Computer Vended (ABNC)
Water-Activated Coils of 3000
Scott# CV 32 Plate # A11
Series Computer Vended
Issue Date & City February 19, 1994, Merrifield, VA
Nationwide Sale February 21, 1994
Designer Richard Sheaff, Needham Heights, MA
Art Director Joe Brockert (USPS)
Modeler Acitronics
To Press / Quantity ? / Initial Order 12,042,000
Coil Size 3000
Printer Guilford Gravure for American Bank Note Company
Press Andreotti
Process Gravure
Where Printed Guilford Gravure
Where Processed Guilford Gravure
Plate Size & Interval 456 (19 x 24) stamps per revolution / plate # every 24 stamps
Paper & Gum Water-Activated Dull Gum
Tagging Prephosphored, Solid Tagging
Perf Gauge 9.8 Vertically
Colors Blue, Red
Overall Size 0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.1 x 24.4 mm
Earliest Known Use February 19, 1994
Note: The coil of 3000 supplied to the USPS bore no denomination. The postage amount was applied at the point of purchase from a computerized vending machine called a Postage and Mailing Center (PMC). This newer model is a Unisys.

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