George Washington
Original Gum
Scott # 2149A 18c Multicolored Issue 1985
Stamp Category: Definitive
Value: 18¢; the first-class presort letter rate
First Day of Issue: November 6, 1985
First Day City: Washington, D.C.
Quantity Issued: 17,500,000
Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Photogravure
Format: Coils of 500
Perforations: 10 vertically
Between April 1984 and this stamp’s November 1985 issue, there was no George Washington stamp in circulation for the first time in 142 years. Many were upset that the Washington stamp wasn’t a standard first-class rate stamp – in fact, it was only available from the philatelic sales agency or in coils of 500 at a small number of post offices. Additionally, the Washington Monument hadn’t appeared on a US stamp since 1960.
Special design details: The 18¢ Washington and Monument stamp was available with and without a precancel. #2149 has no precancel, while #2149a has a precancel. The non-precanceled stamps have a four-digit plate number while the precanceled stamps have a five-digit plate number – an extra plate for the printing of the precancel. The BEP made sure that its precancels were applied in the lower portion of the stamp, so that they wouldn’t cover Washington’s face.
Stamp Is Mint, Never Hinged w/Original Gum
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