Printer:

American Bank Note Company  Search this

Depicts:

Christopher Columbus, Italian, 1451 - 1506  Search this

Isabella I, Queen of Spain, Spanish, 1451 - 1504  Search this

Medium:

paper; ink (crimson lake) / engraving

Type:

Postage Stamps

Place:

United States of America

Date:

1893

Description:

unused

Design of this stamp is made up of portraits of Isabella and Columbus. It is not known which artist the painted the original portrait if Isabella. The Columbus portrait is after a painting by Lotto. Printed in sheets of 100, cut into panes of 50 for distribution. Neither Sheets of 100 nor do panes of 50 remain intact. Largest known multiple is a block of 10. Quantity issued: 22,993 (?).

Topic:

U.S. Stamps  Search this

Object number:

1980.2493.1644

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National Postal Museum Collection

Data Source:

National Postal Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8b79f9e90-ec64-4678-ba43-e09db12bd984

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npm_1980.2493.1644