Collectorium · Postage stamp

Free City Mail Delivery Centenary

DESCRIPTION OF THE ITEM USA, 1963. The centennial of free city postal delivery; a mailman from 1863 on Norman Rockwell. Number: 5 cents; colour: gray, red and black. Used, with apparent postage disinfectment. Catalog identification: Scott 1238; possible Scott 1238a when missing tag. CATALOGUE IDENTIFICATION AND PROBABLE VARIANT Working identification: Scott 1238. Most likely attribution: working Scott 1238; exact subnumber remains conditional. Confidence: medium. Possible alternatives: Scott 1238 is the first tagged commemorative stamp and 1238a is the famous error with missed tag. Both look the same in ordinary light.

Category: Postage stamp
Year / period: 1963
Country: United States of America
Denomination: 5 cents
Material: Paper
Collectorium: № ST-0794

Sources

https://1847us.com/byyear/1963-year/
https://www.pnc3.com/prlt/prltefos03.htm
https://www.brookmanstamps.com/2017-18US.pdf
https://stamps.org/Portals/0/adam/Newsroom/ev_11hqFlEqxGzhUjigTAw/ContentPane/Luminescent%20Tagging%20Part%20I%20-%20Expermintal%20Years.pdf