#103 - 1875 Reprint of the 1862 2ยข
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Basic Info
2¢
Black
Printing Method: Engraved
Printer: The National Bank Note Company
Subject: Andrew Jackson
Number issued: 10,000
Number sold: 979
Perforations: 12
Watermark: Unwatermarked
Scott #: 103
Issued: 1875
Value
Used
$4,500 - $6,250
No postmark with gum (MH)
$1,500 - $4,500
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$20,000 (2015)
Multiples
The largest known multiple of #103 is a block of four, this is one of the two that survived
Plate Numbers
#103 was printed with the following plate #
Engravers imprint and number
57
About the Reprints
A poster for the 1876 International Exhibition
In 1876 the United States celebrated 100 years of nationhood. A huge International Exhibition in Philadelphia, parades and events around the country were held as part of the celebrations. For it's part the Post Office re-issued all the stamps that had been issued up to 1875. They did not sell well and most of the production had to be destroyed. With the exception of the 1847 stamps they were valid for postage so used examples can be found.
These have been called the “special printings" of 1875. All the original plates were used bar US #1 and #2. The 1847 plates had to be reproduced as the originals were lost to history.
All the printings were on harder whiter paper than the originals and most had a shade difference from the originals.
Identification
#103 is easily identified by the spot on the cheek
The 1875 re-issue of the 1861 series
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