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 Sc. #2149 |
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| Scott# 2149 | Plate # 1112, 3333 (Block Tagged - Lo-gloss gum)(1985) |
| PNC ID | 1985-22 |
| Scott# 2149a | Plate # 11121, 33333 (Precancel Untagged - Lo-gloss gum)(1985) |
| PNC ID | 1985-23.111 |
| Scott# 2149a | Plate # 33333, 43444 (Precancel Untagged - Dull gum)(43444 - 1988) |
| PNC ID | 1985-23.112 |
| Scott# 2149b | Plate # 1112 (Imperf) |
| PNC ID | 1985-22.20 |
| Scott# 2149c | Plate # 33333 (Untagged Imperf) |
| PNC ID | 1985-23.11.20 |
| Scott# 2149d | Plate # 3333 (Tagging omitted - Not bureau precanceled) Error |
| PNC ID | 1985-22.11 |
| Scott# 2149e | Plate #33333 Light Tagged Error: Dull gum, Low gloss gum, shiny gum |
| PNC ID | 1985-23.12x |
| Scott# 2149e | Plate #33333 Heavy Tagged Error, dull gum |
| PNC ID | 1985-23.123 |
| Series | Miscellaneous |
| Issue Date & City | November 6, 1985, Washington, DC |
| Nationwide Sale | November 7, 1985 |
| To Press / Initial Quantity | July, 1985 / 130,560,000 |
| Coil Size | #2149, 500 - 2149a, 500 and 3000 |
| Printer | Bureau Of Engraving and Printing (BEP), Washington, DC |
| Press | Andreotti, Model 601 |
| Process | Gravure |
| Plate Size & Interval | 408 (17 x 24) stamps per revolution / plate # every 24 stamps |
| Paper & Gum | Plate #1112, 11121, Water-Activated supplied by the Rolland Company of Canada (Early 1985). |
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Plate 3333, 33333, with shiny gum supplied by Henry and Leigh Slater Paper Company of England. It has small pin holes in the paper (October 1985). |
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| Plate 33333, 43444 with dull gum supplied by Paper Corporation of the US (1988). | |
| Tagging Type | Block and Untagged |
| Perf Gauge | 9.8 Vertically |
| Colors | Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Black. Black precancel. |
| Image size (w x h) | apx. 0.69 x 0.81 in. |
| Overall Size | apx. 0.84 x 0.99 in. / 21.31 x 25.12 mm |
| Year on Stamp | None |
| USPS Order Numbers | 0719 tagged rolls of 500, P719 precancelled rolls of 500, 720 rolls of 3000 |
| Suggested collecting format | PS 5 (Originally PS 3) |
| Postal Bulletin Listing | 21519 06/20/85 |
| Earliest Known Use | November 6, 1985 |
| Note: |
Most of the stamps from #33333 have some, usually very weak, degree of tagging. Totally untagged stamps are hard to find. PNC strips of 5 with full, bright tagging sell for about 3 times more. |
| Stamps from #43444, which is only found on dull gum paper, are untagged. | |
| Stamps from #33333 and 43444, printed on Paper Corp. paper exhibit white flecks all over the printed image.. |