U.S. #606
1923-29 Rotary Coil
2¢ Washington
Issue Date: December 31, 1923
First City: Washington, DC
Issue Quantity: 301,134,500
Wheels of Progress
In 1847, when the printing presses first began to move, they didn’t roll – they “stamped” in a process known as flat plate printing. The Regular Series of 1922 was the last to be printed by flat plate press, after which stamps were produced by rotary press.
By 1926, all denominations up to 10¢ – except the new ½¢ – were printed by rotary press. For a while, $1 to $5 issues were done on flat plate press due to smaller demand.
Produced by rotary press, U.S. #606 features the same design as U.S. #554 of the Series of 1922-25, which was created by flat plate printing. It also features the same design as the rotary press U.S. #599 with vertical perforations; however, U.S. #606 has horizontal perforations.