2006

Engraved printing stone for government stamps from the Dominican Republic, ca. 1940.

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Engraved printing stone for government stamps from the Dominican Republic, ca. 1940.
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Engraved printing stone for government stamps from the Dominican Republic, ca. 1940. Nearly 7 lb, 6-1/2" x 5-1/4" x 2". This is the equivalent of a coin die but for stamps, a rare item officially de-accessed by the government back in the 1970s, with intricately detailed engravings showing the RD$1 stamp itself (with "REPUBLICA DOMINICANA" at top and "TURISMO" with denomination at bottom) above two simple "RD$1" marks, below which is the picture of a colonial building above "S.E.T.C.P." (which stands for Sectretaria de Estado del Tesoro y Credito Publico, basically their Secretary of the Treasury) and the picture of a modern building above "SEC. DE ESTADO DE FINANZA," all in retrograde as expected, the stone itself roughly hewn on all but the marked side, with "32" inked on one side.