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10c Jefferson Davis type I block of four
Object Details
- Description
- CSA block of four 10-cent Jefferson Davis. Issued imperforate. Printed by Keatinge & Ball, Columbia, South Carolina, in 1864 from the Archer & Daly plates. This firm continued to supply 10-cent stamps until the fall of the city on February 17, 1865. Recognized by the generally inferior printing and molasses-colored gum laid on thickly in uneven streaks. "POD" [Post Office Department] stamped on back.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- 1864
- Object number
- 2005.2004.1514
- Type
- Postage Stamps
- Medium
- paper (white wove paper of strong texture and varied thickness); ink (blue, which ranges from dull to deep cobalt); gum (brown streaked)
- Dimensions
- Height x Width: 2 1/8 x 1 11/16 in. (5.4 x 4.29 cm)
- Place
- Confederate States of America
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- On View
- Currently on exhibit at the National Postal Museum
- Title
- Scott Catalogue CSA 11b
- Topic
- National Stamp Collection
- U.S. Related Areas
- Record ID
- npm_2005.2004.1514
- Usage
- CC0
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