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The following postage stamp varieties were
first issued by the U.S. in 1879:
Ordinary issue:
Scott 182 - One Cent Dark Ultramarine Franklin - EDU:
Jan. 3, 1879 - 591,765,900 issued
- 1c
Scott 183 - Two Cent Vermilion Jackson - EDU: Aug. 19,
1878 - 547,073,700 issued
2c
Scott 184 - Three Cent Green Washington - EDU: July 2,
1878 - about 1.3 billion issued
Scott 185 - Five Cent Dark Blue Taylor - EDU: Jan. 16,
1879 - about 42 million issued
Scott 186 - Six Cent Dull Pink Lincoln - EDU: July 1,
1879 - about 21 million issued
Scott 187 - Ten Cent Brn.-Yellow Brown Jefferson - w/o secret mark- EDU:
Sep. 5, 1879 - about 11 million issued
Scott 188 - Ten Cent Brn.-Yellow Brown Jefferson -
with secret mark- EDU: Oct. 5, 1878 - about 22 million issued
Scott 189 - Fifteen Cent Red Orange Webster- EDU: Jan.
20, 1879 - over 14 million issued
Scott 190 - Thirty Cent Greenish Black to Full Black Hamilton- EDU:
April 5, 1881 - over 4 million issued
Scott 191 - Ninety Cent Carmine Rose Oliver Perry- EDU:
June 24, 1882 - about 280,760 issued |
Commemoratives:
| The first Commemorative stamps were not issued
until 1893 |
Special Delivery:
| The first Special Delivery stamps were not issued
until 1885 |
Postage Dues:
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American Bank Note Company - Soft porous paper - 200 subject
plates in 2 panes of 100 stamps each
See also:
The Postage Dues Issued in 1891 for designs
of these stamps in the bright claret shade of 1891
Scott J1 - One Cent Brown - EDU: July 5, 1879
Scott J2 - Two Cent Brown - EDU: July 27, 1879
Scott J3 - Three Cent Brown - EDU: June 18, 1879
Scott J4 - Five Cent Brown - EDU: July 7, 1879
Scott J5 - Ten Cent Brown - EDU: Oct. 7, 1879
Scott J6 - Thirty Cent Deep Brown
Scott J7 - Fifty Cent Brown
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American Bank Note Co. Special Printings -
Postage Due Designs of 1879:
See also:
The Postage Dues Issued in 1891 for designs
of these stamps in the bright claret shade of
1891
Scott J8 - One Cent Deep Brown Postage Due
Scott J9 - Two Cent Deep Brown Postage Due
Scott J10 - Three Cent Deep Brown Postage Due
Scott J11 - Five Cent Deep Brown Postage Due
Scott J12 - Ten Cent Deep Brown Postage Due
Scott J13 - Thirty Cent Deep Brown Postage Due
Scott J14 - Fifty Cent Deep Brown Postage Due |
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