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| Scott# 2134 | Plate # 1, 2, 3, 4 (Overall Tagging) |
| Scott# 2134a | Plate # 1, 2 (Imperf) |
| Scott# 2134b | Plate # 2 (Type II) (Block Tagging) |
| Series | Transportation |
| Issue Date & City | #2134 - March 23, 1985, Rochester, New York |
| #2134a - September 30, 1986, Washington DC | |
| Nationwide Sale | March 24, 1985 |
| Designer | William H. Bond, Arlington, Virginia |
| Art Director | Howard Paine (CSAC) |
| Typographer | Bradbury Thompson (CSAC) |
| Modeler | Esther Porter (BEP) |
| Engravers | Gary Chaconas, vignette, Gary J. Slaght, lettering (Both BEP) |
| To Press / Initial Quantity | February 1985 / 237,041,000 |
| Coil Size | 500, 3000 |
| Printer | Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, DC |
| Press | #2134 - Cottrell (801), #2134b - 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 | #2134 - 864 (18 x 24) stamps per revolution of two plates / plate # every 24 stamps |
| #2134b - 936 (18 x 52) stamps per revolution / plate # every 52 stamps | |
| Paper & Gum | Type I, II, III, Water-Activated |
| Tagging Type | #2134 - Overall, #2134b - Block |
| Perf. Gauge | 9.8 Vertically |
| Color | Blue |
| Overall Size | apx. 0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.1 x 24.4 mm |
| Earliest Known Use | March 23, 1985 |
| Notes: #2134 | There are joint lines on the right side of the plate number stamp on this printing. |
| Plates 1 and 2 were paired together on the same press run, as were 3 and 4. | |
| A strip with two plate numbers will show 2 different numbers as above. | |
| Chill roller doubling is found on many positions of some rolls from plates 3 and 4. | |
| Notes: #2134b | (Type II) - There are NO joint lines. |
| Design is 1/4mm narrower and has block tagging. |
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