Columbian Exposition Stamp Set 1893 [171472]
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U. S. stamps: 1893 Columbian Stamp set 1-50 cent mint Scott #230-240. Plus 2c "broken hat" variety Scott #231c. 1,2,3 & 15 cent are never hinged. VF. Mounted on American Bank Note Company sheet with room for five more examples, (Scott 241-245). The 1893 Columbian Exposition stamp series was like nothing before it. The series was used to advertise the Exposition: the first time postage stamps were used to promote a commercial event. The Columbians were the first U.S. commemorative stamps, and they created a worldwide phenomenon.
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Columbian Exposition Stamp Set 1893 [171472]
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