Collectorium · Postage stamp
1 Cent – Benjamin Franklin, blue
DESCRIPTION OF THE ITEM USA, 1894. Regular American stamp from First Bureau period printed by Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Blue stamp with portrait of Benjamin Franklin. One cent. Perforated and used. Visible are highly dated stamp and wear. Catalog application: Scott 246/247/264; exact number requires checking watermark, perforation and/or printed type. [figures retained from the source: 1898] CATALOGUE IDENTIFICATION AND PROBABLE VARIANT Working identification: First Bureau 1c candidate. Most likely attribution: most likely the baseline/common variant of First Bureau 1c candidate; a less frequent subtype is not accepted without physical evidence. Confidence: low. Possible alternatives: Exact catalog determination cannot be confirmed only by the face scandal.
- Category
- Postage stamp
- Year / period
- 1894–1898
- Country
- United States of America
- Denomination
- 1 cent
- Material
- Paper
- Collectorium
- № ST-0081
Sources
- https://postalmuseum.si.edu/exhibition/about-us-stamps-bureau-period-1894-1939-definitive-issues/first-bureau-issues-1894-1898
- https://www.sutherlandphilatelics.com.au/lists/usa.pdf
- https://www.jaysmith.com/Specials/United-States/United-StatesTOC.html
- https://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/policy_and_exchange_rates/euro_reference_exchange_rates/html/eurofxref-graph-aud.pl.html