20 Centavos - Christopher Columbus


20 Centavos - Christopher Columbus
Added by Iordache Gabriel
General Description : Painting by Sebastiano del Piombo (1485-1547).
Christopher Columbus ( before 31 October 1451 – 20 May 1506) was an Italian explorer, navigator, and colonizer. Under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, he completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean. Those voyages, and his efforts to establish settlements on the island of Hispaniola, initiated the permanent European colonization of the New World.
Series:
1939-1949 Definitives.
Face value 20 Colombian centavo
Catalog code (Michel) CO 408
Catalog code Stamp Number CO 472; Yvert et Tellier CO 330; Stanley Gibbons CO 539; Leo Temprano CO 497
Series Definitive 1939-1949 - Columbia 1939
Place in series 6
Stamp colour Violet black
Watermark Wavy Lines and C [Up]
Stamp use Definitive stamp
Print run 800.000
Issue date 03/03/1939
Paper type Stamp
Print technique Recess
Printed by American Bank Note Co.
Perforation 12
Height 28.00 mm
Width 22.00 mm
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