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1c John C. Calhoun block of four
Smithsonian National Postal Museum — Postage Stamps · US · English · 1862
Catalog record
| Line | US |
|---|---|
| Set / series | Smithsonian National Postal Museum — Postage Stamps |
| Language | English |
| Year | 1862 |
| Date | 1862 |
| Kind | stamp |
| Place | Confederate States of America |
| Scott | CSA 14 |
| Medium | paper (thin white wove hard-surfaced paper); ink (shades from pale dull to deep orange); gum (transparent colorless) |
| Region | us |
| Npm record | npm_2005.2004.1522 |
| Description | CSA block of four 1-cent John C. Calhoun. Imperforate issue engraved in relief on steel, electrotyped, and flat bed printed by Thomas De La Rue & Co., Ltd., London. Delivered in half sheets of two hundred. F. Joubert engraved the portrait of Calhoun. The 1-cent value was never issued, and therefore no genuinely used copies exist. |
| Oracle ID | 36592949 |
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Source credit: Smithsonian National Postal Museum