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| Scott# 1903 | Plate # 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 (Overall Tagging) |
| Cottrell Plate Pairings and Roll Sizes Found |
1/2 (500); 3/4 (500); 5/6 (500) |
| Purple Machine Cancel | Plate # 2 |
| Scott# 1903a | Plate # 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 (Untagged - Precanceled with two black lines) |
| Cottrell Plate Pairings and Roll Sizes Found |
1/2 (500, 3K); 2/4 (500, 3K); 3/4 (500, 3K), 4/8 (500, 3K); 5/6 (500, 3K) |
| Scott# 1903b | Plate # 1, 2, 3, 4 (Imperf - Untagged - Precanceled) |
| Series | Transportation |
| Issue Date & City | December 15, 1981, Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Nationwide Sale | December 16, 1981 |
| Designer | James Schleyer, Burke, Virginia |
| Modeler | Clarence Holbert (BEP) |
| Typographer | Bradbury Thompson (CSAC) |
| Engravers | Gary M. Chaconas, vignette, Gary J. Slaght, lettering (Both BEP) |
| To Press / Initial Quantity | November 1981 / 176,792,000 |
| Coil Sizes | (#1903) 500, (#1903a) 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 | Carmine Rose |
| Overall Size (w x h) | apx. 0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.1 x 24.4 mm |
| Earliest Known Use | December 15, 1981 |
| Note: | There are joint lines on the right side of the plate number stamp on this printing. |
| Note: | Precancel Gaps exist at positions 1L, 2L, 3L, 4L, 5L, 6L, LG, 1/2R, 1R, 1-1/2R, 2R, 3R, 5R, 6R |
| Varieties: | A constant plate crack appears on some strips of both the tagged and precancel plate #2, at position 1R. It curves down from the base of the 'M' to the side of the 'U'. |
| A constant plate crack appears on some strips of both the tagged and precancel plate #2, at position 1L. It extends downward from the base of the 'W' to the top of the '9'. |
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| Constant plate crack appears on some strips of the tagged plate #1, and plate #3 of the precancel stamps. These cracks extend through the plate number and down to the top of the 'g' on the stamp below. |
