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| Scott# 2135 | Plate # 2 (Block Tagging) |
| Scott# 2135a | Plate # 2 (Imperf) |
| Series | Transportation |
| Issue Date & City | August 20, 1986, Anchorage, Alaska |
| Nationwide Sale | August 21, 1986 |
| Designer | Lou Nolan, McLean, Virginia |
| Art Director | Derry Noyes (CSAC) |
| Modeler | Clarence Holbert (BEP) |
| Typographer | Bradbury Thompson, Riverside, Connecticut |
| Engravers | Edward P. Archer, vignette, Gary J. Slaght, lettering, Michael J. Ryan, numerals (All BEP) |
| To Press / Initial Quantity | July 1986 / 227,000,000 |
| Coil Size | 100, 500 and 3,000 |
| Printer | Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, DC. |
| Press | B (701) |
| Process | Intaglio |
| Where Printed | Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, DC. |
| Where Processed | Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, DC. |
| Plate Size & Interval | B Press - 936 (18 x 52 stamps per revolution / plate # every 52 stamps |
| Paper & Gum | Water-Activated, Type I, III |
| Tagging Type | Block |
| 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 | August 20, 1986 |