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25¢ Honey Bee (BEP)
Water-Activated Coils of 100 and 3000
| Scott# 2281 |
Plate # 1 (Small Block Tagging) |
| Scott# 2281a |
Plate # 1 (Imperf - Small Block Tagging) |
| Scott# 2281b, c, e |
(Color Omitted Errors) |
| Scott# 2281d |
(Imperf Between) |
| Scott# 2281f |
Plate # 2 (Large Block Tagging) |
| Scott# 2281g |
Plate # 2 (Imperf - Large Block Tagging) |
| Scott# 2281h |
Plate # 1, 2 (Tagging Omitted) |
| Series |
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| Issue Date & City |
September 2, 1988, Omaha, Nebraska |
| Nationwide Sale |
September 3, 1988 |
| Designer |
Chuck Ripper, Huntington, West Virginia |
| Art Director |
Jack Williams (USPS) |
| Typographer |
Bradbury Thompson (CSAC) |
| Modeler |
Peter Cocci (BEP) |
| Engravers |
Edward Archer (BEP) - Outline of Bee |
| To Press / Quantity |
Early 1988 / Initial Order 11,300,000,000 |
| Coil Size |
100, 3000 |
| Printer |
Bureau Of Engraving and Printing (BEP), Washington, DC. |
| Presses |
Goebel Optiforma Offset, C (901), D (902) |
| Process |
Intaglio and Offset (Gravure) |
| Where Printed |
BEP, Washington, DC. |
| Where Processed |
BEP, Washington, DC. |
| Plate Size & Interval |
Offset printing plates of 450 stamps (18 x 25) and 500 stamps (20 x 25) used on Goebel
offset Optiforma press (043) in conjunction with C press (901) intaglio printing sleeves
of, respectively, 864 stamps (18 x 48) and 960 stamps (20 x 48). Offset plates of 432
stamps (18 x 24) and 480 stamps (20 x 24) used on D press (902), respectively, with
intaglio sleves of 864 and 960 stamps. Plate number every 48 stamps. |
| Paper and Gum |
Water-Activated |
| Tagging |
Small and Large Block |
| Perf Gauge |
9.75 Vertically |
| Colors |
Cyan, Magenta, Light Yellow, Yellow, Black (Offset), Black (Intaglio) |
| Overall Size (w x h) |
apx 0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.1 x 24.4 mm |
| Earliest Known Use |
September 2, 1988 |
| Varieties |
Full and Truncated plate #1, Seam Lines. Click here for scans. |
