#270 - 1895 Watermarked 5ยข
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Basic Info
5¢
Chocolate, dark brown, chestnut, reddish brown
Printing Method: Engraved
Subject: Ulysses S. Grant
Number issued: 123,775,455
Perforations: P12
Watermark: Double Line USPS
Scott #: 270
Issued: June 11th, 1895
Value
Used
40¢ - 80¢
No postmark with gum (MH)
$3 - $7
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$45 - $90
Plate #'s
#270 was issued with the following plate #'s
200 subject plates
460-463, 530-533, 790-793
1100-1103, 1332-1335
Triangles in the corner
As this was the Bureau of Printing and Engraving contract a small triangle was cut into the design at top left and top right in order to distinguish this printing from the earlier 1890 series
Watermark
Unlike the 1894 4¢ Grants this stamp is watermarked. The double line USPS watermark on the stamp is shown above
Inspiration for the design
The design was taken from this 1873 photograph of Ulysses S. Grant by C.M. Bell
Essays and Proofs
255-E1
Large die essay on India
Affixed to card
255-E1
255-E2
Large die essay on India
Vignette Only
255-E2
255-E3
Composite Essay on India, cut close mounted on card.
The second subject for the design called for a portrait of William Seaward. This was as close as he ever got to being on a postage stamp. In the end he was selected for the Revenue stamp.
255-E3
255-P1
Large die Proof on India
255-P1
255-P1
Large die Proof on India
255-P1
255-P2a
Small Die Proof
From the Roosevelt Album
255-P2a
255-TC1
Die Trial Color Proof on India
255-TC1
254-P5
Plate proof on stamp paper
254-P5
The 1895 Bureau Series
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