| Added by |
 Alain Martineau
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| General Description : | A Hatter Adorns the Third Stamp in Bicentennial Series A close look at the hat-maker in this series of stamps shows that he is working on a three-cornered beaver hat with a flat crown. This is the type produced in Danbury, Connecticut around 1780 by impromptu hatter Zadoc Benedict. Mr. Benedict reportedly discovered how to turn fur into felt when he patched a hole in his shoe. Perhaps the artist was thinking of Benedict when he drew the design. |
| Face value | 8 Cents |
| Catalog code (Michel) | US 1072 |
| Catalog code (Scott) | US 1459 |
| Catalog code | Stanley Gibbons Catalogue No: 1463 |
| Series | Bicentennial |
| Stamp colour | dark brown |
| Stamp use | Commemorative stamp |
| Print run | 135,000,000 |
| Issue date | 04/07/1972 |
| Designer | Leonard Everett Fisher |
| Print technique | recess |
| Perforation | line 11 x 10½ |
| Height | 24.00 mm |
| Width | 40.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
