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| Scott# 2150 | Plate # 111111, 111121 (Block Tagged) |
| Scott# 2150a | Plate # 111111, 111121 (Untagged) |
| Scott# 2150b | Plate # 111111, 111121 (Precancel, Tagged - Error) |
| Series | Miscellaneous |
| Issue Date & City | October 22, 1985, Washington, DC |
| Nationwide Sale | October 23, 1985 |
| Designer | Richard Sheaff (CSAC), Needham Heights, Massachusetts |
| Art Director | Richard Sheaff (CSAC) |
| Typographer | Richard Sheaff (CSAC) |
| Modeler | Clarence Holbert (BEP) |
| To Press / Quantity | October, 1985 / 114,000,000 |
| Coil Size | #2150, 500 - 2150a, 500 and 3000 |
| Printer | Bureau Of Engraving and Printing (BEP), Washington, DC |
| Press | Andreotti, Model 601 |
| Process | Gravure |
| Where Printed | BEP, Washington, DC |
| Where Processed | BEP, Washington, DC |
| Plate Size & Interval | 408 (17 x 24) stamps per revolution / plate # every 24 stamps |
| Paper & Gum | Water-Activated |
| Tagging Type | Block and Untagged |
| Perf. Gauge | 9.8 Vertically |
| Colors | Pink, Red, Yellow, Green, Blue, Black. |
| Overall Size | apx. 0.84 x 0.99 in. / 21.31 x 25.12 mm |
| Earliest Known Use | October 22, 1985 |
| Note: | Most of the stamps from precancel plate #111121 have some, usually very weak, degree of tagging. Totally untagged examples are scarce. |
| Note: | Tagged stamps from precancel plate #111111 are known, but are scarce. |
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