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13c Indian Head Penny single
Object Details
- Description
- The 13-cent Indian Head experimental stamp was first available on January 11, 1978, at Kansas City, Missouri. A pane of the experimental stamps contained one-hundred fifty stamps rather than one hundred, which was the norm. Each of the stamps measured about three-quarters of an inch on each side. The stamp was tested in five cities for public acceptance: Hartford, Connecticut; Richmond, Virginia; Portland, Oregon; Memphis, Tennessee: and Kansas City, Missouri. The public's response was negative. It was felt that the stamps were too small to handle and too easy to lose.
- mint
- Credit line
- Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- January 11, 1978
- Object number
- 1980.2493.6239
- Type
- Postage Stamps
- Medium
- paper; ink
- Place
- United States of America
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA 1734
- Topic
- U.S. Stamps
- Record ID
- npm_1980.2493.6239
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