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1981-1999 Transportation Coils

By far the largest series ever issued by the U.S., these water-adhesive coil stamps all featured various forms of transportation. With precancels, tagging, gum and other varieties thrown in, the transportation coils comprise a fertile area for the casual collector or the specialist.

Scott 1897, 1¢ Omnibus, original design, overall tagged, plate number 3

Scott 1897 var, 1¢ Omnibus, miscut so plate number 1 appears at top

Scott 1897b, 1¢ Omnibus imperforate error, plate number 6

Scott 2225, 1¢ Omnibus, redesigned, plate number 1

Scott 2225 var, 1¢ Omnibus, misperfed vertically, plate number 2

Scott 2225b, 1¢ Omnibus, redesigned, untagged, plate number 3

Scott 2225b var, 1¢ Omnibus, redesigned, plate number 3 appearing as "D" or "B"

Scott 1897A, 2¢ Locomotive, original design, plate number 10

Scott 1897A var, 2¢ Locomotive, original design, miscut with plate number 10 at top

Scott 1897A var, 2¢ Locomotive, misperfed vertically, plate number 4

Scott 1897Ac, 2¢ Locomotive, imperforate error, plate number 4

Scott 2226, 2¢ Locomotive, redesigned, plate number 2

Scott 1898, 3¢ Handcar, plate number 4

Scott 2252, 3¢ Conestoga Wagon, plate number 3

Scott 2252 var, 3¢ Conestoga Wagon, used, plate number 3 split

Scott 2123, 3.4¢ School bus, plate number 2, and Scott 2123a, 3.4¢ precanceled, plate number 1

Scott 1898A, 4¢ Stagecoach, original design, plate number 2

Scott 1898Ab, 4¢ Stagecoach, original design, precanceled, plate number 4

Scott 1898A var, 4¢ Stagecoach, original design, local precancel, plate number 3

Scott 1898Ac, 4¢ Stagecoach precancel, imperforate error, plate number 5

Scott 1898Ac var, 4¢ Stagecoach precancel, imperforate error, miscut, plate number 6

Image courtesy of Bill Langs

Scott 1898Ae, 4¢ Stagecoach, original design, tagging omitted error, plate number 3

Scott 1898Ad, 4¢ Stagecoach, imperforate error, plate number 3

Scott 2228, 4¢ Stagecoach, redesigned, plate number 1

The redesigned stamp is narrower and does not have the joint line.

Scott 2228b, 4¢ Stagecoach, redesigned, imperforate error, plate number 1

Image courtesy of Bill Langs

Scott 2451, 4¢ Steam Carriage, tagged, plate number 1

Scott 2451b, 4¢ Steam Carriage, untagged, plate number 1

Scott 2451a, 4¢ Steam Carriage, imperforate error, plate number 1

Scott 2124, 4.9¢ Buckboard, plate number 4, and Scott 2124a, 4.9¢ precanceled, plate number 2

Scott 2124a var, 4.9¢ Buckboard precancel, miscut with plate number 1 at top

Scott 1899, 5¢ Motorcycle, plate number 2

Scott 2253, 5¢ Milk Wagon, plate number 1

Scott 2452, 5¢ Circus Wagon, no date, tagged, dull gum,plate number 1

Scott 2452a, 5¢ Circus Wagon, no date, untagged, dull gum, plate number 1

Scott 2452a var, 5¢ Circus Wagon, no date, untagged, low gloss gum, plate number 2

Scott 2452B, 5¢ Circus Wagon, no date, tagged, plate number A2

Scott 2452Bf, 5¢ Circus Wagon, no date, luminescent ink, plate number A3

Scott 2452D, 5¢ Circus Wagon used, 1995 date, tagged, low gloss gum, plate number S2

Scott 2452Dg var, 5¢ Circus Wagon, 1995 date, luminescent ink, low gloss gum, plate number S2

Scott 2453, 5¢ Canoe, brown, plate number 3

Scott 2453 var, 5¢ Canoe, brown, misperfed vertically, plate number 1

Scott 2453a, 5¢ Canoe, brown, imperforate error, plate number 2

Scott 2453a var, 5¢ Canoe, brown, imperforate and miscut horizontally error, plate number 1

Scott 2454, 5¢ Canoe, orange, plate number S11

Scott 1900, 5.2¢ Sleigh, plate number 1, and Scott 1900a, 5.2¢ precanceled, used, plate number 5

Scott 1900 var, 5.2¢ Sleigh, miscut with plate number 2 at top

Scott 2125, 5.5¢ Star Route Truck, plate number 1, and Scott 2125a, 5.5¢ precanceled, plate number 2

Scott 1901, 5.9¢ Bicycle, plate number 4, and Scott 1901a, 5.9¢ precanceled, plate number 6

