#105 - 1875 Reprint of the 1862 5ยข
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Basic Info
5¢
Brown
Printing Method: Engraved
Printer: The National Bank Note Company
Subject: Thomas Jefferson
Number issued: 10,000
Number sold: 672
Perforations: 12
Watermark: Unwatermarked
Scott #: 105
Issued: 1875
Value
Used
$850 - $2,400
No postmark with gum (MH)
$1,500 - $3,500
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
No sales recorded
Plate Numbers
#105 was printed with the following plate #
Engravers imprint and number
58
Identification
Both #76 and #105 are classified by Scotts as brown. As you can see from the images above there is a distinct difference between the shades of brown. The crispness of the printing and the hard white paper are other features of #105.
About the Reprints
1876 Centennial event in New York, NY
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.
The 1875 re-issue of the 1861 series
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