Sujet

10c Shield and Eagle re-issue single, 1875. Creator: National Bank Note Company.

Légende

10c Shield and Eagle re-issue single, 1875. Unused; perf 12;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_175

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

68.1Mo (2.1Mo) / 40.6cm x 42.0cm / 4799 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

animal close up communication communications education yellow bird birds country money finance eagle wings color bird of prey location century old fashioned ink SHIELD concept exhibition stamp printing postage close-up cent collecting lettering raptor post office engraved engraving exposition philately United States of America Colour Smithsonian Institution postal service postage stamp 10 cents capital letter 19th century stamp collecting Educational Institution nineteenth century postage stamps American America USA scientific institution perforated engraving ink object united states wings spread Centennial Exposition Centennial International Exhibition Heritage Art 19th-century Postage Stamps National Postal Museum re-issue reprint National Bank Note Company National Banknote Company National Bank-Note Company hard white paper ink (yellow) engraving