Scott 1901 var, 5.9¢ Bicycle, miscut with plate number 4 at top

Scott 1901a var, 5.9¢ Bicycle, precanceled, plate number 5, showing gap in precancel bars

Scott 1901a var, 5.9¢ Bicycle, precanceled, plate number 4, gap in precancel bars, miscut with plate number appearing at top

Scott 1901b, 5.9¢ Bicycle, imperforate error, precanceled, plate number 4

Scott 2126, 6¢ Tricycle, plate number 1, and Scott 2126a, 6¢ precanceled, plate number 2

Scott 2126b, 6¢Tricycle, precanceled, imperforate error, plate number 2

Scott 1902, 7.4¢ Baby Buggy, plate number 2

Scott 1902a, 7.4¢ Baby Buggy, precanceled, plate number 2

Scott 1902a var, 7.4¢ precanceled, misperfed vertically, plate number 2

Scott 2255, 7.6¢ Carreta, plate number 1 in brown of subject

Scott 2255 var, 7.6¢ Carreta, plate number 2 in red of overprint

Scott 2255 var, 7.6¢ Carreta, misperfed vertically, plate number 2

Scott 2128, 8.3¢ Ambulance, plate number 2, and Scott 2128a, 8.3¢ Cottrell Press PNS (joint line), precanceled, plate number 1

Scott 2231, 8.3¢ Ambulance, B Press (no joint line), precanceled, plate number 1

Scott 2256, 8.4¢ Wheel Chair, plate number 1

Scott 2256a, 8.4¢ Wheel Chair, imperforate error, plate number 1

Scott 2129, 8.5¢ Tow Truck, plate number 1, and Scott 2129a, 8.5¢ precanceled, used, plate number 1

Scott 2129a var, 8.5¢ Tow Truck, plate number 1 split

Scott 1903, 9.3¢ Mail Wagon, plate number 1, and Scott 1903a, 9.3¢ precanceled, plate number 2

Scott 1903a var, misperfed vertically, plate number 3

Image courtesy of Bill Langs

Scott 1903a var, precancel bars misregistered, miscut with plate number 4 at top

Scott 1903b, 9.3¢ precancel, imperforate error, plate number 2

Scott 2257, 10¢ Canal Boat, block tagged, plate number 1

Scott 2257a, 10¢ Canal Boat, overall tagged, plate number 4

Scott 2257b, 10¢ Canal Boat, mottled prephosphored tagging, plate number 3

Scott 2257c, 10¢ Canal Boat, solid prephosphored tagging, plate number 5

Although the tagging cannot be seen in the web site scans, these plate numbers appeared only on the specific tagging method, thus positively identifying each stamp variety.

Scott 2457, 10¢ Tractor Trailer with gray precancel text, plate number 1

Scott 2457 var, 10¢ Tractor Trailer, misperfed vertically, plate number 1

Scott 2457a, 10¢ Tractor Trailer, imperforate error, plate number 1

Scott 2458, 10¢ Tractor Trailer with black precancel text, plate number 22

Scott 2458 var, 10¢ Tractor Trailer with local precancel, plate number 11

Scott 2458 var, 10¢ Tractor Trailer precancel, misperfed vertically, plate number 22

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Scott 2130, 10.1¢ Oil Wagon, plate number 1

Scott 2130a, 10.1¢ Oil Wagon, black "Bulk Rate" precancel, plate number 1

Scott 2130a, 10.1¢ Oil Wagon, red "Carrier Route" precancel, plate number 2

Scott 2130a var, misperfed vertically, plate number 3

Image courtesy of Bill Langs

Scott 2130b, 10.1¢ with red precancel, imperforate error, plate number 3

Scott 1904, 10.9¢ Hansom Cab, plate number 1, and Scott 1904a, 10.9¢ precanceled, plate number 4

Scott 1904a var, 10.9¢ Hansom Cab precancel, plate number 3, showing gap in precancel bars

Scott 1904a var, 10.9¢ Hansom Cab precancel, miscut with plate number 1 at top and bottom

Scott 1904a var, 10.9¢ Hansom Cab precancel, misperfed vertically, plate number 2

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Scott 1904b, 10.9¢ Hansom Cab precancel, imperforate error, plate number 2

Scott 1905, 11¢ Caboose, plate number 1, and Scott 1905a, 11¢ Caboose, precanceled, plate number 1

Scott 1905 var, 11¢ Caboose, local precancel, plate number 1

Scott 2131, 11¢ Stutz Bearcat, plate number 4

Scott 2132, 12¢ Stanley Steamer, plate number 2, and Scott 2132a, 12¢ precanceled, plate number 1

Scott 2132 var, 12¢ miscut with split plate number 2

Scott 2133, 12.5¢ Pushcart, plate number 1, and Scott 2133a, 12.5¢ precanceled, plate number 1

