| Scott# 2260 | Plate # 1, 2 (Block Tagging) |
| Scott# 2260a | Plate # 2 (Overall Tagging - 1990) |
| Scott# 2260b | Plate # 2 (Tagging Omitted) |
| Scott# 2260c | Plate # 2 (Imperf) |
| Series | Transportation |
| Issue Date & City | July 12, 1988, Long Beach, California |
| Nationwide Sale | July 13, 1988 |
| Designer | Richard Schlecht, Arlington, Virginia |
| Art Director | Jack Williams (USPS) |
| Typographer | Bradbury Thompson (CSAC) |
| Modeler | Clarence Holbert (BEP) |
| Engravers | Gary Chaconas, vignette, Dennis Brown, lettering (Both BEP) |
| To Press / Initial Quantity | May 1988 / 329,000,000 |
| Coil Size | 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 III |
| Tagging Type | Block, Overall and Untagged |
| Tagging | Overall tagged stamps have a stationary tagging break every 26 stamps, and a moving break that changes a little over 1mm with each revolution of the printing cylinder. |
| Perf Gauge | 9.75 Vertically |
| Color (PMS) | Purple (PMS 267) |
| Overall Size | apx. 0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.1 x 24.4 mm |
| Earliest Known Use | July 12, 1988 |
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