10c Washington trial color card proof
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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.
- 1881
- Object number
- 2008.2006.34
- Type
- Postage Stamps
- Medium
- cardboard; ink (black)/ engraving
- Dimensions
- Height x Width: 1 x 13/16 in. (2.54 x 2.06 cm)
- Place
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Postal Museum Collection
- On View
- Currently on exhibit at the National Postal Museum
- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA 43TC
- National Postal Museum
- Topic
- Harry L. Jefferys Collection
- National Stamp Collection
- U.S. Stamps
- Record ID
- npm_2008.2006.34
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm824331631-4e70-44c8-a53a-6f0e6ed14e78
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