15c Abraham Lincoln re-issue single
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Object Details
- Depicts
- Abraham Lincoln, American, 1809 - 1865
- Printer
- National Bank Note Company
- Description
- unused; perf 12; re-issue of 1861-66 issue
- In 1875, Post Office Department officials decided to exhibit samples of all previously issued stamps at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia the following year. Since this required a special printing, the department ordered extra copies for sale to stamp collectors.
- 1875
- Object number
- 1980.2493.533
- Type
- Postage Stamps
- Medium
- hard white paper; ink (black) / engraving
- Dimensions
- Height x Width: 1 x 7/8 in. (2.54 x 2.22 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 108
- National Postal Museum
- Topic
- National Stamp Collection
- U.S. Stamps
- Record ID
- npm_1980.2493.533
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm80b80a70c-ba11-4647-8bc4-573c0447cee0
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