Benjamin Franklin 

Benjamin Franklin
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Benjamin Franklin

Catalogue information

LastDodo number
11233283
Area
Stamps
Title
Benjamin Franklin
Face value
1
Country / area
United States of America - Precancels [with place name] (USA)
Year
1913
Month
Day
Issue group
1911 Illinois, Chicago
Order Number in Issue group
331
Usage
Precancel
Type
Stamp
Basic colour
Black, Green
Exact colour
Theme / topic
Authors, Inventors, Poetry, Politicians, Scientists (Researchers), Sculpture
Geographical theme
Persons theme
Franklin, Benjamin [1706-1790], Houdon, Jean-Antoine [1741-1828]
Item subject
Michel number
162 Ax V
Yvert number
167
Scott number
331
Stanley Gibbons number
338
PSS style number
L-7 HS
Designer/Engraver
Baldwin, Marcus Wickliffe [1853-1925], Hall, Edward McClellan [1862-1939], Huston, Clair Aubrey [1857-1938], Ponickau, Robert F. [1846-1920]
Printing office
Perforation type
Line perforation
Number of teeth per 20 mm
12
Watermark
Without watermark
Luminescence
None
Printing technique
Steel engraving, Typography
Paper
Gum
Water-activated gum (Lick & Stick, Wet adhesive)
Print run
Dimensions / diameter
22 x 25 mm
Details