Benjamin Franklin 

Benjamin Franklin
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Benjamin Franklin

Catalogue information

LastDodo number
5017807
Area
Stamps
Title
Benjamin Franklin
Face value
20
Country / area
United States of America (USA)
Year
1916
Month
12
Day
05
Issue group
1912 Benjamin Franklin
Order Number in Issue group
8
Usage
Postage
Type
Perforation variety, Watermark variety
Basic colour
Blue
Exact colour
Ultramarine
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
237 K
Yvert number
213 (B)
Scott number
476
Stanley Gibbons number
482
Designer/Engraver
Baldwin, Marcus Wickliffe [1853-1925], Hall, Edward McClellan [1862-1939], Huston, Clair Aubrey [1857-1938], Schofield, Louis Sartain [1868-1936]
Printing office
Bureau of Engraving and Printing [Washington, 1862-2005]
Perforation
Line perforation 10
Watermark
Without watermark
Luminescence
None
Printing technique
Steel engraving
Paper
Gum
Print run
Dimensions / diameter
Details