| Scott# 2452B | Plate # A1, A2 |
| Scott# 2452Bf | Plate # A3 (Luminescent Ink) |
| Series | Transportation |
| Issue Date & City | December 8, 1992, Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Nationwide Sale | December 9, 1992 |
| Designer | Susan Sanford, Washington, DC |
| Art Director | Joe Brockert (USPS) |
| Typographer | Bradbury Thompson (CSAC) |
| Modeler | Acitronics Division of George Schmitt and Company |
| To Press / Quantity | Summer 1992 / Initial Order 150,000,000 |
| Coil Size | 10,000 |
| Printer | Guilford Gravure for American Bank Note Company |
| Presses | 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 and Gum | Water-Activated, Shiny Gum |
| Tagging | A1, A2 Untagged / A3 Luminescent Ink |
| Perf Gauge | 9.8 Vertically |
| Color (PMS) | A1, A2 - Red (PMS 186) / A3 - Red (Luminescent) |
| Overall Size | apx 0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.1 x 24.4 mm |
| Earliest Known Use | December 8, 1992 |
| Note: | For a side-by-side comparison of the Circus stamps, click here. |
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