uncommon1900-1945

Electric Light Golden Jubilee 2¢ Coil Line Pair

Name: Electric Light Golden Jubilee 2¢ Coil Line Pair
Brand: United States

United States · 1929 · 2¢

A red 2-cent stamp featuring a portrait of Thomas Edison on the left and a depiction of his incandescent light bulb on the right, commemorating the 50th anniversary of its invention. This is a coil line pair.

Issued to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of the electric light, marking 50 years since Thomas Edison's invention of a practical, long-lasting incandescent light bulb.

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commemorative technology invention portraits

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