The
Two Cent Red Brown U.S. Bank Note of 1883 - New Design
The Two Cent Bank Note
of 1883 Red Brown - New
Design - Perforated
12
Scott
Number
Date
of Issue
Earliest
Known Usage
Paper
Type
Printer
Secret
Mark
Grill
210
Oct.. 1883
October 1, 1883
Soft Porous
American
No
No
211B
1883
Special Printing
Soft Porous
American
No
No
Watch for re-perforation (to fake a more well-centered stamp), for re-gumming (a major problem with the Bank Notes), and even
for bleaching
of the cancellation (to remove the cancel). Unused copies carry a
substantial premium over the used stamp.
