The Newspaper and Periodical Stamps Designs of 1875
Stamps of 1875 were printed by the Continental Bank Note Company on "thin, hard" whitish paper (see below for Scott numbers for each design including Special Printings)
Stamps of 1879 were printed by the American Bank Note Company on soft porous paper
Stamps of 1894 were printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing - All three printings were on 200-subject sheets and split into panes of 100 stamps
| Denomination | Year | Description | Printing Company | Number |
| 1¢ | 1885 | Black to intense-black - The Capitol Dome Statue of Freedom - soft, porous paper | American Bank Note Co. | PR81 |
| 1¢ | 1894 | Intense black - The Capitol Dome Statue of Freedom | Bureau of Engraving & Printing | PR90 |
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| 2¢ | 1875 | Black to greenish-black - The Capitol Dome Statue of Freedom - thin, hard, paper | Continental Bank Note Co. | PR9 |
| 2¢ | 1875 | Grayish-black - The Capitol Dome Statue of Freedom - thin, hard, paper - no gum | Continental Special Printing | PR33 |
| 2¢ | 1879 | Black to greenish-black - The Capitol Dome Statue of Freedom - soft porous paper | American Bank Note Co. | PR57 |
| 2¢ | 1883 | Intense Black - The Capitol Dome Statue of Freedom - soft porous, no gum | American Special Printing | PR80 |
| 2¢ | 1894 | Intense-black - The Capitol Dome Statue of Freedom - Soft wove paper | Bureau of Engraving & Printing | PR91 |
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| 3¢ | 1875 | Black to grayish-black - The Capitol Dome Statue of Freedom - thin, hard, paper | Continental Bank Note Co. | PR10 |
| 3¢ | 1875 | Grayish-black - The Capitol Dome Statue of Freedom - thin, hard, paper - no gum | Continental Special Printing | PR34 |
| 3¢ | 1879 | Gray- to intense- black - The Capitol Dome Statue of Freedom - soft porous paper | American Bank Note Co. | PR58 |
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| 4¢ | 1875 | Black to greenish-black - The Capitol Dome Statue of Freedom - thin, hard, paper | Continental Bank Note Co. | PR11 |
| 4¢ | 1875 | Grayish-black - The Capitol Dome Statue of Freedom - thin, hard, paper - no gum | Continental Special Printing | PR35 |
| 4¢ | 1879 | Greenish- to intense- black - The Capitol Dome Statue of Freedom - soft porous paper | American Bank Note Co. | PR59 |
| 4¢ | 1894 | Intense black - The Capitol Dome Statue of Freedom | Bureau of Engraving & Printing | PR92 |
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| 6¢ | 1875 | Black to greenish-black - The Capitol Dome Statue of Freedom - thin, hard, paper | Continental Bank Note Co. | PR12 |
| 6¢ | 1875 | Grayish-black - The Capitol Dome Statue of Freedom - thin, hard, paper - no gum | Continental Special Printing | PR36 |
| 6¢ | 1879 | Greenish- to intense- black - The Capitol Dome Statue of Freedom - soft porous paper | American Bank Note Co. | PR60 |
| 6¢ | 1894 | Black to greenish-black - The Capitol Dome Statue of Freedom | Bureau of Engraving & Printing | PR93 |
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| 8¢ | 1875 | Black to greenish-black - The Capitol Dome Statue of Freedom - thin, hard, paper | Continental Bank Note Co. | PR13 |
| 8¢ | 1875 | Grayish-black - The Capitol Dome Statue of Freedom - thin, hard, paper - no gum | Continental Special Printing | PR37 |
| 8¢ | 1879 | Black to greenish-black - The Capitol Dome Statue of Freedom - soft porous paper | American Bank Note Co. | PR61 |
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| 9¢ | 1875 | Black to grayish-black - The Capitol Dome Statue of Freedom - thin, hard, paper | Continental Bank Note Co. | PR14 |
| 9¢ | 1875 | Grayish-black - The Capitol Dome Statue of Freedom - thin, hard, paper - no gum | Continental Special Printing | PR38 |
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| 10¢ | 1875 | Black to greenish-black - The Capitol Dome Statue of Freedom - thin, hard, paper | Continental Bank Note Co. | PR15 |
| 10¢ | 1875 | Grayish-black - The Capitol Dome Statue of Freedom - thin, hard, paper - no gum | Continental Special Printing | PR39 |
| 10¢ | 1879 | Black to greenish-black - The Capitol Dome Statue of Freedom - soft porous paper | American Bank Note Co. | PR62 |
