USA postage Stamp year 1870 – 15 cent Daniel Webster
🇺🇸 1870 U.S. 15¢ Daniel Webster Stamp
📌 Scott Catalogue number: #152
📌 Issue: 1870–1871 Bank Note Series
📌 Denomination: 15 cents
📌 Design: Portrait of Daniel Webster, prominent U.S. statesman — long-time senator and twice Secretary of State — shown in profile.
📌 Color: Bright orange (may range to deep orange)
📌 Printer: National Bank Note Company
📌 Perforation: 12
📌 Watermark: None
📌 Earliest documented use: June 24, 1870
🔎 This stamp was part of the post-1869 “Bank Note Issues”, introduced after the unpopular 1869 pictorial set. The Bureau returned to portrait subjects, honoring well-known deceased Americans.
📌 Historical Context
- The series to which this 15¢ Webster belongs was issued as the U.S. standardized and improved its definitive stamp designs following earlier experimentation with pictorial themes.
- The bust of Webster was derived from existing portraiture and was meant to emphasize national unity and leadership.
📊 Collecting & Value Notes
- Commonly collected variant: Scott #152 without grill.
- There is an earlier grill variety Scott #141 (15¢ with H-grill), also from 1870 — a variation because the U.S. experimented with grill patterns on some stamps in this era (for better ink absorption).
