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5c Jefferson Davis 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 4 |
| Medium | paper (thick porous white wove); ink (shades of blue); gum (colorless) |
| Region | us |
| Npm record | npm_2005.2004.1509 |
| Description | Block of four 5-cent Jefferson Davis, printed by Hoyer & Ludwig, Richmond, Virginia, with printing stones two and three. The design is the same for the 5-cent green printings with portrait of Jefferson Davis, engraved by Charles Ludwig. This is a stone 2 printing, characterized by rough, coarse impressions. Stone 3 impressions are generally clear and sharp. "POD" [Post Office Department] stamped on back. |
| Oracle ID | 36596440 |
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