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8c Columbus Restored to Favor single
Object Details
- Description
- mint
- Design of the stamp taken from a painting by Francisco Jover entitled "Columbus Restored to Favor". Printed in sheets of 100, cut into panes of 50 for distribution. A few sheets of 100 remain intact today, as well as panes of 50. Quantity issued: 10,656,550.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- 1893
- Object number
- 1980.2493.1623
- Printer
- American Bank Note Company
- Depicts
- Christopher Columbus, Italian, 1451 - 1506
- Type
- Postage Stamps
- Medium
- paper; ink (magenta) / engraving
- Dimensions
- Height x Width: 1 x 1 1/2 in. (2.54 x 3.81 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 236
- Topic
- National Stamp Collection
- U.S. Stamps
- Record ID
- npm_1980.2493.1623
- Usage
- CC0
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