UNITED STATES 1869-1890

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1869 Rectangular stamps, Various designs

  1 c brown (Franklin)
  2 c brown (pony express)
  3 c blue (train)
  6 c blue (Washington)
  10 c yellow (arms with eagle)
  12 c green (ship)
  15 c brown and blue (landing of Columbus)
  24 c green and violet (independence declaration)
  30 c blue and red (arms with eagle)
  90 c red and black (Lincoln)

These stamps have perforation 12. Usually issued with an embossed grille pattern. The 15 c, 24 c and 30 c exist with inverted center (RRR).

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

(Typical Cancellation)

I know that the forger Oneglia made forgeries of the 90 c value.

Oneglia forgeries of the 90 c value (images obtained from a Rumsey auction). The lettering is slightly different when compared to a genuine stamp.

1870 Inscription "U.S. POSTAGE"

  1 c blue (Franklin)
  2 c brown (Jackson)
  2 c red (Jackson)
  3 c green (Washington)
  3 c red (Washington)
  5 c blue (Taylor)
  5 c brown (Garfield)
  5 c blue (Garfield)
  6 c red (Lincoln)
  7 c red (Stanton)
  10 c brown (Jefferson)
  12 c violet (Clay)
  15 c orange (Webster)
  24 c violet (Scott)
  30 c black (Hamilton)
  30 c brown (Hamilton)
  90 c red (Perry)
  90 c violet (Perry)

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Some of these stamps exist with an embossed 'grill', however, these grills have been forged!

(Faked grill on a 10 c stamp, front and backside)

Primitive forgery of the 10 c in wrong color green. Probably a cut from an album (the perforation is printed).

A so-called Hialeah forgery of the 2 c red value, made with a computer scanner and printer (reduced size)

1883 Inscription "United States Postage", large size

  1 c blue (1887)
  2 c red
  2 c green
  4 c green
  4 c red

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

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