#224 - 1890 6ยข
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Basic Info
6¢
Brown red, dark brown red
Printing Method: Engraved
Subject: James Garfield
Number issued: 9,253,400
Perforations: P12
Watermark: Unwatermarked
Scott #: 224
Issued: February 22nd, 1890
#224 Value
Used
50¢ - $4
No postmark with gum (MH)
$17.50 - $40
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$45 - $100
Earliest Date of Use
The earliest recorded date of use, May 8th, 1890
A full Pane
A full pane of 100 of #224, there were two panes to a sheet of 200
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
Plate #'s
#224 was issued with the following plate #
200 subject plates
23
Inspiration for the design
The source for the vignette was this photograph of James Garfield
Essays and Proofs
224-P1
Large die proof on India die sunk on card
224-P1
224-P2a
Roosevelt small die proof
224-P2a
224-P3
Plate Proof on India
224-P3
224-P4
Plate Proof on card
224-P4
224- P4var
Plate proof on card
224- P4 var
224- P5
Plate proof on stamp paper
224- P5
224-TC1
Trial Color Proof
On India, die sunk on card
224-TC1
224-TC5d
Trial Color Proof
Gummed Wove Paper
Olive Green
224-TC5d
The 1890 Bureau Series
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