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STATISTICS
Issued: The $1 was officially was issued on January, 1st 1893, a Sunday, and at Post Offices the following day.
Plate Size: Sheets of 100 subjects (2 panes of 50).
Printer: The American Bank Note Company.
Watermark: None.
Quantity Issued: 55,050.
Color: Salmon or dark salmon.
Common use: The $1 Columbian is often seen on its own on covers, mostly for philatelic use, it is rarely seen in combination with other values. The genuine uses are for paying the registered fee on higher rate foreign destinations.
THE INSPIRATION FOR THE DESIGN
The design is a based on a painting of Isabella Presenting her Jewels by Munoz Degrain, the painting now hangs in one of the legislative chambers at Madrid.
VARIETIES
There are no varieties of the $1 Columbian issue.
ESSAYS AND PROOFS
Despite the popularity of the Columbian series there are very few essays and proofs on the market.
- Brookman, Lester G., U.S. Postage Stamps of the 19th Century, Lindquist 1966
.comThe Swedish Tiger’s US Stamp Site An Illustrated Guide.
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