US 1895 George Washington (1732-1799) 2c.Scott. 265


US 1895 George Washington (1732-1799) 2c.Scott. 265


US 1895 George Washington (1732-1799) 2c. Scott. 265 details


US 1895 stamps USPS Double-lined Watermark


Series: 1895 Regular Issue

Issued date: 02-05-1895 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Face value: 2c.
Emission: Definitive (Type I)
Watermark: USPS Double-lined (S) [Up]

Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): 265
Stanley Gibbons (UK): 268
Michel (Germany): 104I
Yvert et Tellier (France): 111a

Printer: Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Stamp Colors: Carmine
Perforation: line 12

Themes: Politicians, Famous People, Heads of State, Men, Authors, Literature

Note: Type I: The horizontal lines of the ground work run across the triangle and are of the same thickness within it as without.

Description:- George Washington (1732-1799) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the 1st president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of the Continental Army, Washington led the Patriot forces to victory in the American Revolutionary War and served as the president of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, which created the Constitution of the United States and the American federal government. Washington has been called the "Father of the Nation" for his manifold leadership in the formative days of the country.

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington