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| Scott# 2128 | Plate # 1, 2 |
| Scott# 2128a | Plate # 1, 2, 3, 4 (Overprinted Blk. Rt. CAR-RT SORT in Black) |
| Series | Transportation |
| Issue Date & City | June 21, 1985, Reno, Nevada |
| Nationwide Sale | June 22, 1985 |
| Designer | James Schleyer, Burke, Virginia |
| Art Director | Jack Williams (USPS) |
| Typographer | Bradbury Thompson (CSAC) |
| Modeler | Ronald C. Sharp (BEP) |
| Engravers | Gary M. Chaconas, vignette, Joseph S. Creamer, Jr., lettering (Both BEP) |
| To Press / Initial Quantity | June, 1985 / Plain - 18,125,000, Precanceled - 171,412,000 |
| Coil Sizes | (#2128) 500, (#2128a) 500, 3000 |
| Printer | Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, DC.? |
| Press | Cottrell |
| Process | Intaglio |
| Where Printed | Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, DC.? |
| Where Processed | Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, DC.? |
| Plate Size & Interval | 864 stamps per revolution using two plates of 18 x 24 / plate # every 24 stamps |
| Paper & Gum | Water-Activated Type I |
| Tagging Type | 2128 - Overall, 2128a - 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 | June 21, 1985 |
| Note: | "Ambulance 1860s" is 18 1/2 mm long. |
| Note: | There are joint lines on the right side of the plate number stamp on this printing. |
| Note: | 2128 - Plates 1 and 2 were paired together on the same press run. 2128a - Plates 1 and 2 were paired together as were 3 and 4. A strip with two plate numbers will show 2 different numbers as above. |
| Note: | Precancel gaps exist at 2L, 1L, LG, 1R, 2R. Exists also with no gap. Precancels exist with and without the period after Blk. Rt. (Example: Blk. Rt. and Blk. Rt) |
| Note: | For a side-by-side comparison of the Ambulance stamps, click here. |
| Varieties: | The Plate #1 from the top row of the printed web was entered approximately 1mm down and to the right from the normal position. This applies to both the tagged and precanceled version. A normally cut stamp will show only the top part of the number 1. On normally cut coils, the stamps from the second row will show the full number on the bottom and part of the number 1 from the top row. Stamps with two full numbers are possible, but rare. See below for examples. |
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