#208 - 1882 Dull Rose Re-engraved 6ยข
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Basic Info
6¢
Rose, dull rose, brown red
RE-ENGRAVED
Subject: Abraham Lincoln
Number issued: 11,360,800
Perforations: P12
Printer: American Bank Note Co.
Paper: Soft porous paper
Scott #: 208
Date Issued: June 1st, 1882
#208, #208a Value
Used
$20 - $40
No postmark with gum (MH)
$75 - $225
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$500 - $700
Plate #'s
#208 was issued with the following plate #'s
200 subject panes
426, 427
#208a
#208a
Deep Red Brown
How to ID #208
Color
#208 varies in color from rose to red-brown. Shown above are all certificated copies of #208
Inspiration for the design
Bust of Abraham Lincoln
by Leonard Volk
Sample stamps
Similar to Trial Color Proofs, samples were plate printed stamps in different colors and shades for the purpose of selecting a color. Value approximately $30.
Essays and Proofs
208-E1
Vignette die essay on India mounted on card
208-E1
206-E4
Die essay on India
The vignette was slated for #206, however it was switched to #208
206-E4
206-E5
Typographed vignette essay
Brown
206-E5
208-P2a
Roosevelt small die proof
208-P2a
208-P4
Plate proof on card
208-P4
208-TC1
Trial color proof on India die sunk card
208-TC1
208-TC1
Trial color proof on India die sunk card
208-TC1
208-E
Reprint Composite Die Essay, sunk on card, black impressions reversed
208-E
The 1881-82 Re-engraved Issue
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