1847USA HOME PAGE

  Home ·  Identifier ·  Literature                All of 1847USA  


Designs of the 1¢ to 6¢  Banknotes
 

   1c Franklin of 1870
...Year... ...Scott... .Issued.. ..Perf.. ....Printer.... Secret Mark ..Grill/Paper..
1870 134 5,000,000 12 National none H, I
1870 145 140,000,000  12 National none wove
1873 156 780,000,000 12 Continental secret mark wove
1875 167 388 with Sc 192  12 Continental secret mark wove
1879 182 590,000,000 12 American secret mark porous
1880 192 388 with Sc 167 12 American secret mark porous
1881 206 3,400,000,000  12 American secret mark porous

   1c Franklin of 1887
Year Scott Issued Perf Printer Secret Mark Grill/Paper
1887 212 1,300,000,000  12 American none porous

   2c Jackson of 1870
Year Scott Issued Perf Printer Secret Mark Grill/Paper
1870 135 10,000,000 12 National none H, I
1870 146 250,000,000 12 National none wove
1873 157 112,000,000 12 Continental secret mark wove
1875 168 416 with Sc 193   12 Continental secret mark wove
1875 178 279,000,000 12 Continental secret mark wove
1875 180 917 with Sc 203   12 Continental secret mark wove
1879 183 440,000,000 12 American secret mark porous
1880 193 416 with Sc 168   12 American secret mark porous
1881 203 917 with Sc 180   12 American secret mark porous

   2c Washington of 1883
  Year Scott Issued Perf Printer Color Grill/Paper
1883 210 4,300,000,000 12 American red brown porous
The Re-designed 2c Washington of 1883
 
  1885 211B est. 1000 12 American  pale red brown  porous
1887 213 3,500,000,000 12 American green porous

   3c Washington of 1870


Scott 214
Year Scott Issued Perf Printer Secret Mark
(color)		 Grill/Paper
1870 136 50,000,000 12 National none H, I
1870 147 1,200,000,000 12 National none wove
1873 158 2,600,000,000 12 Continental secret mark wove
1875 169  267 with Sc 194  12 Continental secret mark wove
1879 184 1,300,000,000 12 American secret mark porous
1880 194 267 with Sc 169 12 American secret mark porous
1881 207 1,500,000,000 12 American secret mark porous
1887 214 15,000,000 12 American orange porous

   4c Jackson of 1883
  Year Scott Issued Perf Printer Color Grill/Paper
1883 211 78,000,000 12 American blue green porous
  1885 211D 26 12 American deep blue green porous
1888 215 24,000,000 12 American carmine porous

   5c Taylor of 1875
Year Scott Issued Perf Printer Color Grill/Paper
1875 179 38,000,000 12 Continental blue/dark blue wove
1875 181 317 with Sc 204 12 Continental bright blue wove
1879 185 42,000,000 12 American blue/dark blue porous
1880 204 317 with Sc 181 12 American deep blue porous

   5c Garfield of 1882
  Year Scott Issued Perf Printer Color Grill/Paper
1882 205 167,000,000 12 American brown porous
1888 216 85,000,000 12 American indigo porous

   6c Lincoln of 1870
Year Scott Issued Perf Printer Secret Mark Grill/Paper
1870 137 400,000 12 National none H, I
1870 148 28,000,000 12 National none wove
1873 159 47,000,000 12 Continental secret mark wove
1875 170 185 with Sc 195 12 Continental secret mark wove
1879 186 24,000,000 12 American secret mark porous
1880 195 185 with Sc 170 12 American secret mark porous
1881 208 11,000,000 12 American secret mark porous
 

 

Next:    The  Banknotes (7c to 90c)

Back:     The 1869 Pictorials (1c to 90c)

 

..

Printing Company Information · Guide to the Grills · The Secret Marks of the Banknote Issues

The quantity issued are estimates based on available information primarily from Brookman, "The United States Postage Stamps of the 19th Century- Volume I I". These numbers are simply estimates based on the best information available and are subject to update. 

Special printings, reprints and re-issues are listed in italics.

 

1847usa.com © 2002-2004 All rights reserved.