US 1933 Gen. James Edward Oglethorpe 3c. Scott. 726


US 1933 Gen. James Edward Oglethorpe 3c. Scott. 726


Series: Georgia Bicentennial Issue

Stamp details: Gen. James Edward Oglethorpe

Issued date: 12-02-1933 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Face value: 3c.

Emission: Commemorative
Watermark: No Watermark

Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): 726
Stanley Gibbons (UK): 725
Michel (Germany): 353
Yvert et Tellier (France): 318

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

Printer: Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Stamp Colors: Violet
Perforation: Perf 11

Themes: Famous People, Military Officer, Soldier

Total print: 61,719,200 (estimate)

Description:- James Edward Oglethorpe (1696-1785) was a British soldier, Member of Parliament, and philanthropist, as well as the founder of the colony of Georgia in what was then British America. As a social reformer, he hoped to resettle Britain's worthy poor in the New World, initially focusing on those in debtors' prisons.

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Oglethorpe