Sujet

30c Shield, Eagle and Flags re-issue single, 1869. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

30c Shield, Eagle and Flags re-issue single, 1869. 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_298

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

69.4Mo (3.4Mo) / 42.0cm x 41.4cm / 4960 x 4893 (300dpi)

Mots clés

animal communication communications education flag flags bird birds country eagle post mail color bird of prey location century banner concept stamp correspondence postage collecting standard raptor post office collectible philately United States of America Colour Smithsonian Institution postal service postage stamp 19th century stamp collecting Educational Institution nineteenth century postage stamps American America USA scientific institution united states Unknown paper Heritage Art 19th-century Postage Stamps National Postal Museum ink (ultramarine carmine) engraving