| Scott# 2255 | Plate # 1, 2, 3 |
| Series | Transportation |
| Issue Date & City | August 30, 1988, San Jose, California |
| Nationwide Sale | August 31, 1988 |
| Designer | Richard Schlecht, Arlington, Virginia |
| Art Director | Jack Williams (USPS) |
| Typographer | Bradbury Thompson (CSAC) |
| Engravers | Edward P. Archer, vignette, Gary J. Slaught, lettering (Both BEP) |
| To Press / Initial Quantity | August 1988 / 254,000,000 |
| 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 | B Press - 936 (18 x 52) stamps per revolution / plate # every 52 stamps |
| Paper & Gum | Water-Activated Type III |
| Tagging Type | Untagged |
| Perf Gauge | 9.8 Vertically |
| Color | Brown, Red (Nonprofit Precancel) |
| Overall Size | apx. 0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.1 x 24.4 mm |
| Earliest Known Use | August 30, 1988 |
| Note: | Plate #2 first appeared in November, 1988 and Plate #3 sometime in April or May of 1989. |
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