The State Department Stamp Designs of 1873 All were printed on 100-subject plates except the dollar values which were printed on 10-subject plates 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

$2 Seward	$5 Seward	$10 Seward	$20 Seward

The colors for the individual State Department Officials are listed below. Note that the first color listed is the most common color for that denomination. No State Department officials were issued by the American Bank Note Co. Scott O57 - 1¢ Dark green, light green, dark yellow green Scott O58 - 2¢ Dark green, yellow green to dark yellow green Scott O59 - 3¢ Bright green, dark green, yellow green Scott O60 - 6¢ Bright green, dark green, yellow green Scott O61 - 7¢ Dark green, dark yellow green Scott O62 - 10¢ Dark green, bright green, yellow green Scott O63 - 12¢ Dark green, dark yellow green Scott O64 - 15¢ Dark green, dark yellow green Scott O65 - 24¢ Dark green, dark yellow green Scott O66 - 30¢ Dark green, dark yellow green Scott O67 - 90¢ Dark green, light green, dark yellow green Scott O68 - $2 Green and black, yellow green and black Scott O69 - $5 Green and black, yellow green and black Scott O70 - $10 Green and black, yellow green and black Scott O71 - $20 Green and black, yellow green and black

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