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STATISTICS
Issued: The stamp was issued on March 1st 1893. Note that this was issued three months after the rest of the Columbian series. This was issued as it was planned to have an 8c rate for registered letters. It is the first 8c stamp issued by the Post Office.
Plate Size: Sheets of 100 subjects (2 panes of 50).
Printer: The American Bank Note Company.
Watermark: None.
Quantity Issued: 10,656,550.
Color: Magenta, dark magenta or light magenta.
Common use: The stamp was most common use was to pay the registered fee rate.
THE INSPIRATION FOR THE DESIGN
The design is a reproduction of Francisco Jover y Casanova’s painting “The Affectionate Reception of Columbus by Ferdinand and Isabella”, now located at Valladolid University, Valladolid, Spain.
VARIETIES
The only variety known are examples from one sheet that was printed on both sides.
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
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