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Scott# 1902 | Plate # 2 (Block Tagging) |
Scott# 1902a | Plate # 2 (Untagged - Precanceled with two black lines and Blk. Rt. CAR-RT SORT) |
Series | Transportation |
Issue Date & City | April 7, 1984, San Diego, California |
Nationwide Sale | April 8, 1984 |
Designer | Jim Schleyer, Burke, Virginia |
Art Director | Mary Margaret Grant (USPS) |
Typographer | Bradbury Thompson (CSAC) |
Modeler | Frank J. Waslick (BEP) |
Engravers | Kenneth Kipperman, vignette, Dennis Brown, lettering (Both BEP) |
To Press / Initial Quantity | March 1984 / 203,830,000 |
Coil Sizes | (#1902) 500, (#1902a) 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 II |
Tagging Type | Untagged |
Perf Gauge | 9.75 Vertically |
Color (PMS) | Brown |
Overall Size (w x h) | apx. 0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.1 x 24.4 mm |
Earliest Known Use | April 7, 1984 |
Note: | Precancel gaps exist in positions 7L, 11R, 12R. |
Variety: | A constant plate flaw exists at 15L. It is known as a "Blown Tire" and consists of a spray of ink on the rear tire. |