Washington stamp 2c 1903 issue - Public domain portrait engraving

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Washington stamp 2c 1903 issue - Public domain portrait engraving

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Image of George Washington stamp, 2c, issue of 1903Engraving was modeled after a painting by Gilbert Stuart. R. Ostrander Smith designed the stamp. The vignette, set between two American flags, is sometimes referred to as the Washington 'Flag' stamp by collectors. The die for the stamp was engraved by George F. C. Smillie (portrait), Robert F. Ponickau (frame), and Lyman F. Ellis (lettering and numerals).

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17/01/1903
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U.S. Post Office; Smithsonian National Postal Museum
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public domain

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