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1c John C. Calhoun single
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 |
| Year | 1862 |
| Place | Confederate States of America |
| Scott | CSA 14a |
| Medium | thin white wove hard-surfaced paper paper; ink (shades from pale dull to deep orange); gum (transparent colorless) |
| Region | us |
| Npm Record | npm_2005.2004.1777 |
| Description | Imperforate, engraved in relief on steel, electrotyped and flat bed printed by Thomas De La Rue & Co., Ltd., London, England. Delivered in half sheets of two hundred. The central design is a portrait of John C. Calhoun, engraved by F. Joubert. The one-cent value was never issued, thus no genuinely used copies exist. |
| Image Source | Smithsonian Open Access |
| Image License | CC0 |
| Oracle ID | 36593552 |
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Source credit: Smithsonian National Postal Museum