US 1918 George Washington (1732-1799) 3c. Scott. 530


US 1918 George Washington (1732-1799) 3c. Scott. 530


US 1918 George Washington Type IV stamp


Series: 1912-1922 Regular Issue - Franklin and Washington Profiles

Issued date: 15-07-1918 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Face value: 3c.

Emission: Definitive (Type IV)
Watermark: No Watermark

Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): 530
Stanley Gibbons (UK): 537

Dimensions (height x width):
25.4mm x 22.2mm

Printer: Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Stamp Colors: Purple
Perforation: line 11

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

Note: Type IV: The shading lines of the toga rope are complete.

The second and fourth shading lines in the toga button are broken in the middle and the third line is continuous with a dot in the centre.

The ‘P’ and ‘O’ of ‘POSTAGE’ are joined.

The frame line at the bottom of the vignette is broken.

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