US 1890 Henry Clay (1777-1852) 15c. Scott. 227


US 1890 Henry Clay (1777-1852) 15c. Scott. 227


Series: 1890-1893 American Bank Note Co. Great Americans

Issued date: 22-02-1890 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Face value: 15c.
Emission: Definitive

Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): 227
Stanley Gibbons (UK): 232
Michel (Germany): 69
Yvert et Tellier (France): 78

Dimensions (height x width):
25.4mm x 22.2mm

Stamp Colors: Indigo
Perforation: 12

Themes: Politicians, Famous People, Heads of State, Men

Total print: 5,548,710

Description:- Henry Clay Sr. (1777-1852) was an American attorney and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. He was the seventh House speaker as well as the ninth secretary of state, also receiving electoral votes for president in the 1824, 1832, and 1844 presidential elections. He helped found both the National Republican Party and the Whig Party. For his role in defusing sectional crises, he earned the appellation of the "Great Compromiser" and was part of the "Great Triumvirate" of Congressmen, alongside fellow Whig Daniel Webster and John C. Calhoun.

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Clay