#215 - 1888 Carmine Jackson 4ยข
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Basic Info
4¢ - Carmine, rose carmine, pale rose
Printing Method: Engraved
Subject: Andrew Jackson
Number issued: 24,500,000
Perforations: P12
Printer: American Bank Note Co.
Scott #: 215
Issued: November 21st, 1888
Value
Used
$2 - $7
No postmark with gum (MH)
$18 - $35
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$75 - $110
Earliest documented use
The earliest known documented use of #215, January 18th, 1889
A full Pane
A full pane of 100 of #215, there were two panes to a sheet of 200
Usage
The 4¢ denomination paid the double weight letters, they are often seen on legal size envelopes.
A Change of Color
#215
In 1888 the color of the 4¢ was changed from blue green of #211 to carmine. This change in color probably was made to avoid confusion with the 2¢ whose color had been changed from brown to green.
The design inspiration
The design was taken from the portrait bust of Andrew Jackson by Hiram Powers. Now at Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
Plate #'s
#215 was issued with the following plate #'s
200 subject panes
L 542-546
Essays and Proofs
216-P2
Roosevelt small die proof
The 1888 Series
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