3c Locomotive re-issue single
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1875
Issuing entity
United States3c Locomotive re-issue single — postage stamp in the Smithsonian National Postal Museum collection (object 1980.2493.592), catalogued by the museum as Scott USA 125. Dated by the museum: 1875. Medium: hard white paper; ink (blue, black) / 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
used; re-issue from 1869; without grill
Physical characteristics
- Medium
- hard white paper; ink (blue, black) / engraving
Design
- Printer
- National Bank Note Company
Identification
- Place
- United States of America
- Topic
- Technology & Inventions
- Date recorded
- 1875
- Museum object number
- 1980.2493.592
- Museum classification
- Postage Stamps
Catalogue references
- ScottUSA 125
Research required
- Research required: this record describes a single museum example; confirm perforation, watermark, printing and variety details against philatelic references.