Object Details
- Description
- unused
- In 1875, Post Office Department officials decided to exhibit samples of all previously issued stamps at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia the following year. Since this required a special printing, the department ordered extra copies for sale to stamp collectors.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Depicts
- Benjamin Franklin, American, 1706 - 1790
- Printer
- National Bank Note Company
- Date
- 1875
- Medium
- hard white paper; ink (blue) / engraving
- Dimensions
- Height x Width: 1 x 7/8 in. (2.54 x 2.22 cm)
- Type
- Postage Stamps
