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5 Cents 'Postage Currency' - 1st issue
| Issuer | United States Treasury |
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| Year | 1862 |
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| Printer | American Banknote Corporation (American Bank Note Company), Ottawa, New York, United States (1795-date)National Bank Note Company, New York City, United States (1861-1872) |
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| Obverse description | The face reproduces the contemporary United States five-cent postage stamp with a central vignette of Thomas Jefferson in profile, surrounded by ornamental counters bearing the denomination numeral on each side. The stamp impression is framed by typeset inscriptions identifying the issue as Postage Currency redeemable at designated depositories, with the printer's imprint of the National Bank Note Co., N.Y. at the lower border. The overall design retains the engraved intaglio quality of the original stamp, set against a plain paper ground. |
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| Obverse lettering | POSTAGE CURRENCY Furnished only by the ASSISTANT TREASURERS AND DESIGNATED DEPOSITORIES OF THE U.S. U.S. POSTAGE FIVE CENTS RECEIVABLE FOR POSTAGE STAMPS AS ANY US POST OFFICE NATIONAL BANK NOTE CO. N.Y. |
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| Variants | P#97a - perforated edges ABNC monogram on back P#97b - perforated edges without ABNC monogram on back P#97c - straight edges ABNC monogram on back P#97d - straight edges without ABNC monogram on back |
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