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Printer:
National Bank Note Company  Search this
Depicts:
Thomas Jefferson, American, 1743 - 1826  Search this
Medium:
hard white paper; ink (brown)/ engraving
Dimensions:
Height x Width: 1 1/8 x 1 in. (2.86 x 2.54 cm)
Type:
Postage Stamps
Place:
United States of America
Date:
1875
Description:
unused; perf 12; re-issue of 1861-66; 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.
Topic:
National Stamp Collection  Search this
U.S. Stamps  Search this
Object number:
2005.2001.16
See more items in:
National Postal Museum Collection
On View:
Currently on exhibit at the National Postal Museum
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm816e74155-1304-42a9-9c19-f1327cd1e7a5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_2005.2001.16