5¢ Circus Wagon (BEP)
Water-Activated Coils of 500 and 3000
Scott# 2452 Plate # 1 (Overall Tag - Dull gum)
Scott# 2452a Plate # 1 (Untagged - Dull Gum)
Scott# 2452a Plate # 2 (Untagged - Lo-Gloss Gum)
Scott# 2452c Plate # 1 (Tagged - Imperf)
Series Transportation
Issue Date & City August 31, 1990, Syracuse, New York
Nationwide Sale September 1, 1990
Designer Susan Sanford, Washington, DC.
Art Director Joe Brockert (USPS)
Typographer Bradbury Thompson (CSAC)
Modeler Frank J. Waslick (BEP)
Engravers Vignette - Gary Chaconas (BEP), Lettering and Numerals - Gary Slaght (BEP)
To Press / Quantity Late 1990 / Initial Order 114,000,000
Coil Sizes (#2452) 500, 3000, (#2452a) 3000
Printer Bureau Of Engraving and Printing (BEP), Washington, DC.?
Presses B (701)
Process Intaglio
Where Printed BEP, Washington, DC.
Where Processed BEP, Washington, DC.
Plate Size & Interval 936 (18 x 52) stamps per revolution / plate # every 52 stamps
Paper and Gum Water-Activated
Tagging Overall and Untagged
Perf Gauge 9.8 Vertically
Color Red
Overall Size (w x h) apx 0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.1 x 24.4 mm
Earliest Known Use August 31, 1990
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