Sujet

12c S.S. Adriatic re-issue single, 1875. Creator: National Bank Note Company.

Légende

12c S.S. Adriatic re-issue single, 1875. Unused; perf 12; without grill;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.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A89_176

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

67,9Mo (2,2Mo) / 40,5cm x 42,0cm / 4783 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

travel transport transportation ocean portrait close up communication communications education country money finance green ship ships geography voyage journey color liner nautical ocean liner Atlantic Ocean location century old fashioned ink concept exhibition stamp printing postage close-up cent collecting lettering post office engraved engraving transatlantic trans-atlantic exposition philately United States of America Colour Smithsonian Institution postal service postage stamp capital letter 19th century stamp collecting water transport Educational Institution nineteenth century postage stamps American America USA geographical feature scientific institution White Star Line perforated engraving ink object united states green colour Centennial Exposition Centennial International Exhibition Heritage Art 19th-century Postage Stamps National Postal Museum ink (green) engraving re-issue reprint 12 cents National Bank Note Company National Banknote Company National Bank-Note Company hard white paper SS Adriatic