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| Scott# 2126 | Plate # 1 (Block Tagging) |
| Scott# 2126a | Plate # 1, 2 (Untagged - Overprinted in Black with Nonprofit Org.) |
| Scott# 2126b | Plate # 2 (Imperf) |
| Series | Transportation |
| Issue Date & City | May 6, 1985, Childs, Maryland |
| Nationwide Sale | May 7 , 1985 |
| Designer | James Schleyer, Burke, Virginia |
| Art Director | Mary Margaret Grant (USPS) |
| Typographer | Bradbury Thompson (CSAC) |
| Engravers | Kenneth Kipperman, vignette, Thomas J. Bakos, lettering (Both BEP) |
| To Press / Initial Quantity | April 1985 / #2126 - 22,325,000, #2126a - 362,580,000 |
| Coil Sizes | (#2126) 500, (#2126a) 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 I, II, III |
| Tagging Type | Block and Untagged |
| Perf Gauge | 9.8 Vertically |
| Colors | Brown |
| Overall Size | apx. 0.87 x 0.96 in. / 22.1 x 24.4 mm |
| Earliest Known Use | May 6, 1985 |
| Note: | Precancel gaps exist at positions 6L, 8L, 11L, 5R, 6R, 7R. |
| Variety: | A constant plate variety, which appears as a pair of gouges, exists at 1R on some pre-canceled stamps from plate #1. |
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