The Navy Department 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

7¢ Stanton	10¢ Jefferson	12¢ Clay	15¢ Webster

24¢ Scott	30¢ Hamilton	90¢ Perry

The 1¢, 2¢, 7¢, 10¢, 15¢, 24¢ and 30¢ Navy officials range in color from ultramarine to dark ultramarine. The 3¢ and 12¢ range from pale to dark ultramarine, while the 6¢ ranges from ultramarine to bright ultramarine. The 90¢ is found in ultramarine only. There are collectible "dull blue" varieties of the 1¢, 2¢, 3¢, 6¢, 7¢, 10¢ and 24¢ Navy Officials. There were no American Bank Note printings of these stamps.

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