#133 - 1869 1ยข Soft Paper Reissue
See below for details
Basic Info
1¢
Buff
NO GRILL
SOFT POROUS PAPER (see below)
Subject:Benjamin Franklin
Number issued: not known
Perforations: P12
Printer: National Bank Note Co.
Scott #: 133
Earliest known use: 1880
#133 and #133a Value
Used
$225 - $450
No postmark with gum (MH)
$50 - $120
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$900 - $1,500
#133a
1¢ - Brown Orange
SOFT POROUS PAPER - NO GRILL
#133a
Earliest known use: 1881
A full sheet
A sheet of 150 stamps (reconstructed)
Earliest known date of use
The earliest known date of use, April 1st, 1869
The design inspiration
The vignette was based on Giuseppe Ceracchi's 1791 bust of Benjamin Franklin
Stamp usage
The stamp paid the rate for drop letters in places without carrier delivery
Plate #'s
Only the engravers imprint is shown
Hard paper vs soft paper
The snap test
Some people can also ID hard paper be “flicking” the edges and thereby “feeling” the stiffness of the paper versus the feel of soft paper if flicked in the same way. Hold the stamp between the thumb and forefinger and "snap" it close to your ear. A high pitched reply is hard paper. A dull thud, "flop", or no sound, is soft paper. This is not a particularly accurate test.
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