US 1919 George Washington (1732-1799) Coil 2c. Scott. 488
Series: 1912-1922 Regular Issue - Franklin and Washington Profiles
Issued date: 01-01-1919 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Face value: 2c.
Emission: Definitive (Coil Type II)
Watermark: No Watermark
Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): 488
Stanley Gibbons (UK): 495
Dimensions (height x width):
25.4mm x 22.2mm
Printer: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Stamp Colors: Carmine
Perforation: 10 Horizontal
Themes: Politicians, Famous People, Heads of State, Men
Note: Rotary Press (stamp design 19½-20 x 22½-23mm).
Type I and Type II: One shading line in the first curve of the ribbons above the left and right 2's.
Type III: Two lines of shading in the curves of the ribbons.
Issued date: 01-01-1919 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Face value: 2c.
Emission: Definitive (Coil Type II)
Watermark: No Watermark
Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): 488
Stanley Gibbons (UK): 495
Dimensions (height x width):
25.4mm x 22.2mm
Printer: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Stamp Colors: Carmine
Perforation: 10 Horizontal
Themes: Politicians, Famous People, Heads of State, Men
Note: Rotary Press (stamp design 19½-20 x 22½-23mm).
Type I and Type II: One shading line in the first curve of the ribbons above the left and right 2's.
Type III: Two lines of shading in the curves of the ribbons.
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
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington