8.3¢ Ambulance (BEP)
Water-Activated Coils of 500 and 3000
Scott# 2231 Plate # 1, 2
Series Transportation
Issue Date & City August 29, 1986, No First Day City
Nationwide Sale August 30, 1986
Designer James Schleyer, Burke, Virginia
Art Director Jack Williams (USPS)
Typographer Bradbury Thompson (CSAC)
Engravers Gary M. Chaconas, vignette, Joseph Creamer, Jr., lettering (Both BEP)
To Press / Initial Quantity August 1986 /  45,892,000
Coil Size 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 Water-Activated Type I, II, III
Tagging Type Untagged
Perf. Gauge 9.8 Vertically
Color Green
Overall Size apx. 0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.1 x 24.4 mm
Earliest Known Use August 29, 1986
Note: "Ambulance 1860s" is 18mm long.
Note: There are NO joint lines on the right side of the plate number stamp on this printing.
Note: For a side-by-side comparison of the Ambulance stamps, click here.