Collectorium · Postage stamp
2 Cents – George Washington, shield design, variant A

DESCRIPTION OF THE ITEM USA, 1903. Regular American stamp from Second Bureau Issue, with the name and age of the depicted person in the frame. Carmine thyroid design with George Washington. Number 2 cents. Perforated and used. Visible are branded and traces of use. Catalog application: Scott 319 family; exact number requires checking watermark, perforation and/or printed type. CATALOGUE IDENTIFICATION AND PROBABLE VARIANT Working identification: 1903 2c shiield design, variable A. Most likely attribution: working 1903 2c shiield design, variable A; exact sub-number remains conditional. Confidence: medium. Possible alternatives: Exact catalog determination cannot be confirmed only by the face scandal.
- Category
- Postage stamp
- Year / period
- 1903
- Country
- United States of America
- Denomination
- 2 cents
- Material
- Paper
- Collectorium
- № ST-0098
Sources
- https://postalmuseum.si.edu/exhibition/about-us-stamps-bureau-period-1894-1939-definitive-issues/second-bureau-issues-1902-1908
- 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