC ID | 1981-2.11 |
| Scott# 1907a | Plate # 1, 2, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14 (Imperf) |
| PNC ID | 1981-2.20 |
| Scott# 1907b | Plate # 5, 6, 8 (Tagging omitted) |
| PNC ID | 1981-2.12 |
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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) |
| Series | Transportation |
| Issue Date & City | May 18, 1981, Notch, Missouri |
| Nationwide Sale | May 19, 1981 |
| 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 |
| Plate Size & Interval | 864 stamps per revolution with two plates of 18 x 24 / plate # every 24 stamps |
| Paper | 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 |
| Image size | apx .71 x .82 in. |
| Year on Stamp | None |
| Suggested collecting format | PS 5 (Originally PS 3) |
| USPS Order Numbers | 0781 rolls of 500 |
| Postal Bulletin listng | 21291 03/26/81 |
| 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. |