Sc. #2150

Sc. #2150a

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21.1¢ Letters (BEP)
Water-Activated Coils of 500 and 3,000
Scott# 2150 Plate # 111111, 111121 (Block Tagged)
Scott# 2150a Plate # 111111, 111121 (Untagged)
Scott# 2150b Plate # 111111, 111121 (Precancel, Tagged - Error)
Series Miscellaneous
Issue Date & City October 22, 1985, Washington, DC.
Nationwide Sale October 23, 1985
Designer Richard Sheaff (CSAC), Needham Heights, Massachusetts
Art Director Richard Sheaff (CSAC)
Typographer Richard Sheaff (CSAC)
Modeler Clarence Holbert (BEP)
To Press / Quantity October, 1985  /  114,000,000
Coil Size #2150, 500 - 2150a, 500 and 3000
Printer Bureau Of Engraving and Printing (BEP), Washington, DC.
Press Andreotti, Model 601
Process Gravure
Where Printed BEP, Washington, DC.
Where Processed BEP, Washington, DC.
Plate Size & Interval 408 (17 x 24) stamps per revolution / plate # every 24 stamps
Paper & Gum Water-Activated
Tagging Type Block and Untagged
Perf. Gauge 9.8 Vertically
Colors Pink, Red, Yellow, Green, Blue, Black.
Overall Size (w x h) apx. 0.84 x 0.99 in. / 21.31 x 25.12 mm
Earliest Known Use October 22, 1985
Note: Most of the stamps from precancel plate #111121 have some, usually very weak, degree of tagging. Totally untagged examples are scarce.
Note: Tagged stamps from precancel plate #111111 are known, but are scarce.