The following information is provided for those proofs prepared for the Department of State:
Scott Number | Denomination | Color |
---|---|---|
O57P4 | One cent | Green |
O58P4 | Two cents | Green |
O59P4 | Three cents | Green |
O60P4 | Six cents | Green |
O61P4 | Seven cents | Green |
O62P4 | Ten cents | Green |
O63P4 | Twelve cents | Green |
O64P4 | Fifteen cents | Green |
O65P4 | Twenty Four cents | Green |
O66P4 | Thirty cents | Green |
O67P4 | Ninety cents | Green |
O68P4 | Two dollars | Green and Black |
O69P4 | Five dollars | Green and Black |
O70P4 | Ten dollars | Green and Black |
O71P4 | Twenty dollars | Green and Black |
The original envelope, pictured here, is what these proofs would have originally been packaged in for sale. This type of envelope was used for all issues and labeled appropriately with the series and original issue date for the stamps from which the proofs were later made.
The following information is provided for those proofs prepared for the Treasury Department:
Scott Number | Denomination | Color |
---|---|---|
O72P4 | One cent | Brown |
O73P4 | Two cents | Brown |
O74P4 | Three cents | Brown |
O75P4 | Six cents | Brown |
O76P4 | Seven cents | Brown |
O77P4 | Ten cents | Brown |
O78P4 | Twelve cents | Brown |
O79P4 | Fifteen cents | Brown |
O80P4 | Twenty Four cents | Brown |
O81P4 | Thirty cents | Brown |
O82P4 | Ninety cents | Brown |
The original envelope, pictured here, is what these proofs would have originally been packaged in for sale. This type of envelope was used for all issues and labeled appropriately with the series and original issue date for the stamps from which the proofs were later created.
The following information is provided for those proofs prepared for the War Department:
Scott Number | Denomination | Color |
---|---|---|
O83P4 | One cent | Rose |
O84P4 | Two cents | Rose |
O85P4 | Three cents | Rose |
O86P4 | Six cents | Rose |
O87P4 | Seven cents | Rose |
O88P4 | Ten cents | Rose |
O89P4 | Twelve cents | Rose |
O90P4 | Fifteen cents | Rose |
O91P4 | Twenty Four cents | Rose |
O92P4 | Thirty cents | Rose |
O93P4 | Ninety cents | Rose |
This issue exists in a plum shade. The stamps shown here are of this shade, not the rose shade. A comparison with a rose colored regular issue stamp is shown below.51
As can be seen, the plum shade is distinctly different from the rose shade of the regular issue and the card proof series.
51 Snee, p. 766.