4¢
Rose brown

Printing Method: Engraved
Subject: Abraham Lincoln
Number issued: 153,499,379
Perforations: P12
Watermark: Double Line USPS
Scott #: 280
Earliest date of use: October 7th, 1898

Used
30¢ - 60¢
No postmark with gum (MH)
$10 - $25
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$55 - $70

#280 was issued with the following plate #'s

200 subject plates
460-63, 530-33, 790-793
1100-1103, 1332-1335

The design was taken from this photograph of Abraham Lincoln. This photo was taken before his presidency, whilst a Senator in Springfield Illinois. It was taken on February 9th 1860 at Brady's gallery in Washington DC