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BEP B23 Souvenir Card COMPEX '73 #245 Columbus Vignette Blk/4 Mint

$ 3.66

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Place of Origin: United States
  • Year of Issue: 1973
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Quality: Mint
  • Grade: Ungraded
  • Certification: Uncertified
  • Show, Exhibition: COMPEX
  • Topic: Stamp Shows Chicago Christopher Columbus
  • Denomination: Chicago World' Columbian Exposition (1893)
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Item must be returned within: 60 Days
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Type: Philatelic Souvenir Card
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
  • Brand: Bureau of Engraving and Printing

    Description

    U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, D.C. Souvenir Card. B 23. COMPEX 1973 stamp exposition, May 25 - 27, 1973, Chicago, Illinois.
    Reproduces as block of four Scott #245 (denomination crossed out) Columbian Series stamp, originally issued January 6, 1893.
    "The vignette depicted in this block of engravings was adapted from an original die of the denomination of the 1893 Columbian Series postage stamps... the tint used here is that of an enlargement of the vignette 'Columbus in His Study.'" Card is mint and measures 10 1/2" x 8 1/2".