lp -n ignored

[Julian]

Using RH linux and cups as below, lp -n 2 filename prints only 1 copy. lpr syntax same.  Both syntax seem to ignore the number of copies, whatever it is and just print 1.  doc says that this should work and it did on prior sco.  This is a serial connected text only Genicom line printer but the -n does not do anything on any of our printers.  maxcopies is at default of 100.  Have been hunting for this off and on for months.  Any help appreciated!!!
Julian

Red hat Linux xxxlinux 2.6.9-22.ELsmp #1 SMP Mon Sep 19 18:32:14 EDT 2005 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

# Printer configuration file for CUPS v1.1.22rc1
# Written by cupsd on Tue 12 Sep 2006 09:12:39 AM CDT
<DefaultPrinter lp00>
Info Created by redhat-config-printer 0.6.x
DeviceURI serial:/dev/ttyQ01ef?baud=9600+size=8+parity=none+flow=hard
State Idle
Accepting Yes
JobSheets none none
QuotaPeriod 0
PageLimit 0
KLimit 0
</Printer>

*PPD-Adobe: "4.3"
*%
*% Text-only printer definition
*%
*FormatVersion:	"4.3"
*FileVersion:	"1.1"
*LanguageVersion: English
*LanguageEncoding: ISOLatin1
*PCFileName:	"TEXTONLY.PPD"
*Manufacturer:	"Generic"
*Product:	"(Generic)"
*cupsVersion:   1.0
*cupsManualCopies: True
*cupsModelNumber:  2
*cupsFilter:    "text/plain 0 textonly"
*ModelName:     "Generic text-only printer"
*ShortNickName: "Generic text-only printer"
*NickName:      "Generic text-only printer"
*PSVersion:	"(2017.000) 0"
*LanguageLevel:	"2"
*ColorDevice:	False
*DefaultColorSpace: Gray
*FileSystem:	False
*Throughput:	"8"
*LandscapeOrientation: Plus90
*VariablePaperSize: False
*TTRasterizer:	Type42
*DefaultImageableArea: Letter
*ImageableArea Letter/US Letter:	"18 36 594 756"
*DefaultPaperDimension: Letter
*PaperDimension Letter/Letter:		"612 792"
*OpenUI *PageSize/Media Size: PickOne
*OrderDependency: 10 AnySetup *PageSize
*DefaultPageSize: Letter
*PageSize Letter/Letter:	"<</PageSize[612 792]/ImagingBBox null>>setpagedevice"
*CloseUI: *PageSize
*OpenUI *PageRegion: PickOne
*OrderDependency: 10 AnySetup *PageRegion
*DefaultPageRegion: Letter
*PageRegion Letter/Letter:	"<</PageSize[612 792]/ImagingBBox null>>setpagedevice"
*CloseUI: *PageRegion

*OpenUI *SendFF: Boolean
*DefaultSendFF: True
*SendFF True/True:        ""
*SendFF False/False:   ""
*CloseUI: *SendFF