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24c General Winfield Scott special printing single, 1875. Creator: Continental Bank Note Company.

24c General Winfield Scott special printing single, 1875. Creator: Continental Bank Note Company.

2-840-166 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

24c General Winfield Scott special printing single, 1875. Unused; special printing of the 1873 issue; produced by Continental Bank Note Company in 1875;Probably no more then 90 examples of this stamp still exisit.;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.

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People Information

Creator
  1. Continental Bank Note Company, attributed to: American: Maker, printer, manufacturer
Subject
  1. Winfield Scott: American: Soldier, general
Medium
  1. Engraving
  2. Hard white wove paper
  3. Ink
  4. Ink (dull purple) / engraving
Picture Type
  1. Portrait
  2. Postage stamps
Category Hierarchy

Trade & Industry Communications

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4216x4960
File Size : 61,264kb

Aliases

  1. 1980.2493.1016
  1. NPM-1980_2493_1016
  1. 0990010830
  1. 1980.2493.1016
  1. 2-840-166
  1. 2840166
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