Scotts #220 US stamps

#220 - 1890 Carmine 2¢

2¢
Carmine, dark carmine, rose, carmine rose

Printing Method: Engraved
Subject: George Washington
Number issued: 6,244,719,500
Perforations: P12
Watermark: Unwatermarked
Scott #: 220
Issued: May 12th, 1890

#220 Value

Used
10¢ - 30¢
No postmark with gum (MH)
$4 - $12
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$20 - $65

A full Pane

A full pane of 100 of #220, there were four panes to a sheet of 400

Earliest Date of Use

Earliest recorded date of use, March 11th, 1890

Caps on 2's

The 'Cap on Two' flaw shown above is found on adjacent stamps. There is one instance of a cap on the right 2 only, however this is likely due to a foreign object on the printing plate.

#220a Value

Cap on left 2 (see above)

Used
$5- $10
No postmark with gum (MH)
$15 - $25
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$400 - $500

#220c Value

Cap on both 2's (see above)

Used
$10 - $22.50
No postmark with gum (MH)
$75 - $125
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$1,000 - $2,500

No triangles in the corner

On the left is shown the detail of a stamp from the 1890 series, note the absence of a triangle in the top corners of the design. All the Bureau (after 1894) issues had a triangle cut into the design as shown on the right

Carmine vs Lake Color

#220 should not be confused with #220D. The latter has a distinctive lake color whilst #220 is carmine.

Plate #'s

#220 was issued with the following plate #'s

400 subject plates

A 1 - 5 , B 6 -10, B 71, D 16 - 20, F 31 - 35, H 41 - 45, K 56- 60, L 61 - 65, M 66- 70, M 99, N 74 - 78, O 79 - 83, P 84- 88, R 94 - 98, S 100 - 104, T 105 -109, U 110 - 114, V 115 - 119, W 120 - 124, X 125 - 129, Y l30 - 134, Z 135 - 139, AA 140 - 144, CC 150 -154, DD 155 - 159, EE 160 - 164, GG l70 - 174, HH l75 - 179, II 180 - 184, JJ 185 - 189, KK 190 - 194, LL 195 - 199, NN 205 - 209, 00 210 - 214, PP 215 - 219, QQ 220 - 224, RR 225 - 229, SS 230 - 234, TT 235 - 239, VV 245 - 249, WW 250 -254, XX 255 - 259, YY 260 - 264, A1 270 - 274, B1 275 - 279, E1 290 - 294, G1 300 - 304, H1305 - 309, I1 310 - 314, J1 315 - 319 , K1 320 - 324 , L1 325 - 329 , M1 330 - 334 , N1 335 - 319 ,O1 340 - 344, P1 345 - 349