The State Department Stamp Designs of 1873

All were printed on 100-subject plates except the dollar values which were printed on 10-subject plates
Perforated 12 - Issued July 3, 1873 - Printed by the Continental Bank Note Company on "thin, hard" whitish paper

Number O57
1¢ Franklin

Number O58
2¢ Jackson

Number O59
3¢ Washington

Number O60
6¢ Lincoln

Number O61
7¢ Stanton

Number O62
10¢ Jefferson

Number O63
12¢ Clay

Number O64
15¢ Webster

Number O65
24¢ Scott

Number O66
30¢ Hamilton

Number O67
90¢ Perry

Number O68
$2 Seward

Number O69
$5 Seward

Number O70
$10 Seward

Number O71
$20 Seward

The colors for the individual State Department Officials are listed below. Note that the first color listed is the most common color for that denomination. No State Department officials were issued by the American Bank Note Co.

Number O57 - 1¢ Dark green, light green, dark yellow green
Number O58 - 2¢ Dark green, yellow green to dark yellow green
Number O59 - 3¢ Bright green, dark green, yellow green
Number O60 - 6¢ Bright green, dark green, yellow green
Number O61 - 7¢ Dark green, dark yellow green
Number O62 - 10¢ Dark green, bright green, yellow green
Number O63 - 12¢ Dark green, dark yellow green
Number O64 - 15¢ Dark green, dark yellow green
Number O65 - 24¢ Dark green, dark yellow green
Number O66 - 30¢ Dark green, dark yellow green
Number O67 - 90¢ Dark green, light green, dark yellow green
Number O68 - $2 Green and black, yellow green and black
Number O69 - $5 Green and black, yellow green and black
Number O70 - $10 Green and black, yellow green and black
Number O71 - $20 Green and black, yellow green and black