# 367 - 1909 2c Lincoln, carmine, perf 12
1909 2¢ Lincoln Memorial Issue
Issue Date: February 12, 1909
Quantity issued: 148,387,191
Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Method: Flat plate
Watermark: Double line
Perforation: 12
Color: Carmine
Lincoln Memorial Issue
One year after Lincoln’s assassination, the Post Office issued its first stamp honoring the fallen president. That black 1866 issue is considered to be America’s first mourning stamp. From then until 1907, there was always at least one definitive stamp picturing Lincoln.
One of the main problems the Bureau was encountering was paper shrinkage. Since the stamps were wet printed they would shrink as the paper dried, causing irregular and “off center” perforations, which resulted in a considerable amount of waste. To combat the problem, the Bureau changed the composition of the paper by adding 35% wool rag to the wood pulp, which gave them a bluish tint.
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1909 2¢ Lincoln Memorial Issue
Issue Date: February 12, 1909
Quantity issued: 148,387,191
Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Method: Flat plate
Watermark: Double line
Perforation: 12
Color: Carmine
Lincoln Memorial Issue
One year after Lincoln’s assassination, the Post Office issued its first stamp honoring the fallen president. That black 1866 issue is considered to be America’s first mourning stamp. From then until 1907, there was always at least one definitive stamp picturing Lincoln.
One of the main problems the Bureau was encountering was paper shrinkage. Since the stamps were wet printed they would shrink as the paper dried, causing irregular and “off center” perforations, which resulted in a considerable amount of waste. To combat the problem, the Bureau changed the composition of the paper by adding 35% wool rag to the wood pulp, which gave them a bluish tint.
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