US 565 American Indian 14c - Fourth Bureau Definitive Issue - Used VF

Item Specifics

Country

United States

Catalog Number

565

Stamp Type

General Issue

Condition

Used

Centering

VF

Stamp Format

Single

Topic

Cultural - American Indian

Year of Issue

1923

Item Description

A figure identified simply as 'American Indian' appears on the 14-cent stamp&mdashthe first 14-cent stamp ever issued in the United States. Clair Aubrey Huston designed the stamp, which was inspired by De Lancey Gill's photograph of Hollow Horn Bear (1850-1913), a Brule Sioux. Gill took the photograph in March 1905 when Hollow Horn Bear was in Washington, D.C., for the inauguration of Theodore Roosevelt. The Smithsonian Institution now owns the photo. Louis Schofield engraved the die for the vignette. The frame was engraved by Frank Lamasure, Edward M. Hall, and Joachim C. Benzing.

The American Indian stamp, initially printed on the flat plate press, was placed on sale on May 1, 1923, both in Washington, D.C., and Muskogee, Oklahoma. It was subsequently printed on the Stickney rotary press.

US 565 American Indian 14c - Fourth Bureau Definitive Issue - Used Very Fine Centering

2019 Scott United States Specialized Catalog Value for Condition - $0.90

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Item Location

North Carolina, United States

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