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10c Jefferson Davis frameline single
Object Details
- Description
- Mint with "POD" [Post Office Department] stamped on reverse. The central motif is a portrait of Jefferson Davis, designed and line engraved on steel by John Archer, and then transferred to a copper plate. The distinguishing incised lines had been ruled as intended guidelines for making transfers. This issue is referred to by students as the 'Frameline' to distinguish it from the other 10-cent Davis designs, particularly the Type I (Scott 11), which is essentially the same design without the bordering frames.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- 1863
- Object number
- 2005.2004.1773
- Type
- Postage Stamps
- Medium
- paper; ink (blue)
- Dimensions
- Height x Width: 1 1/16 x 7/8 in. (2.7 x 2.22 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 10
- Topic
- National Stamp Collection
- U.S. Related Areas
- Record ID
- npm_2005.2004.1773
- Usage
- CC0
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