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| Scott# 1897A | Plate # 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10 (Overall Tagging) |
| Scott# 1897Ac | Plate # 3, 4, 8, 10 (Imperf) |
| Scott# 1897Ad | Plate # 8 (Tagging Omitted) |
| Cottrell Plate Pairings and Roll Sizes Found |
1/2 (shredded); 2/6 (500); 3/5 (shredded); 3/4 (500, 3K); 7/9 (cancelled); 8/10 (500, 3K) |
| Purple Machine Cancel | Plate # 3, 4 |
| Series | Transportation |
| Issue Date & City | May 20, 1982, Chicago, Illinois |
| Nationwide Sale | May 21, 1982 |
| Designer | David K. Stone, Port Washington, NY |
| Modeler | Clarence Holbert (BEP) |
| Typographer | Bradbury Thompson (CSAC) |
| Engravers | John S. Wallace, vignette, Robert G. Culin, Sr., lettering (Both BEP) |
| To Press / Initial Quantity | April 1982 / 79,503,000 |
| Coil Size | 500, 3000 |
| Printer | Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, DC. |
| Press | Cottrell |
| Process | Intaglio |
| Where Printed | Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, DC. |
| Where Processed | Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, DC. |
| Plate Size & Interval | 864 stamps per revolution with two plates of 18 x 24 / plate # every 24 stamps |
| Paper & Gum | Type I, II, Water-Activated |
| Tagging Type | Overall, Untagged |
| Perf Gauge | 9.8 Vertically |
| Color | Black |
| Overall Size (w x h) | apx. 0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.1 x 24.4 mm |
| Earliest Known Use | May 20, 1982 |
| Note: | There are joint lines on the right side of the plate number stamp on this printing. |
| Note: | Tagging Gaps exist at positions 2L, 3L, 4L, 5L, 6L |
| Varieties: | Chill-roller doubling on many positions from some rolls of plates 3 and 4. |