10¢
Dark green, green, bluish green, yellowish green
TYPE III
Printing Method: Engraved
Plate: 1
Printer: Toppan, Carpenter & Co.
Subject: George Washington
Number issued: 2,400,000
Perforations: 15½
Scott #: 33
IEarliest date of use: July 25th, 1857
Used
$35 - $135
No postmark with gum (MH)
$750 - $1,600
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, October 6th, 1857
A full pane of the 1857 10¢ issue
The vignette was based on Gilbert Stewarts portrait of George Washington