Add Rarely Seen US #229 Plate Proof to Your Collection
Proof stamps display the beauty of a stamps design as it was intended to be. The engraving on the printing plate has not yet been dulled by use. The resulting image is crisp and displays the fine details of the design. This 1890-93 90¢ Oliver Perry stamp was produced as a plate proof. Once the design has been approved and the plates have been created, the printer will produce plate proofs to ensure that everything is in order before full-scale printing begins. This plate proof was printed on India paper.
Stamp #229 is part of the 1890-93 Regular Issue stamps that were printed in a smaller size than the 1890-93 stamps. These stamps were the last ones printed by the American Bank Note Company for 50 years.
Though this stamp shows the beauty and craftsmanship of the stamp as it was intended, it costs considerably less that the regular stamp. This proof plate was made well over a century ago, and it has been carefully preserved. Won’t you be the next collector to own this rarely seen stamp?
Add Rarely Seen US #229 Plate Proof to Your Collection
Proof stamps display the beauty of a stamps design as it was intended to be. The engraving on the printing plate has not yet been dulled by use. The resulting image is crisp and displays the fine details of the design. This 1890-93 90¢ Oliver Perry stamp was produced as a plate proof. Once the design has been approved and the plates have been created, the printer will produce plate proofs to ensure that everything is in order before full-scale printing begins. This plate proof was printed on India paper.
Stamp #229 is part of the 1890-93 Regular Issue stamps that were printed in a smaller size than the 1890-93 stamps. These stamps were the last ones printed by the American Bank Note Company for 50 years.
Though this stamp shows the beauty and craftsmanship of the stamp as it was intended, it costs considerably less that the regular stamp. This proof plate was made well over a century ago, and it has been carefully preserved. Won’t you be the next collector to own this rarely seen stamp?