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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. |