Landing of Columbus 

Landing of Columbus - Image 1
Landing of Columbus - Image 2
Landing of Columbus - Image 1Landing of Columbus - Image 2
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Landing of Columbus
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Catalogue information

LastDodo number
4629383
Area
Stamps
Title
Landing of Columbus
Face value
2
Country / area
United States of America (USA)
Year
1893
Month
01
Day
02
Issue group
1893 Colombian World's Fair
Order Number in Issue
2
Basic colour
Brown
Exact colour
Brown violet
Usage
Postage
Type
Flaw
Theme / topic
Commemoration, Explorers, Painters
Geographical theme
San Salvador
Persons theme
Columbus, Christopher (1451-1506), Vanderlyn, John (1775-1852)
Item subject
Landing of Columbus
Michel number
74
Yvert number
82
Scott number
231
Stanley Gibbons number
236
Designer/Engraver
Jones, Alfred [1819-1900], Major, Alfred Sarony [1854-1929], Ronaldson, Douglas Stewart [1825-1902], Skinner, Charles (1841-1932)
Printing office
American Bank Note Company
Perforation
Line perforation 12
Watermark
Without watermark
Luminescence
None
Printing technique
Steel engraving
Paper
Gum
Print run
Dimensions / diameter
Details
Broken hat on third figure to left of Columbus