Card Proofs of the
19th Century

Newspaper Issue 1885

The final series of the card proofs are the issues of 1885. For the first time in the card proofs, a one cent is added to the line-up. The other issues are the same designs and denominations as previously used, once again in a slightly different color.

The following information is provided for this series:

Scott Number	Denomination	Color
PR81P4	One cent	Black
PR82P4	Twelve cents	Carmine
PR83P4	Twenty-Four cents	Carmine
PR84P4	Thirty-Six cents	Carmine
PR85P4	Forty-Eight cents	Carmine
PR86P4	Sixty cents	Carmine
PR87P4	Seventy-Twp cents	Carmine
PR88P4	Eighty-Four cents	Carmine
PR89P4	Ninety-Six cents	Carmine

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