GOVERNMENT POSTAL ISSUES. 



Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson: 

 1847: 

 Imperforate. 

 5c. Orange brown on bluish paper.* 

 5c. Red brown on bluish paper.* 

 5c. Dark brown on bluish paper.* 

 10c. Black on bluish paper.* 



10c. Cut in half, diagonally, vertically, or horizontally, and used as 5c. 

 Reprints. 

 1875: 



5c. Yellow brown on bluish paper.* 

 5c. Dark brown on bluish paper. 

 10c. Black on bluish paper.* 



Made for the Centennial Exposition of 1876 from new dies and plates 

 made by the Bureau of Engraiing and Printing. Government imita- 

 tions of the original stamps. 

 ToppAN, Carpenter, Casilear & Company: 

 1851: 



Ic. Blue, Type I. 

 Ic. Dark blue, Type I.* 

 Ic. Blue, Type II.* 

 Ic. Dark Blue, Type II. 

 Ic. Blue, Type III. 

 Ic. Dark blue, Type III.* 

 Ic. Blue, recut at top only. 

 Ic. Dark blue, recut at top only. 

 Ic. Blue, recut at bottom only.* 

 Ic. Dark blue, recut at bottom only. 

 Ic. Blue, recut top and bottom.* 

 Ic. Dark blue, recut top and bottom.* 

 3c. Dull red.* 

 3c. Rose.* 



3c. Orange brown.* ' 



3c. Claret,* 

 5c. Red brown.* 

 5c. Brown.* 

 10c. Green.* 

 10c. Yellow green.* 

 10c. Green, recut at top only. 

 10c. Green, recut at bottom only. 

 10c. Green, recut top and bottom. 

 12c. Black.* 

 12c. Cut in half diagonally and used as 6c. 



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 53550— IS— Bull. 105 2 



