1c Franklin of 1861-1868
	Year	Scott	Issued	Perf	Printer	Type	Grill
	.....1861.....	.......63.......	.138,000,000.	.....12.....	.......National.......	.....---.....	.....---.....
	1868	85A	1000 only 2 known	12	National	---	Z
	1868	86	3,000,000	12	National	---	E
	1868	92	7,000,000	12	National	---	F
	1875	102	3195	12	National	reissue	---
2c Jackson of 1863-1868
	Year	Scott	Issued	Perf	Printer	Type	Grill
	1863	73	260,000,000	12	National	---	---
	1868	84	<200,000	12	National	---	D
	1868	85B	500,000	12	National	---	Z
	1868	87	25,000,000	12	National	---	E
	1868	93	50,000,000	12	National	---	F
	1875	103	979	12	National	reissue	---
3c Washington of 1861-1868
	Year	Scott	Issued	Perf	Printer	Color	Grill
	1861	64	about 100,000 for all 3 shades with the pigeon blood pink being very rare	12	National	pink	---
	1861	64a		12	National	pigeon blood pink
	1861	64b		12	National	rose pink
	1861	65	1,800,000,000	12	National	rose	---
	1867	79	50,000	12	National	rose	A
	1869	82	1000 only 4 known	12	National	rose	B
	1867	83	300,000	12	National	rose	C
	1868	85	500,000	12	National	rose	D
	1868	85C	100,000	12	National	rose	Z
	1868	88	80,000,000	12	National	rose	E
	1868	94	225,000,000	12	National	rose	F
	1875	104	465	12	National	reissue	---
5c Jefferson of 1861-1868
	Year	Scott	Issued	Perf	Printer	Color	Grill
	1861	67	175,000	12	National	buff	---
	1862	75	1,000,000	12	National	red brown	---
	1863	76	6,500,000	12	National	brown	---
	1867	80	2000 only 6 known	12	National	brown	A
	1868	95	680,000	12	National	brown	F
	1875	105	672	12	National	reissue	---
10c Washington of 1861-1868
	Year	Scott	Issued	Perf	Printer	Type	Grill
	1861	62B	500,000	12	National	I	---
	1861	68	27,000,000	12	National	II	---
	1868	85D	2000 only 5 known	12	National	II	Z
	1868	89	1,500,000	12	National	II	E
	1868	96	3,800,000	12	National	II	F
	1875	106	451	12	National	reissue	---
12c Washington of 1861-1868
	Year	Scott	Issued	Perf	Printer	Type	Grill
	1861	69	7,300,000	12	National	---	---
	1868	85E	100,000	12	National	---	Z
	1868	90	1,000,000	12	National	---	E
	1868	97	2,600,000	12	National	---	F
	1875	107	389	12	National	reissue	---
15c Lincoln of 1866-1868
	Year	Scott	Issued	Perf	Printer	Type	Grill
	1866	77	2,100,000	12	National	---	---
	1868	85F	1000 only 2 known	12	National	---	Z
	1868	91	500,000	12	National	---	E
	1868	98	2,000,000	12	National	---	F
	1875	108	397	12	National	reissue	---
24c Washington of 1861-1868
	Year	Scott	Issued	Perf	Printer	Color	Grill
	1861	70	400,000	12	National	red lilac to violet(1)	---
	1861	70b	80,000	12	National	steel blue	---
	1862	78	9,600,000	12	National	gray to lilac(1)	---
	1868	99	200,000	12	National	gray to gray lilac(1)	F
	1875	109	346	12	National	reissue	---
30c Franklin of 1861-1867
	Year	Scott	Issued	Perf	Printer	Type	Grill
	1861	71	3,300,000	12	National	---	---
	1867	81	2000 only 8 known	12	National	---	A
	1868	100	280,000	12	National	---	F
	1875	110	346	12	National	reissue	---
90c Washington 1861-1867
	Year	Scott	Issued	Perf	Printer	Type	Grill
	1861	72	389,000	12	National	---	---
	1869	101	30,000	12	National	---	F
	1875	111	317	12	National	reissue	---

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Printing Company Abbreviations  ·  A Guide to the Grill Types The quantity issued are estimates based on available information primarily from Brookman, "The United States Postage Stamps of the 19th Century- Volume II" and "Linn's U.S. Stamp Facts 19th Century", published by Linn's Stamp News. These numbers are simply estimates based on the best information available and are subject to revision.  The year listed is the year of the earliest known usage, the actual production date may have been earlier and new finds of earliest known usage, "EKU" may still be found. Reprints and re-issues are listed in italics.

(1) Of all the issues of the 1861 Series the 24c stamp may prove the most difficult to determine the exact Scott number since all stamps of the two major listings, Scott 70 and 78, are variations on the "lilac" color theme with the possible exception of the "steel blue" and even that stamp may simply be a color "changeling" of the violet stamp. According to Brookman and contrary to the Scott catalog, there was only one issue of the 24c 1861 stamp, with all of the printings made from a single plate, plate six. To be sure, the ink was modified slightly over the years this stamp was produced, but the reasoning for a separate listing for Scott 70 and Scott 78 is somewhat muddled. We will be discussing the color varieties of this stamp further, devoting a separate page to this issue. Check the table of contents page for updates.

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