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25c Black on Pink Paper Adams & Co.'s Express Single

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1854

Issuing entity

United States

25c Black on Pink Paper Adams & Co.'s Express Single — postage stamp in the Smithsonian National Postal Museum collection (object 2004.2019.2), catalogued by the museum as Scott USA 1L3. Dated by the museum: 1854. Depicts: D. H. Haskell. Medium: paper (cardboard); ink (pink glazed surface; black).

Evidence at a glance

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Catalogue references
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Historical context

Stamp never placed in use

Physical characteristics

Medium
paper (cardboard); ink (pink glazed surface; black)

Design

Depicts
D. H. Haskell

Identification

Place
California
Topic
U.S. Stamps
Date recorded
1854
Museum object number
2004.2019.2
Museum classification
Postage Stamps

Catalogue references

  • ScottUSA 1L3

Research required

  • Research required: this record describes a single museum example; confirm perforation, watermark, printing and variety details against philatelic references.
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