US 206 Benjamin Franklin 1c Re-Engr Bank Note - American Bank Note Co - Used VF

Item Specifics

Country

United States

Catalog Number

206

Stamp Type

General Issue

Condition

Used

Centering

VF

Stamp Format

Single

Topic

People - Politicians

Year of Issue

1881

Item Description

The traditional pairing of Benjamin Franklin with the 1-cent denomination continued with the 1881-1882 Re-Engraved Bank Note Issue. By re-engraving the printing plate, American Bank Note Company distinguished this issue from earlier printings. The primary differences can be found in the curls and balls in the top left and right of the frame. American Bank Note Company engravers shaded these elements to a point of near invisibility. Some other areas of the frame were also slightly shaded, giving the stamp a darker impression than the previous issues. A new gray-blue color printed on soft porous paper also distinguished this stamp from the earlier ultramarine shades. This soft porous paper had been used for the previous American Bank Note Issue.

The single 1-cent stamp could have paid the one-cent card rate that had been current since 1879. Used in combination with other denominations, the 1-cent Franklin also paid higher rates. Approximately 3,372,279,000 stamps of the 1-cent re-engraved issue were printed by the American Bank Note Company.

US 206 – Benjamin Franklin 1c Re-Engraved Large Bank Note – American Bank Note Company – Used – Very Fine Centering

2019 Scott United States Specialized Catalog Value for Condition - $1.00

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Item Location

North Carolina, United States

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