| 10¢ | 1894 | Intense black - The Capitol Dome Statue of Freedom | Bureau of Engraving & Printing | PR94 |
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| 12¢ | 1875 | Pale-rose to rose - Lustitia, Goddess of Justice - thin, hard, paper | Continental Bank Note Co. | PR16 |
| 12¢ | 1875 | Pale-rose - Lustitia, Goddess of Justice - thin, hard, paper - no gum | Continental Special Printing | PR40 |
| 12¢ | 1879 | Red - Lustitia, Goddess of Justice - soft porous paper | American Bank Note Co. | PR63 |
| 12¢ | 1885 | Rose- to Deep- carmine - Lustitia, Goddess of Justice - Soft wove paper | American Bank Note Co. | PR82 |
| 12¢ | 1894 | Pink - Lustitia, Goddess of Justice - Soft wove paper | Bureau of Engraving & Printing | PR95 |
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| 24¢ | 1875 | Pale-rose to rose - Lustitia, Goddess of Justice - thin, hard, paper | Continental Bank Note Co. | PR17 |
| 24¢ | 1875 | Pale-rose - Lustitia, Goddess of Justice - thin, hard, paper - no gum | Continental Special Printing | PR41 |
| 24¢ | 1879 | Red - Lustitia, Goddess of Justice - soft porous paper | American Bank Note Co. | PR64 |
| 24¢ | 1885 | Rose- to Deep- carmine - Lustitia, Goddess of Justice - Soft wove paper | American Bank Note Co. | PR83 |
| 24¢ | 1894 | Pink - Lustitia, Goddess of Justice - Soft wove paper | Bureau of Engraving & Printing | PR96 |
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| 36¢ | 1875 | Pale-rose to rose - Lustitia, Goddess of Justice - thin, hard, paper | Continental Bank Note Co. | PR18 |
| 36¢ | 1875 | Pale-rose - Lustitia, Goddess of Justice - thin, hard, paper - no gum | Continental Special Printing | PR42 |
| 36¢ | 1879 | Red - Lustitia, Goddess of Justice- soft porous paper | American Bank Note Co. | PR65 |
| 36¢ | 1885 | Rose- to Deep- carmine - Lustitia, Goddess of Justice - Soft wove paper | American Bank Note Co. | PR84 |
| 36¢ | 1894 | Pink - Lustitia, Goddess of Justice - Soft wove paper | Bureau of Engraving & Printing | PR97 |
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| 48¢ | 1875 | Pale-rose to rose - Lustitia, Goddess of Justice - thin, hard, paper | Continental Bank Note Co. | PR19 |
| 48¢ | 1875 | Pale-rose - Lustitia, Goddess of Justice - thin, hard, paper - no gum | Continental Special Printing | PR43 |
| 48¢ | 1879 | Red - Lustitia, Goddess of Justice- soft porous paper | American Bank Note Co. | PR66 |
| 48¢ | 1885 | Carmine to deep carmine - Lustitia, Goddess of Justice - Soft wove paper | American Bank Note Co. | PR85 |
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| 60¢ | 1875 | Pale-rose to rose - Lustitia, Goddess of Justice - thin, hard, paper | Continental Bank Note Co. | PR20 |
| 60¢ | 1875 | Pale-rose - Lustitia, Goddess of Justice - thin, hard, paper - no gum | Continental Special Printing | PR44 |
| 60¢ | 1879 | Red - Lustitia, Goddess of Justice- soft porous paper | American Bank Note Co. | PR67 |
| 60¢ | 1885 | Carmine to deep carmine - Lustitia, Goddess of Justice - Soft wove paper | American Bank Note Co. | PR86 |
| 60¢ | 1894 | Pink - Lustitia, Goddess of Justice - Soft wove paper | Bureau of Engraving & Printing | PR98 |
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| 72¢ | 1875 | Pale-rose to rose - Lustitia, Goddess of Justice - thin, hard, paper | Continental Bank Note Co. | PR21 |
| 72¢ | 1875 | Pale-rose - Lustitia, Goddess of Justice - thin, hard, paper - no gum | Continental Special Printing | PR45 |
| 72¢ | 1879 | Red - Lustitia, Goddess of Justice- soft porous paper | American Bank Note Co. | PR68 |
| 72¢ | 1885 | Rose carmine to deep carmine - Lustitia, Goddess of Justice - Soft wove paper | American Bank Note Co. | PR87 |
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| 84¢ | 1875 | Pale-rose to rose - Lustitia, Goddess of Justice - thin, hard, paper | Continental Bank Note Co. | PR22 |
| 84¢ | 1875 | Pale-rose - Lustitia, Goddess of Justice - thin, hard, paper - no gum | Continental Special Printing | PR46 |
| 84¢ | 1879 | Red - Lustitia, Goddess of Justice- soft porous paper | American Bank Note Co. | PR69 |
| 84¢ | 1885 | Carmine to rose carmine - Lustitia, Goddess of Justice - Soft wove paper | American Bank Note Co. | PR88 |
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| 96¢ | 1875 | Pale-rose to rose - Lustitia, Goddess of Justice - thin, hard, paper | Continental Bank Note Co. | PR23 |
