US 1940 Inventor Samuel Finley Breese Morse 2c. Scott. 890
Series: Famous Americans Issue - Inventors
Issued date: 07-10-1940 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Face value: 2c.
Emission: Commemorative
Watermark: No Watermark
Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): 890
Stanley Gibbons (UK): 887
Michel (Germany): 486
Yvert et Tellier (France): 444
Dimensions (height x width):
29mm x 26mm
Printer: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Print Method: Rotary press
Stamp Colors: Pink carmine
Perforation: Perf 10½ x 11
Themes: Inventor, Famous People
Total print: 53,766,510 (estimate)
Issued date: 07-10-1940 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Face value: 2c.
Emission: Commemorative
Watermark: No Watermark
Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): 890
Stanley Gibbons (UK): 887
Michel (Germany): 486
Yvert et Tellier (France): 444
Dimensions (height x width):
29mm x 26mm
Printer: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Print Method: Rotary press
Stamp Colors: Pink carmine
Perforation: Perf 10½ x 11
Themes: Inventor, Famous People
Total print: 53,766,510 (estimate)
Description:- Samuel Finley Breese Morse (1791-1872) was an American inventor and painter. After having established his reputation as a portrait painter, in his middle age Morse contributed to the invention of a single-wire telegraph system based on European telegraphs. He was a co-developer of Morse code and helped to develop the commercial use of telegraphy.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Morse
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Morse
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