1c Franklin Type II single
Object Details
- Description
- Used; believed to be from Plate 2, thus one of the 'common' Type II plates. It is not 4R1L, and does not look like a Plate 1 early stamp. It is possible (but not likely) it is from the rare Plate 3. It is not from Plate 4.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- July 1, 1851
- Object number
- 1980.2493.31
- Depicts
- Benjamin Franklin, American, 1706 - 1790
- Printer
- Toppan, Carpenter, Casilear and Company
- Type
- Postage Stamps
- Medium
- paper; ink (blue) / engraving
- Place
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Postal Museum Collection
- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA 7
- Topic
- U.S. Stamps
- Record ID
- npm_1980.2493.31
