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5¢ Franklin
Red Brown
Engravers: Vignette: Asher B. Durand
Frame: Unknown Lettering: Unknown
Year | Number | EDU | No. Issued | Perf | Printer | Color/Variety | Design Size | Varieties/Other | Usage | ||
1847 | 1 | 7/7/1847 | 3,712,000 (see below) | none | RWH&E | red brown | 18½ x 23 mm |
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1848 | 1a | --- | none | RWH&E | dark brown | 18½ x 23 mm | |||||
1847 | 1b | --- | none | RWH&E | orange brown | 18½ x 23 mm | |||||
--- | 1c | --- | none | RWH&E | red orange | 18½ x 23 mm | |||||
1850 | 1d | --- | none | RWH&E | brown orange | 18½ x 23 mm | |||||
--- | 1e | --- | none | RWH&E | double impression | 18½ x 23 mm | |||||
1875 | 3 | --- | 4,800 | none | BEP | red brown to dark brown | >18½ x <23 mm | officially approved imitation | special printing* | ||
1947 | 948a | 5/19/1947 | 10,300,000 | none | BEP | blue | 18½ x 23 mm | from souvenir sheet | Souvenir Printing |
10¢ Washington
Black
Engravers: Vignette: Asher B. Durand
Frame: Unknown Lettering: Unknown
Year | Number | EDU | No. Issued | Printer | Color/Variety | Design Size | Varieties/Other | Usage | |||
1847 | 2 | 7/2/1847 | 891,000(see below) | none | RWH&E | greenish black gray black full black |
18½ x 23 mm |
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--- | 2a | --- | none | RWH&E | diagonal bisect on cover used as 5¢ |
18½ x 23 mm | |||||
--- | 2b | --- | none | RWH&E | vertical bisect on cover (5¢) |
18½ x 23 mm | |||||
--- | 2c | --- | none | RWH&E | horizontal bisect on cover (5¢) | 18½ x 23 mm | |||||
1875 | 4 | --- | 3,883 | none | BEP | grayish to full black | >18½ x <23 mm | officially approved imitation | special printing* Special printing issues had been demonetized effective July 1, 1851. Therefore, these official reproductions of the Issue of 1847 were never valid for postage and no legitimate covers can exist. They were available for sale, by special application to the Post Office Department, starting about March 27, 1875 |
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1947 | 948b | 5/19/1947 | 10,300,000 | none | BEP | orange brown | 18½ x 23 mm | from souvenir sheet | Souvenir Printing |