 Scott #2124 |
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| Scott# 2124 | Plate # 3, 4 (Overall Tagging) |
| Scott# 2124a | Plate # 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 (Untagged - Overprinted with Precancel Bars and Nonprofit Org.) |
| Series | Transportation |
| Issue Date & City | June 21, 1985, Reno, Nevada |
| Nationwide Sale | June 22, 1985 |
| Designer | William Bond, Arlington, Virginia |
| Art Director | Howard Paine (BEP) |
| Typographer | Bradbury Thompson (CSAC) |
| Modeler | Esther Porter (BEP) |
| Engravers | Gary M. Chaconas, vignette, Robert G. Culin, Sr., lettering (Both BEP) |
| To Press / Initial Quantity | #2124 - May 1985 / 19,100,000, #2124a - August, 1985 / 123,956,000 |
| Coil Sizes | (#2124) 500, (#2124a) 500, 3000 |
| Printer | Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, DC.? |
| Press | Cottrell (801, 803) |
| 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 with two plates of 18 x 24 / plate # every 24 stamps |
| Paper & Gum | Water-Activated Type I |
| Tagging Type | Overall and Untagged |
| Perf Gauge | 9.8 Vertically |
| Color | Brown |
| Overall Size (w x h) | apx. 0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.1 x 24.4 mm |
| Earliest Known Use | June 21, 1985 |
| Note: | There are joint lines on the right side of the plate number stamp on this printing. |
| Note: | Plates 1 and 2 were paired together on the same press run, as were 3 and 4 and also 5 and 6. A strip with two plate numbers will show 2 different numbers as above. |
| Note: | Precancel line gaps exist at 1R, 2R, 3R and LG, 1L, 2L, 3L, 4L. |
| Varieties: | Several consistent plate flaws exist on this issue, including a couple resulting from 'gripper cracks'. The most widely known are the 'Buggy Whip' and the 'Rain Crack'. A damaged precancel mat caused additional breaks in the top four rows of the web, producing a tagging variety known as the 'Double Gap'. |
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