Sujet

24c Washington re-issue single, 1875. Creator: National Bank Note Company.

Légende

24c Washington re-issue single, 1875. Unused; perf 12; re-issue of 1861-65; without grill;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_209

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

59.0Mo (4.2Mo) / 35.2cm x 42.0cm / 4156 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

portrait close up people male man men communication communications education politics country money finance guy color political military location century ink image general president studio shot concept exhibition stamp printing postage close-up B&W one person cent collecting lettering post office politician engraved engraving exposition philately United States of America Colour Smithsonian Institution Blue Background postal service postage stamp capital letter 19th century stamp collecting presidential black & white black and white B W 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 24 cents National Bank Note Company National Banknote Company National Bank-Note Company hard white paper ink (deep violet) hard white paper ink (deep violet) engraving