Sujet

3c Washington reprint single, 1875. Creator: Continental Bank Note Company.

Légende

3c Washington reprint single, 1875. Unused;In 1875, Post Office Department officials decided to exhibit samples of all previously issued stamps at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia the following year. Since this required a special printing, the department ordered extra copies for sale to stamp collectors.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A89_161

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

60,3Mo (3,4Mo) / 36,0cm x 42,0cm / 4251 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

portrait SIDE VIEW close up people male man men communication communications red education bright politics country guy color profile political military location century ink general president concept exhibition stamp printing close-up one person collecting lettering post office politician engraved engraving exposition philately United States of America Colour Smithsonian Institution postal service postage stamp capital letter 19th century stamp collecting presidential politicians Educational Institution founding father nineteenth century postage stamps statesman American America USA scientific institution George Washington George perforated President of the United States of America engraving ink portrait united states Washington Major Washington General Washington Centennial Exposition Centennial International Exhibition Heritage Art 19th-century Postage Stamps National Postal Museum re-issue reprint Continental Bank Note Company Continental Banknote Company white paper ink (scarlet) engraving