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| Scott# 2115 | Plate # 2, 4, 6, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21, 22 (Wide Block Tagging - B Press) Numbers in RED have been reported but not confirmed. |
| Scott# 2115a | Plate # 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22 (Narrow Block Tagging - C Press) |
| Scott# 2115b | Plate # 8, 18, 20, 22 (Wide & Tall Block Tagging - D Press) |
| Scott# 2115c | Plate # T1 (Surface Phosphor Tagging, Smooth appearance) |
| Scott# 2115d | Plate # 8 (Black field of stars) See Varieties below |
| Scott# 2115e | Plate # 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 12, 16, 18, 20 (Tagging Omitted) |
| Scott# 2115f | Plate # 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22 (Imperf) |
| Purple Machine Cancel | Plate # 5 |
| Series | American Flag |
| Issue Date & City | March 29, 1985, Washington, DC / May 23, 1987 (Test), Secaucus, New Jersey |
| Nationwide Sale | March 30, 1985 / May 24, 1987 |
| Designer | Frank Waslick (BEP) |
| Art Director | Leonard Buckley (BEP) |
| Modeler | Frank Waslick (BEP) |
| Engravers | Thomas R. Hipschen, vignette, Robert G. Culin, Sr., lettering (Both BEP) |
| To Press / Initial Quantity | January, 1985 / 7,952,000,000 - March 1987 / 44,000,000 (Test) |
| Coil Size | 100, 500, 3000 / 100, 3000 (Test) |
| Printer | Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, DC |
| Presses | B, C, D Press (701, 901, 902) / C Press (901) - (Test) |
| 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. Plates 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16 18, 20, 21 and 22. |
| C Press - 960 (20 x 48) stamps per revolution / plate # every 48 stamps. Plates 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 22. | |
| D Press - 960 (20 x 48) stamps per revolution / plate # every 48 stamps. Plates 18, 20 and 22. | |
| C Press - 960 (20 x 48) stamps per revolution / plate # every 48 stamps. Plate T1. | |
| Paper & Gum | Water-Activated. Test stamp prephosphored paper supplied by Harrison and Sons Ltd. of Buckinghamshire, England. |
| Tagging Type | B Press - Block Tagging measures apx. 19 mm x 21.5 mm. |
| C Press - Block Tagging measures apx. 17.5 mm x 21.5 mm. | |
| D Press - Block Tagging measures apx. 19.5 mm x 23 mm. | |
| (Test Stamps) C Press - Surface Phosphor Coating, Smooth appearance | |
| Perf Gauge | 9.8 Vertically |
| Color | Red, Blue, Black |
| Overall Size | apx. 0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.1 x 24.4 mm |
| Earliest Known Use | March 29, 1985 / May 23, 1987 (Test) |
| Note: | Test stamp design the same except for the addition of a small, upper-case "T", centered at the base of the design. |
| Note: | Be aware that Block Tagging sizes are approximate. Sizes can change because of plate wear and other factors. Numbers listed in RED above have been reported but not confirmed. There is still some disagreement among specialists as to which plate numbers have which tagging variety. |
| Varieties | #2115 exists with Bluish Black color, known as "Erie Blue. #2115d has a Black Field of Stars. Click here for a scan. |
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