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STATISTICS
Issued: 22nd February 1890, earliest recorded example 28th February 1890.
Plate Size: Sheets of 200 subjects (2 panes of 100).
Printer: The American Bank Note Company.
Watermark: None.
Quantity Issued: 46,877,250.
Color: Purple.
Common use: The 3¢ Jefferson was used in combination with other values, there was no specific rate that required the 3¢.
THE INSPIRATION FOR THE DESIGN
The design was taken from the portrait bust of Andrew Jackson by Hiram Powers. Now at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
VARIETIES
The only known variety is the imperforate printing. There is some dispute as to if this is a proof or an issued stamp.
ESSAYS AND PROOFS
- 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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