PNC3 - 18c Surrey Cottrell Press Water Activated Coil Details

18¢ Surrey (BEP)
Water-Activated Coils of 100, 500 and 3000
Scott# 1907	Plate # 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
Scott# 1907a	Plate # 2, 8, 9, 10, 13 (Imperf)
Scott# 1907b	Plate # 5, 6, 8 (Tagging omitted)
Cottrell Plate Pairings and Roll Sizes Found	1/2 (100, 500, 3K); 2/8 (100, 500, 3K); 3/4 (500, 3K); 5/6 (100, 500, 3K); 7/8 (500, 3K); 9/10 (100, 500, 3K); 11/12 (100, 500, 3K); 13/14 (100, 500, 3K); 15/16 (100, 500, 3K); 17/18 (500, 3K)
Purple Machine Cancel	Plate # 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
*Series*	Transportation
*Issue Date & City*	May 18, 1981, Notch, Missouri
*Nationwide Sale*	May 19, 1981
*Designer*	David K. Stone, Port Washington, NY
*Art Director*	none listed
*Typographer*	Bradbury Thompson (CSAC)
*Modeler*	Clarence Holbert (BEP)
*Engravers*	Thomas J. Bakos, vignette, Edward P. Archer, lettering (Both BEP)
*To Press / Initial Quantity*	April 1981 / 188,381,000
*Coil Size*	100, 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*	Water-Activated Type I
*Tagging Type*	Overall
*Perf Gauge*	9.8 Vertically
*Color*	Brown
*Overall Size*	apx. 0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.1 x 24.4 mm
*Earliest Known Use*	May 18, 1981
*Note:*	There are joint lines on the right side of the plate number stamp on this printing.
*Plate Pairings:*	Plates 1 and 2, 2 and 8, 3 and 4, 5 and 6, 7 and 8, 9 and 10, 11 and 12, 13 and 14, 15 and 16, 17 and 18.
*Plate Pairings:*	A strip with two plate numbers will show 2 different numbers as above.
*Varieties:*	Several different gripper cracks.

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