Scott 2133a var, 12.5¢ precanceled, misperfed vertically, plate number 1

Image courtesy of Bill Langs

Scott 2133b, 12.5¢ precanceled, imperforate error, plate number 1

Scott 2258, 13¢ Patrol Wagon, plate number 1

Scott 2259, 13.2¢ Coal Car, plate number 1

Scott 2259 var, 13.2¢ misperfed vertically, plate number 1

Scott 2259 var, 13.2¢ miscut with split plate number 1

Scott 2259a, 13.2¢ Coal Car, imperforate error, plate number 1

Scott 2134, 14¢ Iceboat, Cottrell Press PNS, Type I (with joint line), used, plate number 2

Scott 2134a, 14¢ Type I, imperf error, plate number 2

Scott 2134b, 14¢ Iceboat, B PNS, Type II (no joint line), plate number 2

Scott 2260, 15¢ Tugboat, block tagging, plate number 1

Scott 2260a var, 15¢ overall tagging, miscut with split plate number 2

Scott 2260b, 15¢ untagged error, plate number 2

Scott 2260c, 15¢ imperf error, plate number 2

Scott 2261, 16.7¢ Popcorn Wagon, plate number 1

Scott 2261 var, 16.7¢ misperfed vertically, plate number 1

Scott 2261a var, 16.7¢ imperf error, also miscut horizontally, plate number 1

Scott 1906, 17¢ Electric Auto, used, plate number 1, and Scott 1906a, 17¢ Auto, precanceled, plate number 4

Scott 1906 var, 17¢ Electric Auto, local precancel, plate number 2

Scott 1906 var, 17¢ Electric Auto, miscut with plate number 4 at top

Scott 1906 var, misperfed vertically, plate number 2

Image courtesy of Bill Langs

Scott 1906b, 17¢ Electric Auto imperf error, plate number 2

Scott 1906b var, 17¢ Electric Auto imperf error, also miscut horizontally, split plate number 4

Scott 1906a var, 17¢ precanceled, miscut with split plate number 6

Scott 2135, 17¢ Dog Sled, plate number 2

Scott 2135a, 17¢ Dog Sled, imperforate error, plate number 2

Scott 2262, 17.5¢ Racing Car, plate number 1

Scott 1907, 18¢ Surrey, plate number 13

Scott 1907 var, 18¢ Surrey, misperfed vertically, plate number 8

Image courtesy of Stuart Katz

Scott 1907 var, 18¢ Surrey, miscut with plate number 13 at top

Scott 1907 var, 18¢ Surrey, miscut with split plate number 10 at top and bottomt

Scott 1907a, 18¢ imperf error, plate number 10

Scott 1908, 20¢ Fire Pumper, plate number 8

Scott 1908 var, 20¢ Fire Pumper, misperfed vertically, plate number 5

Scott 1908 var, 20¢ Fire Pumper, miscut, plate number 1

Scott 1908a, 20¢ Fire Pumper imperf error, plate number 1

Scott 2263, 20¢ Cable Car, block tagging, plate number 1

Scott 2263a, 20¢ Cable Car imperf error, plate number 2

Scott 2263b, 20¢ Cable Car, overall tagged, plate number 1

Scott 2463, 20¢ Cog Railway, plate number 2

Scott 2463a, 20¢ Cog Railway, imperforate error, plate number 1

Scott 2265, 21¢ Railroad Mail Car, plate number 2

Scott 2265a, 21¢ imperf error, plate number 1

Scott 2464, 23¢ Lunch Wagon, solid prephosphored tagging, plate number 3, and Scott 2464a, mottled prephosphored tagging, plate number 5

Although the tagging cannot be seen in the web site scans, these plate numbers positively identify the tagging method.

Scott 2266, 24.1¢ Tandem Bicycle, plate number 1

Scott 2136, 25¢ Bread Wagon, plate number 1

Scott 2136a, 25¢ imperforate error, plate number 4

Scott 2136a var, 25¢ imperforate error, also miscut horizontally, plate number 3

Scott 2466, 32¢ Ferryboat, blue, shiny gum, plate number 3

Scott 2466b, 32¢ bright blue, plate number 5

Scott 2466a, 32¢ imperf error, plate number 2

Scott 2468, $1 Seaplane, overall tagging, dull gum, plate number 1

Scott 2468 var, $1 Seaplane, local precancel, plate number 1

Scott 2468b, $1 PNS, mottled prephosphored tagging, shiny gum, plate number 3

Scott 2468c, $1 PNS, mottled prephosphored tagging, low gloss gum, plate number 3

Although the tagging cannot be seen in the web site scans, the plate numbers can often positively identify the tagging method.

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