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Scotts #552
U.S. #552
Series of 1922-25 1ยข Benjamin Franklin
Flat Plate Printing
Issue Date: January 17, 1923
First City: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Quantity Issued: 4,015,109,977
Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Flat plate
Perforation: 11 gauge
Color: Deep green
U.S. #552 shows Ben Franklin, Founding Father and first postmaster of the United States. This stamp kept alive the tradition in which every new set of definitive stamps featured Franklin on the first stamp.
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