Benjamin Franklin 

Benjamin Franklin
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Benjamin Franklin

Catalogue information

LastDodo number
5018047
Area
Stamps
Title
Benjamin Franklin
Face value
50
Country / area
United States of America (USA)
Year
1917
Month
03
Day
02
Issue group
1912 Benjamin Franklin
Order Number in Issue group
10
Usage
Postage
Type
Perforation variety, Watermark variety
Basic colour
Purple
Exact colour
Light violet
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
239 K
Yvert number
215 (B)
Scott number
477
Stanley Gibbons number
483
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