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| Scott# 2005 | Plate # 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Scott# 2005a | Plate # 1, 2, 3, 4 (Imperf) |
| Scott# 2005b | Plate # 3, 4 (Untagged Error) |
| Purple Machine Cancel | Plate # 1, 2, 3, 4 / Plate # 3, 4 (Untagged Error) |
| Series | Miscellaneous |
| Issue Date & City | April 27, 1982, Washington, DC. |
| Nationwide Sale | April 28, 1982 |
| Designer | John Boyd, New York, NY |
| Art Director | none listed |
| Typographer | none listed |
| Modeler | none listed |
| Engravers | Joseph S. Creamer, Jr., vignette, Albert Saavedra, lettering (Both BEP) |
| To Press / Initial Quantity | March 1982 / 461,093,000 |
| Coil Size | 100, 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 with two plates of 18 x 24 / plate # every 24 stamps |
| Paper & Gum | Water-Activated Type I |
| Tagging Type | Overall, Untagged (Error) |
| Perf Gauge | 9.8 Vertically |
| Color | Blue> |
| Overall Size (w x h) | apx. 0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.1 x 24.4 mm |
| Earliest Known Use | April 27, 1982 |
| Note: | There are joint lines on the right side of the plate number stamp on this printing. |
| Plate Pairings: | Plates 1 and 2, 3 and 4. A strip with two plate numbers will show 2 different numbers as above. |
| Purple Machine Cancels | 1, 2, 3, 4 |