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30c Alexander Hamilton special printing single
Object Details
- Description
- unused; special printing of the 1873 Issue; produced by Continental Bank Note Company in 1875
- Probably no more than 40 examples of this stamp still exist.
- 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.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- 1875
- Object number
- 1980.2493.1017
- Depicts
- Alexander Hamilton, American, 1757 - 1804
- Printer
- Continental Bank Note Company
- Type
- Postage Stamps
- Medium
- hard white wove paper; ink (greenish black) / engraving
- Dimensions
- Height x Width: 1 1/8 x 1 in. (2.86 x 2.54 cm)
- Place
- United States of America
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- On View
- Currently on exhibit at the National Postal Museum
- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA 176
- Topic
- National Stamp Collection
- U.S. Stamps
- Record ID
- npm_1980.2493.1017
- Usage
- CC0
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