US 1895 George Washington (1732-1799) 2c. Scott. 252


US 1895 George Washington (1732-1799) 2c. Scott. 252



US 1895 George Washington (1732-1799) 2c. Scott. 252 details


Series: 1894 Regular Issue

Issued date: 02-04-1895 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Face value: 2c.
Emission: Definitive (Type III)
Watermark: No Watermark

Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): 252
Stanley Gibbons (UK): 254
Michel (Germany): 90e
Yvert et Tellier (France): 98b

Printer: Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Stamp Colors: Carmine
Perforation: line 12

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

Note: Type III: The horizontal lines do not cross the double lines of the triangle.

Description:- George Washington (1732-1799) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the 1st president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of the Continental Army, Washington led the Patriot forces to victory in the American Revolutionary War and served as the president of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, which created the Constitution of the United States and the American federal government. Washington has been called the "Father of the Nation" for his manifold leadership in the formative days of the country.

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington