1¢ Columbian Envelope Cut Square

United States · 1893 · 1¢

The stamp design features a bust of Christopher Columbus in profile, facing right, within an oval frame. The denomination 'U.S. POSTAGE ONE CENT' is inscribed around the portrait.

This cut square comes from a postal envelope issued as part of the Columbian Exposition series in 1893, commemorating the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas.