US 1964 New Jersey Tercentenary 5c. Scott. 1247


US 1964 New Jersey Tercentenary 5c. Scott. 1247


Series: New Jersey Tercentenary Issue

Stamp details: Philip Carteret Landing at Elizabethtown, and Map of New Jersey

Issued date: 15-06-1964 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Face value: 5c.

Emission: Commemorative

Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): 1247
Stanley Gibbons (UK): 1229
Michel (Germany): 861
Yvert et Tellier (France): 763

Dimensions (height x width):
40mm x 25mm

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

Stamp Colors: Bright ultramarine
Perforation: Perf 10½ x 11

Themes: Map, Colonisation

Total print: 123,845,000 (estimate)

Description: Rear-Admiral Philip Carteret, Seigneur of Trinity (1733-1796) was a British naval officer and explorer who participated in two of the Royal Navy's circumnavigation expeditions in 1764–66 and 1766–69.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Carteret