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STATISTICS
Issued: The $2 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). There are no plates or sheets left in existence. The largest plate blocks available are two blocks of six and one block of eight.
Printer: The American Bank Note Company.
Watermark: None.
Quantity Issued: 45,550.
Color: Salmon or dark salmon.
Common use: The $2 Columbian is often seen on its own on covers, mostly for philatelic use, it is rarely seen in combination with other values. It is often seen with the registered fee cancel.
THE INSPIRATION FOR THE DESIGN
The design is a based on Emmanuel Leutze’s painting “Columbus in Chains.” The painting is now located in Germantown, PA.
VARIETIES
There are no varieties of the $2 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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