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5c Thomas Jefferson type II single, 1860. Creator: Toppan, Carpenter & Company
5c Thomas Jefferson type II single, 1860. Unused

24c Washington re-issue single, 1875. Creator: National Bank Note Company
24c Washington re-issue single, 1875. Unused; perf 12; re-issue of 1861-65; without grill; In 1875, Post Office Department officials decided to exhibit samples of all previously issued stamps at

24c Washington F Grill single, 1867. Creator: National Bank Note Company
24c Washington F Grill single, 1867. Perf 12; mint

1c Franklin F Grill single, 1867. Creator: National Bank Note Company
1c Franklin F Grill single, 1867. Unused; perf 12

10c Washington E Grill single, 1867. Creator: National Bank Note Company
10c Washington E Grill single, 1867. Unused; perf 12

15c Landing of Columbus re-issue single, 1875. Creator: National Bank Note Company
15c Landing of Columbus re-issue single, 1875. Used; perf 12; re-issue of 1869; without grill; In 1875, Post Office Department officials decided to exhibit samples of all previously issued stamps at

10c Shield and Eagle re-issue single, 1875. Creator: National Bank Note Company
10c Shield and Eagle re-issue single, 1875. Unused; perf 12; In 1875, Post Office Department officials decided to exhibit samples of all previously issued stamps at the Centennial Exposition in

12c Henry Clay single, 1870. Creator: National Bank Note Company
12c Henry Clay single, 1870

1c Franklin re-issue single, 1875. Creator: National Bank Note Company
1c Franklin re-issue single, 1875. Unused; In 1875, Post Office Department officials decided to exhibit samples of all previously issued stamps at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia

3c Steam Locomotive essay, 1869. Creator: Unknown
3c Steam Locomotive essay, 1869

30c Franklin reprint single, 1875. Creator: Continental Bank Note Company
30c Franklin reprint single, 1875. Unused; In 1875, Post Office Department officials decided to exhibit samples of all previously issued stamps at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia

30c Thomas Jefferson single, 1890. Creator: American Bank Note Company
30c Thomas Jefferson single, 1890. Mint

1c Franklin single, 1887. Creator: American Bank Note Company
1c Franklin single, 1887. Unused; perf 12

4c Andrew Jackson single, 1883. Creator: American Bank Note Company
4c Andrew Jackson single, 1883. Mint; perf 12

15c Daniel Webster single, 1879. Creator: American Bank Note Company
15c Daniel Webster single, 1879. Mint

3c Washington single, 1881. Creator: American Bank Note Company
3c Washington single, 1881. Unused; perf 12

4c Fleet of Columbus single, 1893. Creator: American Bank Note Company
4c Fleet of Columbus single, 1893

5c Zachary Taylor single, 1879. Creator: American Bank Note Company
5c Zachary Taylor single, 1879. Unused

8c William T. Sherman single, 1893. Creator: American Bank Note Company
8c William T. Sherman single, 1893. Mint

30c Alexander Hamilton India plate proof pair, 1888. Creator: American Bank Note Company
30c Alexander Hamilton India plate proof pair, 1888

10c Shield and Eagle G Grill single, 1869. Creator: Unknown
10c Shield and Eagle G Grill single, 1869. Perf 12

10c St. Louis Bear type I postmaster provisional single, 1845. Creator: Unknown
10c St. Louis Bear type I postmaster provisional single, 1845

90c Washington single, 1860. Creator: Unknown
90c Washington single, 1860. 90-cent unused single

10c Washington type II single, 1857. Creator: Toppan, Carpenter & Company
10c Washington type II single, 1857. Used

5c Thomas Jefferson re-issue single, 1875. Creator: National Bank Note Company
5c Thomas Jefferson re-issue single, 1875. Unused; perf 12; re-issue of 1861-66; without grill; In 1875, Post Office Department officials decided to exhibit samples of all previously issued stamps at

