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Scott# 2252 | Plate # 1 (Block Tagged) |
Scott# 2252a | Plate # 2, 3, 5, 6 (Untagged, dull gum) |
Scott# 2252a | Plate # 3, 5, 6 (Untagged, shiny gum) |
Scott# 2252a | Plate # 5 (Untagged, low gloss gum) |
Scott# 2252b | (Untagged, shiny gum) (Imperf pair) |
Series | Transportation |
Issue Date & City | February 29, 1988, Conestoga, Pennsylvania |
Nationwide Sale | March 1, 1988 |
Designer | Richard Schlect, Arlington, VA |
Art Director | Jack Williams (USPS) |
Typographer | Bradbury Thompson (CSAC) |
Engravers | Vignette - Thomas R. Hipschen, Lettering - Dennis Brown (BEP) |
To Press / Quantity | September 29, 1987 / Initial Order 528,000 |
Maximum PNCs | apx 4,752,000 |
Coil Size | 100, 500, 3000, 10,000 |
Printer | Bureau Of Engraving and Printing (BEP), Washington, DC. |
Presses | B, 701 / C/D, 901,902 |
Process | Intaglio |
Where Printed | BEP, Washington, DC. |
Where Processed | BEP, Washington, DC. |
Plate Size & Interval | (B Press) 936 (18 x 52) stamps per revolution / plate # every 52 stamps (C Press) 864 (18 x 48) stamps per revolution / plate # every 48 stamps |
Paper | Water-Activated |
Gum | Dull - #2, 3 |
Low Gloss - #5 | |
Shiny - #3, 5, 6 | |
Tagging | #1 Block, #2, 3, 5, 6 Untagged |
Perf. Gauge | 9.8 Vertically |
Colors | Maroon |
Overall Size (w x h) | apx 0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.1 x 24.4 mm |
Earliest Known Use | February 29, 1988 |
Note: | Plate #2 was found in April 1992. Plate #3 with Dull gum was found late in 1994. Shiny gum stamps with plate #3 were found in March 1995, while Plate #6 from coils of 10,000 was found late in 1995. Plate #5 apparently was found in 1997. |
Note: | Plate #5 with the low-gloss gum is smaller than the #5 with shiny gum. |
Note: | Plate #1 was printed on the B Press. Plates 2 and 3 with dull gum were printed on the C/D Presses |
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