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STATISTICS
Issued: The $4 Columbian 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.
Printer: The American Bank Note Company.
Watermark: None.
Quantity Issued: 26,350.
Color: Crimson lake and rose-carmine.
Common use: The $4 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 for Isabella was derived from a 1497 Oil painting by Bartolomé Bermejo. Columbus was derived from a 1512 portrait by Lorenzo Lotto and is a little less stylized than Isabella’s portrait.
VARIETIES
There are no varieties of the $4 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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