#113 - 1869 2ยข
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Basic Info
2¢
Brown, dark brown, pale brown, yellow brown
G GRILL
Subject:Post Horse
Number issued: 57,387,500
Perforations: P12
Printer: National Bank Note Co.
Scott #: 113
Earliest known use: March 19th, 1869
#113 Value
Used
$8 - $25
No postmark with gum (MH)
$50 - $120
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$275 - $1,000
The G Grill
The 1869 pictorial stamps were grilled on the reverse with the G grill. An illustration of this grill is shown above
#113a
113a
Vertical imperforate inbetween stamps
No sales recorded
#113b
113b
Without grill
Value MH, $2,200 - $4,250
#113c
113c
Bisect
Value used, $1,200 - $2,900
Plate #'s
#113 was issued with the following plate #'s
Imprint and plate number
3-6, 27-29
#114d
114d
Printed both sides
Value used, $8,500
The design inspiration
The vignette was based on Franklin's contemporary post rider illustration (top image). It was the first U.S. stamp to bear an image other than a prominent American. The inspiration for this was the then new United States Post Office Department (USPOD) seal (bottom image).
Earliest known date of use
The earliest known date of use, March 19th, 1869
Stamp usage
The stamp paid the rate for drop letters where no carrier delivery was available and for unsealed circulars.
Essays and Proofs
113-E1b var
113-E1b var
113-E2
113-E2
113-E3a
113-E3a
113-E3a
113-E3a
113-E3b
113-E3b
113-E3c
113-E3c
113-E3d
113-E3d
113-E3e
113-E3e
113-E3f
113-E3f
113-P1
113-P1
113-P2
113-P2
113-P3
113-P3
113-P4
113-P4
The 1869 Pictorial Issue
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