The Post Office Departmental Stamp Designs of 1873 The 1¢, 3¢, and 6¢ stamps were printed on plates of 200 stamps and cut into two panes of 100 stamps The 2¢, 10¢, 12¢, 15¢, 24¢, 30¢, and 90¢ stamps were printed on 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¢ Post Office	2¢ Post Office	3¢ Post Office	6¢ Post Office	10¢ Post Office

12¢ Post Office	15¢ Post Office	24¢ Post Office	30¢ Post Office	90¢ Post Office

The Post Office Officials range in color from gray black to black. The 3¢ Post Office Departmental stamp was also issued 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 Three Cent Post Office Official Scott O49 - Continental Bank Note Printing of the Post Office Department 3¢ stamp Scott O108 - American Bank Note Printing of the Post Office Department 3¢ stamp

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