Sc. #2134


Sc. #2134b

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14¢ Ice Boat (BEP)
Water-Activated Coils of 500 and 3,000
Scott# 2134 Plate # 1, 2, 3, 4 (Overall Tagging)
Scott# 2134a Plate # 1, 2 (Imperf)
Scott# 2134b Plate # 2 (Type II) (Block Tagging)
Series Transportation
Issue Date & City #2134 - March 23, 1985, Rochester, New York
#2134a - September 30, 1986, Washington DC.
Nationwide Sale March 24, 1985
Designer William H. Bond, Arlington, Virginia
Art Director Howard Paine (CSAC)
Typographer Bradbury Thompson (CSAC)
Modeler Esther Porter (BEP)
Engravers Gary Chaconas, vignette, Gary J. Slaght, lettering (Both BEP)
To Press / Initial Quantity February 1985 /  237,041,000
Coil Size 500, 3000
Printer Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, DC.
Press #2134 - Cottrell (801), #2134b - B Press (701)
Process Intaglio
Where Printed Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, DC.
Where Processed Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, DC.
Plate Size & Interval #2134 - 864 (18 x 24) stamps per revolution of two plates / plate # every 24 stamps
#2134b - 936 (18 x 52) stamps per revolution / plate # every 52 stamps
Paper & Gum Type I, II, III, Water-Activated
Tagging Type #2134 - Overall, #2134b - 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 March 23, 1985
Notes: #2134 There are joint lines on the right side of the plate number stamp on this printing.
Plates 1 and 2 were paired together on the same press run, as were 3 and 4.
A strip with two plate numbers will show 2 different numbers as above.
Chill roller doubling is found on many positions of some rolls from plates 3 and 4.
Notes: #2134b (Type II) - There are NO joint lines.
Design is 1/4mm narrower and has block tagging.