3c Steam Locomotive card plate proof

National Postal Museum

Object Details

Description
Regular stamps distributed as samples or gifts were valid for postage. To end this option for gift recipients, the Post Office Department began in 1879 to have sample stamps printed on card stock, which dignitaries received in small envelopes. The samples were so popular that the POD ordered five reprints, the last being in 1894.
1893
Object number
1998.2005.4.4
Type
Postage Stamps
Medium
paper; ink (ultramarine)
Dimensions
Height x Width: 7/8 x 7/8 in. (2.22 x 2.22 cm)
Place
United States of America
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On View
Currently on exhibit at the National Postal Museum
Title
Scott Catalogue USA 114P4
National Postal Museum
Topic
The Gilded Age (1877-1920)
National Stamp Collection
U.S. Stamps
Record ID
npm_1998.2005.4.4
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm88601327a-0a3e-410f-8512-648a7ddce978
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