Scotts #221 US stamps

#221 - 1890 3¢

3¢
Purple, bright purple, dark purple

Printing Method: Engraved
Subject: Andrew Jackson
Number issued: 46,877,250
Perforations: P12
Watermark: Unwatermarked
Scott #: 221
Issued: February 22nd, 1890

#221 Value

Used
20¢ - 50¢
No postmark with gum (MH)
$10 - $24
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$100 - $160

Earliest Date of Use

Earliest recorded date of use, February 28th, 1890.

As there was no 3¢ rate at the time #221 is usually found on cover in combination with other values.

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