| Scott# 2281 | Plate # 1 (Small Block Tagging) |
| Scott# 2281a | Plate # 1 (Imperf - Small Block Tagging) |
| Scott# 2281b, c, e | (Color Omitted Errors) |
| Scott# 2281d | (Imperf Between) |
| Scott# 2281f | Plate # 2 (Large Block Tagging) |
| Scott# 2281g | Plate # 2 (Imperf - Large Block Tagging) |
| Scott# 2281h | Plate # 2 (Tagging Omitted) |
| Series | |
| Issue Date & City | September 2, 1988, Omaha, Nebraska |
| Nationwide Sale | September 3, 1988 |
| Designer | Chuck Ripper, Huntington, West Virginia |
| Art Director | Jack Williams (USPS) |
| Typographer | Bradbury Thompson (CSAC) |
| Modeler | Peter Cocci (BEP) |
| Engravers | Edward Archer (BEP) - Outline of Bee |
| To Press / Quantity | Early 1988 / Initial Order 11,300,000,000 |
| Coil Size | 100, 3000 |
| Printer | Bureau Of Engraving and Printing (BEP), Washington, DC |
| Presses | Goebel Optiforma Offset, C (901), D (902), |
| Process | Intaglio and Offset (Gravure) |
| Where Printed | BEP, Washington, DC |
| Where Processed | BEP, Washington, DC |
| Plate Size & Interval | Offset printing plates of 450 stamps (18 x 25) and 500 stamps (20 x 25) used on Goebel offset Optiforma press (043) in conjunction with C press (901) intaglio printing sleeves of, respectively, 864 stamps (18 x 48) and 960 stamps (20 x 48). Offset plates of 432 stamps (18 x 24) and 480 stamps (20 x 24) used on D press (902), respectively, with intaglio sleves of 864 and 960 stamps. Plate number every 48 stamps. |
| Paper and Gum | Water-Activated |
| Tagging | Small and Large Block |
| Perf Gauge | 9.75 Vertically |
| Colors | Cyan, Magenta, Light Yellow, Yellow, Black (Offset), Black (Intaglio) |
| Overall Size | apx 0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.1 x 24.4 mm |
| Earliest Known Use | September 2, 1988 |
| Varieties | Full and Truncated plate #1, Seam Lines. Click here for scans. |
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