#227 - 1890 15ยข
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Basic Info
15¢
Indigo, deep indigo
Printing Method: Engraved
Subject: Henry Clay
Number issued: 5,548,710
Perforations: P12
Watermark: Unwatermarked
Scott #: 227
Issued: February 22nd, 1890
#227 Value
Used
$1.50 - $6
No postmark with gum (MH)
$35 - $110
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$200 - $550
Earliest Date of Use
The earliest recorded date of use, April 8th, 1890
The 15¢ stamp paid the overseas registration rate
Purple cancel
Brookman refers to a purple grid cancel. The one above is not a grid cancel. He states it is rare and calls it a snowshoe cancel If anyone has an example of this please can you send an image of it to rogerkirby9@gmail.com
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
#227 was issued with the following plate #
200 subject plates
22
Inspiration for the design
The source photograph used for the design.
Essays and Proofs
227-P1
Large die proof on India die sunk on card
227-P2a
Roosevelt small die proof
227-P3
Plate proof on India
227-P4
Plate proof on card
227-P5
Plate proof on stamp paper
The 1890 Bureau Series
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