CATALOGUE UNITED STATES POSTAGE STAMPS. 49 



American Bank Note Company: 

 1879: 

 Soft porous paper. 

 Ic. Vermilion. * 

 2c. Vermilion. * 

 3c. Vermilion. * 

 6c. Vermilion. * 

 10c. Vermilion. * 

 12c. Vermilion. * 

 15c. Vermilion. * 

 24c. Vermilion. * 

 30c. Vermilion. 



Department of Justice. 



Continental Bank Note Company: 

 1873: 



Ic. Purple. * 



2c. Purple. * 



3c. Purple. * 



3c. Bluish purple. * 



6c. Purple. * 



6c. Bluish purple. * 

 10c. Purple.* 

 10c. Bluish purple. 

 12c. Purple.* 

 15c. Purple. * 

 24c. Purple.* 

 30c. Purple.* 

 90c. Purple.* 



Overprinted specimen in small red capitals. 



Ic. Violet. 



2c. Violet. 



3c. Violet. 



6c. Violet. 

 10c. Violet. 

 12c. Violet. 

 15c. Violet. 

 24c. Violet. 

 30c. Violet. 

 90c. Violet. 



Error — Sepcitrvenfor specimen. 



Ic. Violet. 

 2c. Violet. 

 American Bank Note Company: 

 1879: 

 Soft porous paper. 

 3c. Bluish purple.* 

 6c. Bluish purple.* 



