90c Perry Sample overprint single
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1889
Issuing entity
United States90c Perry Sample overprint single — postage stamp in the Smithsonian National Postal Museum collection (object 1980.2493.1066), catalogued by the museum as Scott USA 191SK. Dated by the museum: 1889. Depicts: Oliver H. Perry, American, 1785 - 1819. Medium: soft porous paper; ink (dull carmine, blue) / engraving.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 1
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Historical context
unused; perf 12
Physical characteristics
- Medium
- soft porous paper; ink (dull carmine, blue) / engraving
Design
- Depicts
- Oliver H. Perry, American, 1785 - 1819
- Printer
- American Bank Note Company
Identification
- Place
- United States of America
- Topic
- Military & Policing Forces
- Date recorded
- 1889
- Museum object number
- 1980.2493.1066
- Museum classification
- Postage Stamps
Catalogue references
- ScottUSA 191SK
Research required
- Research required: this record describes a single museum example; confirm perforation, watermark, printing and variety details against philatelic references.