8¢ American-Made Wigs 1972


8¢ American-Made Wigs 1972
Added by Alain Martineau
General Description : American-Made Wigs Originated in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Most gentlemen who wore wigs in colonial America had no choice but to have their hairpieces imported from England. The first American-made wigs are thought to have been made around 1700 in Williamsburg. The second stamp in the Craftsmen series depicts a “Bag-Wig” typical of those made by American wigmaker Edward Charlton around 1750 in that city.
Face value 8 Cents
Catalog code (Michel) US 1071
Catalog code (Scott) US 1458
Catalog code Stanley Gibbons Catalogue No: 1462
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
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