Scott# 2127 | Plate # 1 (Block Tagging) |
Scott# 2127a | Plate # 1 (Untagged - Printed with Nonprofit Org.) |
Scott# 2127b | Plate # 1 (Untagged - Printed with Nonprofit 5-Digit ZIP+4) |
Series | Transportation |
Issue Date & City | #2127, 2127a - February 6, 1987, Sarasota, Florida / #2127b - May 26, 1989, Rosemont, Illinois |
Nationwide Sale | February 7 , 1987 / May 27, 1989 |
Designer | Ken Dallison, Indian River, Ontario, Canada |
Art Director | Jack Williams (USPS) |
Typographer | Bradbury Thompson (CSAC) |
Modeler | Clarence Holbert (BEP) |
Engravers | Gary M. Chaconas, vignette, Robert G. Culin, Sr., lettering, Gary Slaght, ZIP+4 Inscription (All BEP) |
To Press / Initial Quantity | #2127- January 1987 / 17,600,000, #2127a - January, 1987 / 433,344,000, #2127b - May, 1989 / 357,803,000 |
Coil Sizes | (#2127) 500, (#2127a) 500, 3000, (#2127b) 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 52 stamps |
Paper & Gum | Water-Activated Type III |
Tagging Type | Block and Untagged |
Perf Gauge | 9.8 Vertically |
Colors | Red, Black |
Overall Size | apx. 0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.1 x 24.4 mm |
Earliest Known Use | February 6, 1987 |
Note: | #2127a and 2127b - Both the Red vignette and the Black service inscriptions were printed at the same time from the same sleeve (plate) on their respective press runs. |
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