| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Date of Issue | February 27, 1959 |
| Year | 1959 |
| Denomination |
3¢
|
| Denomination Value | $0.03 | Color | Light purple |
| Series | Birth of Abraham Lincoln |
| Series Time Span | 1959 |
| Issue Location | New York, N.Y. |
| Size | 0.84 by 1.44 in |
| Postal Administration | United States |
| Condition | Name | Avg Value |
|---|---|---|
|
M-NH-VF
|
Mint - Never Hinged - Very Fine | View price |
|
U-VF
|
Used - Very Fine | View price |
Printed by the rotary process in light purple, electric-eye perforated, and issued in sheets of 50 stamps.
This 3-cent stamp, the third in the series of four commemorating the sesquicentennial of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, is 0.84 by 1.44 inches in dimension, arranged vertically, printed by the rotary process in light purple, electric-eye perforated, and issued in sheets of 50 stamps.
The 3-cent Lincoln stamp features a sculptured head of Lincoln by Gutzon Borglum, done in marble in 1906, and now in the rotunda of the Capitol in Washington, D.C. A facsimile of the signature "A. Lincoln—" appears immediately above the portrait. The denomination "3¢" is shown in the lower right corner of the stamp and the wording "United States Postage" is arranged in one line across the bottom, in dark Gothic.
This stamp was first placed on sale on February 27, 1959, at New York, N.Y., site of the historical Lincoln speech delivered at The Cooper Union.
This series of four commemorates the sesquicentennial of the birth of Abraham Lincoln.