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United States of America

1¢ Robert R. Livingston

Date of issue: April 30, 1904

The green 1¢ Louisiana Purchase Exposition stamp features a vignette picturing Robert R. Livingston. To the left of Livingston’s image is a swamp; to the right is a covered wagon traveling through mountainous terrain. Livingston’s birth year (1746) and the year of his death (1813) are included in the scrollwork beneath the vignette.1

The Livingston stamp paid the 1¢ rate then in effect for postal cards.2

Green 1-cent U.S. postage stamp picturing Robert R. Livingston
Robert R. Livingston

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References

  1. Robert R. Livingston. Architect of the Capitol. Accessed 21 June 2011.
  2. Haimann, Alexander T. 1-cent Livingston. Arago: People, Postage & the Post. 26 Jan. 2007. Accessed 21 June 2011.

Published 2018-06-21