| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Date of Issue | February 12, 1909 |
| Year | 1909 |
| Denomination |
2¢
|
| Denomination Value | $0.02 | Color | Red |
| Size | Same as regular postage stamps |
| Postal Administration | United States |
| Condition | Name | Avg Value |
|---|---|---|
|
M-NH-VF
|
Mint - Never Hinged - Very Fine | View price |
|
M-NH-F
|
Mint - Never Hinged - Fine | View price |
|
M-NH-VG
|
Mint - Never Hinged - Very Good | View price |
|
M-H-VF
|
Mint - Hinged - Very Fine | View price |
|
M-H-F
|
Mint - Hinged - Fine | View price |
|
M-H-VG
|
Mint - Hinged - Very Good | View price |
|
M-NG-VF
|
Mint - No Gum - Very Fine | View price |
|
M-NG-F
|
Mint - No Gum - Fine | View price |
|
M-NG-VG
|
Mint - No Gum - Very Good | View price |
|
U-VF
|
Used - Very Fine | View price |
|
U-F
|
Used - Fine | View price |
|
U-VG
|
Used - Very Good | View price |
On January 22, 1909, Congress adopted a joint resolution reading:
"Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Postmaster General is hereby authorized to design and issue a special postage stamp, of the denomination of 2 cents, in commemoration of the one-hundredth anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln."
Under this resolution a postage stamp was prepared and issued to postmasters in time for sale to the public beginning on Lincoln's birthday, February 12. This stamp is described as follows:
Size and shape, the same as of the regular postage stamps; color, red. The subject is a profile, within an ellipse on end, of the head of Lincoln from Saint-Gaudens statue. A spray of laurel leaves appears on either side of the ellipse. Above the subject appear the words "U. S. postage." Below, the ellipse is broken by a ribbon containing the dates of Lincoln's birth and the one-hundredth anniversary thereof (1809—February 12—1909), with denomination in words (two cents) beneath.