US 1955 Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) ½c. Scott. 1030


US 1955 Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) ½c. Scott. 1030


Series: Liberty Issue

Stamp details: Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), leading author and politician

Issued date: 20-10-1955 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Face value: ½c.

Emission: Definitive
Watermark: No Watermark

Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): 1030
Stanley Gibbons (UK): 1027
Michel (Germany): 650A
Yvert et Tellier (France): 598

Dimensions (height x width):
25mm x 21.5mm

Printer: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Print Method: Rotary Press

Stamp Colors: Red orange
Perforation: Perf 11 x 10½

Themes: Famous People, Head of State, Statesman, Politician, Author, Literature

Note: Wet printing - paper thinner, more cream-colored, design appears somewhat muddied.

Description:- Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was an American polymath who was active as a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher, and political philosopher.[1] Among the leading intellectuals of his time, Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, a drafter and signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, and the first United States Postmaster General.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin