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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