#106 - 1875 Reprint of the 1862 10ยข
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Basic Info
10¢
Green
Printing Method: Engraved
Printer: The National Bank Note Company
Subject: George Washington
Number issued: 10,000
Number sold: 451
Perforations: 12
Watermark: Unwatermarked
Scott #: 106
Issued: 1875
Value
Used
$37,500
No postmark with gum (MH)
$1,100 - $3,000
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
No sales recorded
Plate Numbers
#106 was printed with the following plate #
Engravers imprint and number
59
Identification
#106 is often confused with #68 which is green and #68a which is blue-green. The above image illustrates that #106 has its own unique shade of green The crispness of the printing and the hard white paper are other features of #106.
About the Reprints
1876 Centennial foldable card
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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