#131 - 1869 30ยข Reissue
See below for details
Basic Info
30¢
Blue and carmine
NO GRILL
Subject: Shield, eagle and flags
Number issued: not known
Perforations: P12
Printer: National Bank Note Co.
Scott #: 131
Earliest known use: 1875
Value
Used
$1,400 - $4,000
No postmark with gum (MH)
$1,600 - $2,000
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
No sales recorded
Stamp usage
The stamp paid the rate for large-weight letters sent domestically or for double rate to foreign-destination rates.
The design inspiration
The union side of the US produced a significant amount of patriotic imagery, an example of this can be seen above. Four years after the end of the Civil War the patriotic spirit was still strong. With the exception of the 3¢ and 12¢ values all the vignettes from the 1869 series emphasised the one nation idea. There were probably a few confederate die hards who were not too keen about putting an image of Lincoln or a US flag on their letters.
Multiples
The only used multiple of #131
Essays and Proofs
129-E7
The 1869 Pictorial Reissue
Click your selected stamp
