10¢
Dark green, green, bluish green, yellowish green
TYPE I
Printing Method: Engraved
Plate: 1
Printer: Toppan, Carpenter & Co.
Subject: George Washington
Number issued: 600,000
Perforations: 15½
Scott #: 31
Earliest date of use: July 25th, 1857
Used
$200 - $900
No postmark with gum (MH)
$7,000 - $14,000
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
No sales recorded
Along the side margin of the sheet can be found the Printers imprint along with the plate number
This stamp typically was used paid the half-ounce, over-3,000-mile rate. An example is shown above
The earliest known date of use, August 25th, 1857
A full pane of the 1857 10¢ issue
The vignette was based on Gilbert Stewarts portrait of George Washington