#229 - 1890 90ยข
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Basic Info
90¢
Orange, yellow orange, red orange
Printing Method: Engraved
Subject: Commodore Perry
Number issued: 219,721
Perforations: P12
Watermark: Unwatermarked
Scott #: 229
Issued: February 22nd, 1890
#229 Value
Used
$15 - $22.50
No postmark with gum (MH)
$60 - $125
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$650 - $950
Earliest Date of Use
The earliest recorded date of use, April 16th, 1890
Rare on cover
One of ten surviving covers with #229 affixed
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
#229 was issued with the following plate #
200 subject plates
25
Inspiration for the design
The vignette may have been based on the statue of Commodore Perry in Front Park, Buffalo, NY. The closest likeness to the vignette that I could find.
Essays and Proofs
229-E1
Vignette die essay on India mounted on card
229-E1
229-P1
Die proof on India, mounted on card
229-P1
229-P2
Roosevelt small die proof on India mounted on card
229-P2
229-P3
Plate proof on India, mounted on card
229-P3
229-P4
Plate proof on card
with presentation envelope
229-P4
229-P5
Plate proof on stamp paper
229-P5
The 1890 Bureau Series
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