10¢
Dark green, green, bluish green, yellowish green
TYPE IV
Printing Method: Engraved
Plate: 1
Printer: Toppan, Carpenter & Co.
Subject: George Washington
Number issued: 240,000
Perforations: 15½
Scott #: 34
Earliest date of use: July 25th, 1857
Used
$550 - $1,100
No postmark with gum (MH)
$6,500 - $7,500
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$52,500
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 5th, 1857
A full pane of the 1857 10¢ issue
The vignette was based on Gilbert Stewarts portrait of George Washington