400 years of discovery of the island 

400 years of discovery of the island
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400 years of discovery of the island

Catalogue information

LastDodo number
4247085
Area
Stamps
Title
400 years of discovery of the island
Face value
2
Country / area
Trinidad and Tobago
Year
1898
Month
07
Day
31
Issue group
1898 Ontdekking van het eiland
Order Number in Issue
Basic colour
Brown, Purple
Exact colour
Brown, Dark violet
Usage
Postage
Type
Stamp
Theme / topic
Commemoration, Explorers, Historical events, Islands, Jurisdiction, Stained-glass
Geographical theme
Persons theme
Columbus, Christopher (1451-1506)
Item subject
Landing van Columbus op de kust van Trinidad
Michel number
47
Yvert number
54
Scott number
Stanley Gibbons number
Designer/Engraver
Printing office
Perforation
14
Watermark
Crown CC (simple)
Luminescence
Printing technique
Steel engraving
Paper
Gum
Print run
Dimensions / diameter
Details

Originally in the Government Building, Council Chamber, Port of Spain. Operated by Jones & Willis, London. The building was destroyed by fire in 1903. Historians agree that Columbus never has one foot set on the island of Trinidad (source: Steve Forgo, author). First and oldest stamp belonging to a collection of stained glass!

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