#211D - 1883 Blue Green 4ยข Special Printing
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Basic Info
4¢
Deep blue green
SPECIAL PRINTING
Subject: Andrew Jackson
Number sold: See bleow
Perforations: P12
Printer: American Bank Note Co.
Paper: Soft Porous Paper, without gum
Scott #: 211D
Date Printed: See below
Value
Used
No sales recorded
No postmark with gum (MH)
$15,000 - $40,000
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
No sales recorded
How to ID #211D
Simply put, you don't have one unless it has a certificate. All copies sold have been accounted for and certificated. They have a crisper printing that #211, have a whiter paper and a deeper shade of dark green and are without gum.
Quantity sold
It was assumed that 26 copies had been sold, however 27 copies have since shown up. As this stamp was printed in a sheet of 200 one can only assume that the number sold is probably in excess of 27 and less than 200.
Inspiration for the design
The design was taken from the portrait bust of Andrew Jackson by Hiram Powers. Now at Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
Plate #'s
#211D did not have plate numbers. They were issued in sheets of 200
Date printed
It is believed that these special printings were available prior to the date of issue. In the case of #211D the date printed was probably prior to October 1st, 1883, the date of issue for #211 They were available at the offices of the Third Assistant Post Master General
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