5c Garfield Sample A overprint single
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1882
Issuing entity
United States5c Garfield Sample A overprint single — postage stamp in the Smithsonian National Postal Museum collection (object 1980.2493.1075), catalogued by the museum as Scott USA 205SL.
Dated by the museum: 1882. Depicts: James Abram Garfield, American, 1831 - 1881. Medium: soft porous paper; ink (yellow brown, 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 (yellow brown, blue) / engraving
Design
- Depicts
- James Abram Garfield, American, 1831 - 1881
- Printer
- American Bank Note Company
Identification
- Place
- United States of America
- Topic
- The Gilded Age (1877-1920)
- Date recorded
- 1882
- Museum object number
- 1980.2493.1075
- Museum classification
- Postage Stamps
Catalogue references
- ScottUSA 205SL
Research required
- Research required: this record describes a single museum example; confirm perforation, watermark, printing and variety details against philatelic references.