Benjamin Franklin 

Benjamin Franklin
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Benjamin Franklin

Catalogue information

LastDodo number
7313801
Area
Stamps
Title
Benjamin Franklin
Face value
1
Country / area
United States of America (USA)
Year
1870
Month
04
Day
12
Issue group
1870 Presidents and Politicians [without grill]
Order Number in Issue group
1
Usage
Postage
Type
Stamp
Basic colour
Blue
Exact colour
Ultramarine
Theme / topic
Inventors, Poetry, Politicians, Sculpture
Geographical theme
Persons theme
Franklin, Benjamin [1706-1790], Houdon, Jean-Antoine [1741-1828]
Item subject
Michel number
36
Yvert number
39
Scott number
145
Stanley Gibbons number
207
Designer/Engraver
Cunningham, Anthony W., Packard, Butler, Pease, Joseph Ives [1809-1883]
Printing office
National Bank Note Company [New York]
Perforation type
Line perforation
Number of teeth per 20 mm
12
Watermark
Without watermark
Luminescence
None
Printing technique
Steel engraving
Paper
Gum
Print run
Dimensions / diameter
Details

First documented use: 1870.05.07 Not serrated right Plain white paper

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