| 96¢ | 1875 | Pale-rose - Lustitia, Goddess of Justice - thin, hard, paper - no gum | Continental Special Printing | PR47 |
| 96¢ | 1879 | Red - Lustitia, Goddess of Justice- soft porous paper | American Bank Note Co. | PR70 |
| 96¢ | 1885 | Carmine to rose carmine - Lustitia, Goddess of Justice - Soft wove paper | American Bank Note Co. | PR89 |
| 96¢ | 1894 | Pink - Lustitia, Goddess of Justice - Soft wove paper | Bureau of Engraving & Printing | PR99 |
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| $1.92 | 1875 | Dark Brown - Ceres, Goddess of Agriculture - thin, hard, paper | Continental Bank Note Co. | PR24 |
| $1.92 | 1875 | Dark Brown - Ceres, Goddess of Agriculture - thin, hard, paper - no gum | Continental Special Printing | PR48 |
| $1.92 | 1879 | Pale Brown to Brown - Ceres, Goddess of Agriculture - soft porous paper | American Bank Note Co. | PR71 |
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| $3 | 1875 | Vermilion - Goddess of Victory - thin, hard, paper | Continental Bank Note Co. | PR25 |
| $3 | 1875 | Vermilion - Goddess of Victory - thin, hard, paper | Continental Special Printing | PR49 |
| $3 | 1879 | Red vermilion - Goddess of Victory - soft porous paper | American Bank Note Co. | PR72 |
| $3 | 1894 | Scarlet - Goddess of Victory - Soft wove paper | Bureau of Engraving & Printing | PR100 |
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| $6 | 1875 | Ultramarine - Clio, Goddess of High Aspirations - thin, hard, paper | Continental Bank Note Co. | PR26 |
| $6 | 1875 | Ultramarine - Clio, Goddess of High Aspirations - thin, hard, paper - no gum | Continental Special Printing | PR50 |
| $6 | 1879 | Blue - Clio, Goddess of High Aspirations - soft porous paper | American Bank Note Co. | PR73 |
| $6 | 1894 | Pale Blue - Clio, Goddess of High Aspirations - soft porous paper | Bureau of Engraving & Printing | PR101 |
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| $9 | 1875 | Yellow orange - Minerva, Goddess of Wisdom - thin, hard, paper | Continental Bank Note Co. | PR27 |
| $9 | 1875 | Yellow orange - Minerva, Goddess of Wisdom - thin, hard, paper - no gum | Continental Special Printing | PR51 |
| $9 | 1879 | Orange - Minerva, Goddess of Wisdom - soft porous paper | American Bank Note Co. | PR74 |
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| $12 | 1875 | Blue green - Vesta, Goddess of Hearth and Home - thin, hard, paper | Continental Bank Note Co. | PR28 |
| $12 | 1875 | Blue green - Vesta, Goddess of Hearth and Home - thin, hard, paper - no gum | Continental Special Printing | PR52 |
| $12 | 1879 | Yellow green - Vesta, Goddess of Hearth and Home - soft porous paper | American Bank Note Co. | PR75 |
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| $24 | 1875 | Dark grayish violet - Pax, Goddess of Peace - thin, hard, paper | Continental Bank Note Co. | PR29 |
| $24 | 1875 | Dark grayish violet - Pax, Goddess of Peace - thin, hard, paper - no gum | Continental Special Printing | PR53 |
| $24 | 1879 | Dark violet - Pax, Goddess of Peace - soft porous paper | American Bank Note Co. | PR76 |
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| $36 | 1875 | Brown rose - Goddess of Commerce - thin, hard, paper | Continental Bank Note Co. | PR30 |
| $36 | 1875 | Brown rose - Goddess of Commerce - thin, hard, paper - no gum | Continental Special Printing | PR54 |
| $36 | 1879 | Indian red - Goddess of Commerce - soft porous paper | American Bank Note Co. | PR77 |
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| $48 | 1875 | Red Brown - Hebe, Goddess of Youth - thin, hard, paper | Continental Bank Note Co. | PR31 |
| $48 | 1875 | Red Brown - Hebe, Goddess of Youth - thin, hard, paper - no gum | Continental Special Printing | PR55 |
| $48 | 1879 | Yellow Brown - Hebe, Goddess of Youth - soft porous paper | American Bank Note Co. | PR78 |
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| $60 | 1875 | Violet - Indian Maiden - thin, hard, paper | Continental Bank Note Co. | PR32 |
| $60 | 1875 | Violet - Indian Maiden - thin, hard, paper - no gum | Continental Special Printing | PR56 |
| $60 | 1879 | Purple - Indian Maiden - soft porous paper | American Bank Note Co. | PR79 |
