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| Scott# 2133 | Plate # 1, 2 (Block Tagging) |
| Scott# 2133a | Plate # 1, 2 (Untagged) (Precanceled with Bulk Rate between two lines). |
| Scott# 2133b | Plate # 1 (Imperf) |
| Series | Transportation |
| Issue Date & City | April 18, 1985, Oil Center, New Mexico |
| Nationwide Sale | April 19, 1985 |
| Designer | James Schleyer, Burke, Virginia |
| Art Director | Mary Margaret Grant (USPS) |
| Typographer | Bradbury Thompson (CSAC) |
| Engravers | Gary M. Chaconas, vignette, Robert G. Culin, Sr., lettering (Both BEP) |
| To Press / Initial Quantity | March 1985 / #2133 - 21,250,000, #2133a - 345,692,000 |
| Coil Sizes | (#2133) 500, 3000, (#2133a) 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 | 936 (18 x 52) stamps per revolution / plate # every 52 stamps |
| Paper & Gum | Type I, II, III, Water-Activated |
| Tagging Type | Block and Untagged |
| Perf Gauge | 9.8 Vertically |
| Color | Olive |
| Overall Size | apx. 0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.1 x 24.4 mm |
| Earliest Known Use | April 18, 1985 |
| Notes: | Plate # 1 was printed using a Dark and/or Light Olive ink, Plate #2 used a Light Olive ink. |
| Precancel line gaps exist at 4L, 5L, 6L, 7L, 8L, 9L, 10L, 11L, 12L, 7R, 8R, 9R, 10R, 11R. |
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