2c Andrew Jackson single

National Postal Museum

Object Details

Printer
Archer & Daly
Description
Mint 2-cent brown red; "POD" [Post Office Department] stamped on back. Issued imperforate; line engraved on steel by Frederick Halpin, transferred to a steel plate, and printed by Archer & Daly, Richmond, Virginia. The central design is a full-face portrait of Andrew Jackson modified from the vignette of the U.S. 2-cent "Black Jack" stamp of 1863, thus sometimes referred to as the "Red Jack" by collectors.
1863
Object number
2005.2004.1771
Type
Postage Stamps
Medium
paper; ink (brown red)
Dimensions
Height x Width: 1 1/16 x 15/16 in. (2.7 x 2.38 cm)
Place
Confederate States of America
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On View
Currently on exhibit at the National Postal Museum
Title
Scott Catalogue CSA 8
National Postal Museum
Topic
National Stamp Collection
U.S. Related Areas
Record ID
npm_2005.2004.1771
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm89c7a1d92-8262-4271-aa97-d551fbbd7950
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