US 1923 George Washington (1732-1799) Coil 2c. Scott. 599


US 1923 George Washington (1732-1799) Coil 2c. Scott. 599


US 1923 George Washington Coil 2c. Scott. 599 ; Difference between Type I and Type II stamps


Series: 1922-1926 Regular Issue

Issued date: 01-01-1923 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Face value: 2c.

Emission: Definitive (Coil)
Watermark: No Watermark

Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): 599
Stanley Gibbons (UK): 604
Michel (Germany): 263J
Yvert et Tellier (France): 229Cc

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

Printer: Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Stamp Colors: Carmine
Perforation: 10 Vertical

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

Total print: 24,946,522,000 (estimate)

Note: Type I:
1) No line outlining forehead.

2) Outline of left acanthus scroll generally faint at top toward base at left side.

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