Collectorium · Postage stamp

10 Cents Special Delivery – Messenger Running (blue, line under value; E4/E5 candidate)

DESCRIPTION OF THE ITEM American Special Delivery stamp with running messenger, blue stamp and line under The person is relatively well centered and with moderate gash and the back is without obvious patch; the exact catastatic number remains Scott E4 from 1894 in the absence of a watermark or Scott E5 from 1895 in double-line USPS watermark. CATALOGUE IDENTIFICATION AND PROBABLE VARIANT Working identification: Scott E4. Most likely attribution: Scott E4. Confidence: high. Possible alternatives: Differences in type of picture, printing plate, grill, paper, perforation, shade, reissue/reprint and cancellation are possible. As a back-of-book edition requires also comparison with the specialized section for purpose, watermark, paper and use.

Category

Postage stamp

Year / period

1894–1895

Country

United States of America

Denomination

10 cents

Material

Paper

Collectorium

№ ST-0033