Columbian Issue (US postage stamps)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Columbian_Issue_(US_postage_stamps)
GPTKB entity
Statements (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:post_office
gptkbp:color various
gptkbp:commemorates gptkb:Christopher_Columbus
1492 voyage to the Americas
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:denomination $1
$2
$5
10 cents
5 cents
50 cents
1 cent
2 cents
15 cents
$3
$4
3 cents
30 cents
4 cents
6 cents
8 cents
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Bureau_of_Engraving_and_Printing
gptkbp:exhibits gptkb:World's_Columbian_Exposition
gptkbp:firstCommemorativeStamps true
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Columbian Issue (US postage stamps)
gptkbp:issuedBy gptkb:post_office
gptkbp:locationOfExposition gptkb:Chicago
gptkbp:notableCollection yes
gptkbp:notableFor large size
high face values
first US commemorative stamps
gptkbp:notableStamp 16
gptkbp:philatelicSignificance high
gptkbp:printTechnology engraved
gptkbp:purpose commemorate 400th anniversary of Columbus's voyage
gptkbp:rarity some denominations rare
gptkbp:subjectOf scenes from Columbus's life
gptkbp:theme gptkb:Christopher_Columbus
gptkbp:year 1893
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:400th_anniversary_of_Christopher_Columbus's_voyage
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8