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3c Washington trial color card proof
Object Details
- Description
- Trial color proof prepared for the 1881 International Cotton Exposition in Atlanta.
- In 1881, the American Bank Note Company printed card proofs of all previously issued stamps in five colors—black, scarlet, brown, green, and blue—for the Post Office Department to show at the International Atlanta Cotton Exposition.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- 1881
- Object number
- 2008.2006.32
- Type
- Postage Stamps
- Medium
- cardboard; ink (black)/ engraving
- Dimensions
- Height x Width: 1 15/16 x 7/8 in. (4.92 x 2.22 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 41TC
- Topic
- Harry L. Jefferys Collection
- National Stamp Collection
- U.S. Stamps
- Record ID
- npm_2008.2006.32
- Usage
- CC0
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