Scott# 2256 | Plate # 1, 2, 3 |
Scott# 2256a | Plate # 1, 2 (Imperf) |
Series | Transportation |
Issue Date & City | August 12, 1988, Tucson, Arizona |
Nationwide Sale | August 13, 1988 |
Designer | Chris Calle, Ridgefield, Connecticut |
Art Director | Jack Williams (USPS) |
Typographer | Bradbury Thompson (CSAC) |
Engravers | Gary M. Chaconas, vignette, Gary J. Slaught, lettering (Both BEP) |
To Press / Initial Quantity | July 1988 / 521,500,000 |
Coil Size | 500, 3000 |
Printer | Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, DC |
Press | Plate 1, 3 - B Press (701), Plate 2 - C Press (901) |
Process | Intaglio |
Where Printed | Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, DC |
Where Processed | Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, DC |
Plate Size & Interval | B Press - 936 (18 x 52) stamps per revolution / plate # every 52 stamps |
C Press - 864 (18 x 48) stamps per revolution / plate # every 48 stamps | |
Paper & Gum | Water-Activated Type III |
Tagging Type | Untagged |
Perf Gauge | 9.75 Vertically |
Color | Maroon, Red (Nonprofit Precancel) |
Overall Size | apx. 0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.1 x 24.4 mm |
Earliest Known Use | August 12, 1988 |
Note: | Plate #2 first appeared October 6, 1988 and Plate #3 sometime in the fall of 1989. |
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