US 1940 Painter Gilbert Charles Stuart 1c. Scott. 884


US 1940 Painter Gilbert Charles Stuart 1c. Scott. 884


Series: Famous Americans Issue - Artists

Issued date: 05-09-1940 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Face value: 1c.

Emission: Commemorative
Watermark: No Watermark

Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): 884
Stanley Gibbons (UK): 881
Michel (Germany): 480
Yvert et Tellier (France): 438

Dimensions (height x width):
29mm x 26mm

Printer: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Print Method: Rotary press

Stamp Colors: Bright blue green
Perforation: Perf 10½ x 11

Themes: Artist, Painter, Famous People

Total print: 54,389,510 (estimate)

Description:- Gilbert Charles Stuart (1755-1828) was an American painter from Rhode Island Colony who is widely considered one of America's foremost portraitists. His best-known work is an unfinished portrait of George Washington, begun in 1796, which is sometimes referred to as the Athenaeum Portrait. Stuart retained the portrait and used it to paint scores of copies that were commissioned by patrons in America and abroad. The image of George Washington featured in the painting has appeared on the United States one-dollar bill for more than a century and on various postage stamps of the 19th century and early 20th century.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_Stuart