Sc #2262

Sc #2262a

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17.5¢ Racing Car (BEP)
Water-Activated Coils of 100, 500 and 3,000
Scott# 2262 Plate # 1 (Tagged)
Scott# 2262a Plate # 1 (Untagged - Zip+4 in Red))
Scott# 2262b Plate # 1 (Imperf)
Series Transportation
Issue Date & City September 25, 1987, Indianapolis, Indiana
Nationwide Sale September 26, 1987
Designer Tom Broad, Chevy Chase, Maryland
Art Director Jack Williams (USPS)
Typographer Bradbury Thompson (CSAC)
Modeler Peter Cocci (BEP)
Engravers Gary Chaconas, vignette, Gary Slaght, lettering (Both BEP)
To Press / Initial Quantity #2264 - July 1987 /  17,300,000
#2264a - August 1987 /  171,990,000
Coil Sizes (#2262) 100, (#2262a) 500, 3000
Printer Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, DC.
Press 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 936 (18 x 52) stamps per revolution / plate # every 48 stamps
Paper & Gum Type III, Water-Activated
Tagging Type Block and Untagged
Perf Gauge 9.8 Vertically
Color (PMS) Purple, Red (Zip+4 Presort)
Overall Size (w x h) apx. 0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.1 x 24.4 mm
Earliest Known Use September 25, 1987
Note: The 2262 Tagged version was issued primarily for collectors.