1¢

1c Franklin type III single — 1-cent used, perforate single. "C" relief from plate 4, Type III, position 67R4 (horizontal line visible on the shoulder that belongs to this position, — although not shown in the Neinken book). — Type III is one of the scarcer types of the perforated 1857 1-cent issue. — The side ornaments are essentially complete (which helps differentiate this — from the very common Type V, that everyone hopes is a Type III). This stamp — shows a small break in the top line and…

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OSID: US-1857-01c-0005
Country: US
Year of issue: 1857
Denomination: 1¢
Class: POSTAGE
Issuing authority: FEDERAL

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Platform Import — Smithsonian National Postal Museum, Open Access (CC0). Source ID: npm_2003.2021.9. https://postalmuseum.si.edu/object/npm_2003.2021.9

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