US 1968 John Trumbull 'Battle of Bunker's Hill' 6c. Scott. 1361


US 1968 John Trumbull 'Battle of Bunker's Hill' 6c. Scott. 1361


Series: John Trumbull Issue

Stamp details: Detail of 'The Battle of Bunker Hill'

Issued date: 18-10-1968 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Face value: 6c.

Emission: Commemorative
Watermark: No Watermark

Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): 1361
Stanley Gibbons (UK): 1346
Michel (Germany): 969
Yvert et Tellier (France): 864

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

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

Stamp Colors: Multicolored
Perforation: Perf 11 x 11

Themes: Painting, Art, Battle

Total print: 128,295,000 (estimate)

Description:- John Trumbull (1756-1843) was an American artist of the early independence period, notable for his historical paintings of the American Revolutionary War, of which he was a veteran. He has been called the "Painter of the Revolution". Trumbull's Declaration of Independence (1817), one of his four paintings that hang in the United States Capitol rotunda, is used on the reverse of the current United States two-dollar bill.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Trumbull