Catalogue of the stamps, envelopes and wrappers of the United States of American and of the Confederate States of America (1900)
Collin, Henry, Calman, Henry L, Luff, John N. (John Nicholas), Toppan, George L · New York, Scott Stamp & Coin Co. · leaf 20
8 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. … d. Horizontal half used as 1 cent. 174 ic black (half of 2c) II. Vertically or horizontally laid paper. 175 2c black April 1st, 1866. Engraved in taille douce on steel and printed on white wove paper. Portrait of Abraham Lincoln in an oval with fasces at each side. “ u. s. postage” above and the…
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