The Interior Departmental Stamp Designs of 1873 Plates of 100 stamps - Perforated 12 - Issued July 3, 1873 Printed by the Continental Bank Note Company on "thin, hard" whitish paper Scroll over the image to get the Scott number of the stamp illustrated.

1¢ Franklin	2¢ Jackson	3¢ Washington	6¢ Lincoln	10¢ Jefferson

12¢ Clay	15¢ Webster	24¢ Scott	30¢ Hamilton	90¢ Perry

Note that all but the 30¢ and 90¢ Interior Departmental stamps were issued again in 1879 by the American Bank Note Company on soft porous paper. The stamps are distinguished by paper type, the Continental stamps are on thin hard paper and the American stamps on soft porous paper: see: Bank Note Paper Types One Cent Interior Stamps Scott O15 - Continental Bank Note Printing of the Interior Department 1¢ Franklin stamp - Dull to bright vermilion Scott O96 -American Bank Note Printing of the Interior Department 1¢ Franklin stamp - Vermilion, pale vermilion Two Cent Interior Stamps Scott O16 -Continental Bank Note Printing of the Interior Department 2¢ Jackson stamp - Dull to bright vermilion Scott O97 - American Bank Note Printing of the Interior Dept. 2¢ Jackson stamp - Vermilion, pale vermilion, scarlet vermilion Three Cent Interior Stamps Scott O17 - Continental Bank Note Printing of the Interior Department 3¢ Washington stamp - Dull to bright vermilion Scott O98 -American Bank Note Printing of the Interior Department 3¢ Washington stamp - Vermilion, pale vermilion Six Cent Interior Stamps Scott O18 -Continental Bank Note Printing of the Interior Dept. 6¢ Lincoln stamp - Dull to bright vermilion, scarlet vermilion Scott O99 -American Bank Note Printing of the Interior Dept. 6¢ Lincoln stamp - Vermilion, pale vermilion, scarlet vermilion Ten Cent Interior Stamps Scott O19 - Continental Bank Note Printing of the Interior Department 10¢ Jefferson stamp - Dull to bright vermilion Scott O100 - American Bank Note Printing of the Interior Department 10¢ Jefferson stamp - Vermilion, pale vermilion Twelve Cent Interior Stamps Scott O20 - Continental Bank Note Printing of the Interior Department 12¢ Clay stamp - Vermilion to bright vermilion Scott O101 - American Bank Note Printing of the Interior Department 12¢ Clay stamp - Vermilion, pale vermilion Fifteen Cent Interior Stamps Scott O21 - Continental Bank Note Printing of the Interior Department 15¢ Webster stamp - Vermilion to bright vermilion Scott O102 - American Bank Note Printing of the Interior Department 15¢ Webster stamp - Vermilion Twenty-four Cent Interior Stamps Scott O22 - Continental Bank Note Printing of the Interior Department 24¢ Scott stamp - Dull to bright vermilion Scott O103 - American Bank Note Printing of the Interior Department 24¢ Scott stamp - Vermilion Thirty Cent Interior Stamp (Continental only) Scott O23 - Continental Bank Note Printing of the Interior Department 30¢ Hamilton stamp - Vermilion to bright vermilion Ninety Cent Interior Stamp (Continental only) Scott O24 - Continental Bank Note Printing of the Interior Department 90¢ Perry stamp - Vermilion to bright vermilion

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