#226 - 1890 10ยข
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Basic Info
10¢
Green, bluish green, dark green
Printing Method: Engraved
Subject: Daniel Webster
Number issued: 70,591,710
Perforations: P12
Watermark: Unwatermarked
Scott #: 226
Issued: February 22nd, 1893
#226 Value
Used
$1 - $1.50
No postmark with gum (MH)
$17.50 - $35
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$60 - $110
Usage
The most common use was in combination with a 5¢ stamp to pay the foreign registration rate
Daniel Webster
The final design saw Daniel Webster as the chosen subject, a decision made over General Sherman, who was chosen for the 8¢ design and John Adams. If John Adams had been chosen the stamp would have looked like the illustration above.
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
#226 was issued with the following plate #'s
200 subject plates
E 26-30
Inspiration for the design
The source photograph used for the design.
Essays and Proofs
226-E1
Die Essay on Card
226-E1
226-E2
Die Essay on White Glazed Paper
226-E2
226-E3
Die proof of frame as adopted, cut close, mounted over photo of John Adams
226-E3
226-E4
226-P1
226-P2a
226-P4
Plate proof on card
226-P4
226-P5
Plate proof on stamp paper
226-P5
226-TC1
Trial cover proof on India mounted on card
226-TC1
The 1890 Bureau Series
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