| Stamps by countries | America | USA | 1898 | ||
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| Trans-Mississippi Exposition (9 stamps in set). | ||
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Stamp: Indian Hunting Buffalo Edition type: commemorative stamp Denomination: 4 c Date of issue: 1898 Jun. 17 Depiction: Buffalo Chase Colour: orange Paper: Watermark: Double line USPS Artist: Seth Eastman Perforation: lin. 12 Printing process: flat plate steel engraving Size of a stamp (mm): 35×24 Size of a sheet (mm): Sheet composition: 50 (5×10) stamps Printing run: 4 924 500 Stamp issuing authority: United States Postal Service Printer: Bureau of Engraving and Printing | |
The ink was subject to oxidation, causing the stamps to turn various shades of orange over the years. | ||
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The design of the 4 cents Trans-Mississippi stamp was obtained from an engraving by Captain Seth Eastman. Singling Out of engraving was used. Illustration of Seth Eastmen, titled "Buffalo Chase", for the book Historical and Statistical Information Regarding the History, Conditions, and Prospects of the Indian Tribes of the United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1854. | |
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| Themes: bison (Bison bison), indians, hunting | ||
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