Sujet

90c Washington reprint single, 1875. Creator: Continental Bank Note Company.

Légende

90c 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_166

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

58,1Mo (3,9Mo) / 34,7cm x 42,0cm / 4097 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

blue portrait close up people male man men communication communications education politics country money finance guy color uniform dress political military location century ink general president wig concept exhibition stamp printing close-up one person cent collecting lettering looking away post office politician engraved engraving exposition philately United States of America Colour Smithsonian Institution military uniform 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 ink (deep blue) engraving 90 cents re-issue reprint Continental Bank Note Company Continental Banknote Company white paper