1c Franklin G Grill single, 1869. Creator: National Bank Note Company
1c Franklin G Grill single, 1869. Unused

2c Andrew Jackson re-issue single, 1875. Creator: National Bank Note Company
2c Andrew Jackson re-issue single, 1875. Unused; perf 12

10c Washington F Grill single, 1867. Creator: National Bank Note Company
10c Washington F Grill single, 1867. Unused

24c Washington single, 1862. Creator: National Bank Note Company
24c Washington single, 1862. Unused; perf 12

24c Declaration of Independence re-issue single, 1875. Creator
24c Declaration of Independence re-issue single, 1875. Unused; perf 12; In 1875, Post Office Department officials decided to exhibit samples of all previously issued stamps at the Centennial

3c Steam Locomotive re-issue single, 1875. Creator: National Bank Note Company
3c Steam Locomotive re-issue single, 1875. Unused; perf 12; re-issue of 1869; without grill; In 1875, Post Office Department officials decided to exhibit samples of all previously issued stamps at

24c Declaration of Independence G Grill invert error single, 1869. Inverted vignette

1c Franklin reprint single, 1875. Creator: Continental Bank Note Company
1c Franklin reprint single, 1875. Unused; In 1875, Post Office Department officials decided to exhibit samples of all previously issued stamps at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia

24c General Winfield Scott special printing single, 1875. Unused; special printing of the 1873 issue; produced by Continental Bank Note Company in 1875; Probably no more then 90 examples of this

2c Andrew Jackson special printing single, 1875. Creator: Continental Bank Note Company
2c Andrew Jackson special printing single, 1875. Unused; special printing of 1873 issue; In 1875, Post Office Department officials decided to exhibit samples of all previously issued stamps at

Presidential Series Washington experimental plate proof, 1938. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing produced this experimental plate

$2 Mississippi River Bridge plate proof, June 1, 1898. Creator
$2 Mississippi River Bridge plate proof, June 1, 1898. Certified plate proofs are the last printed proof of the plate before printing the stamps at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing

8c William T. Sherman imprint plate block of twelve, March 21, 1893. Top margin plate block of 12 8-cent stamps; imprint: " American Bank Note Company." ; letter Z Z; plate number 265

3c Andrew Jackson block of forty-eight, 1890. Creator: American Bank Note Company
3c Andrew Jackson block of forty-eight, 1890. Block of 48 3-cent stamps; partial right margin

2c Washington imprint block of fifty, 1890. Creator: American Bank Note Company
2c Washington imprint block of fifty, 1890. left margin imprint block of 50 2-cent stamps; imprint: " American Bank Note Company"

15c Henry Clay proof plate block of four, February 22, 1890. Top margin block of 4 15-cent stamps; plate 22; imperforate

$1 Queen Isabella Pledging Her Jewels imprint block of thirty-two, 1893. Top left Imprint block of 32 $1.00 stamps; imprint

15c Henry Clay block of fifty, February 22, 1890. Creator: American Bank Note Company
15c Henry Clay block of fifty, February 22, 1890. Right margin block of 50 15-cent stamps

$5 Christopher Columbus single, 1893. Creator: American Bank Note Company
$5 Christopher Columbus single, 1893. Mint

1c Columbus in Sight of Land single, 1893. Creator: American Bank Note Company
1c Columbus in Sight of Land single, 1893. Mint. Design of the stamp is an engraving called " Columbus in Sight of Land" believed to be after a painting by W. H. Powell

4c Andrew Jackson single, 1888. Creator: American Bank Note Company
4c Andrew Jackson single, 1888. Mint; perf 12

1c Franklin single, 1881. Creator: American Bank Note Company
1c Franklin single, 1881. Mint; perf 12

30c Franklin re-issue single, 1875. Creator: Unknown
30c Franklin re-issue single, 1875. In 1875, Post Office Department officials decided to exhibit samples of all previously issued stamps at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia the following

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