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 Postage Stamps of the United States First Issued in 1879


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Ordinary Postage Stamps First Issued in 1879 - The American Bank Notes
  American Bank Note Company - Soft porous paper - 200 subject plates in 2 panes of 100 stamps each
  With Secret Marks -  Perf 12 - See also: Bank Note Worksheet


Scott 182 - One Cent Dark Ultramarine Franklin		 Scott 183 - Two Cent Vermilion Jackson Scott 184 - Three Cent Green Washington Scott 185 - Five Cent Dark Blue Taylor
1¢ Franklin 2¢ Vermilion Jackson 3¢ Washington  5¢ Taylor

Scott 186 - Six Cent Dull Pink Lincoln Scott 187 - Ten Cent Brown Jefferson - without secret mark Scott 188 - Ten Cent Brown Jefferson - with secret mark
6¢ Lincoln 10¢ Jefferson w/o secret mark 10¢ Jefferson with secret mark

Scott 189 - Fifteen Cent Red Orange Webster Scott 190 - Thirty Cent Black Hamilton Scott 191 - Ninety Cent Carmine Rose Oliver Perry
15¢ Webster 30¢ Hamilton 90¢ Perry


The following postage stamp varieties were first issued by the U.S. in 1879:

Ordinary issue: 
Scott 182 - One Cent Dark Ultramarine Franklin  - EDU: Jan. 3, 1879 - 591,765,900 issued - 1c
Scott 183 - Two Cent Vermilion Jackson - EDU: Aug. 19, 1878 - 547,073,700 issued  2c
Scott 184 - Three Cent Green Washington - EDU: July 2, 1878 - about 1.3 billion issued 
Scott 185 - Five Cent Dark Blue Taylor - EDU: Jan. 16, 1879 - about 42 million issued 
Scott 186 - Six Cent Dull Pink Lincoln - EDU: July 1, 1879 - about 21 million issued 
Scott 187 - Ten Cent Brn.-Yellow Brown Jefferson - w/o secret mark- EDU: Sep. 5, 1879 - about 11 million issued 
Scott 188 - Ten Cent Brn.-Yellow Brown Jefferson - with secret mark- EDU: Oct. 5, 1878 - about 22 million issued 
Scott 189 - Fifteen Cent Red Orange Webster- EDU: Jan. 20, 1879 - over 14 million issued 
Scott 190 - Thirty Cent Greenish Black to Full Black Hamilton- EDU: April 5, 1881 - over 4 million issued 
Scott 191 - Ninety Cent Carmine Rose Oliver Perry- EDU: June 24, 1882 - about 280,760 issued 

Commemoratives:

The first Commemorative stamps were not issued until 1893

Special Delivery:

The first Special Delivery stamps were not issued until 1885


Postage Dues:

American Bank Note Company - Soft porous paper - 200 subject plates in 2 panes of 100 stamps each

See also: The Postage Dues Issued in 1891 for designs of these stamps in the bright claret shade of 1891
Scott J1 - One Cent Brown - EDU: July 5, 1879
Scott J2 - Two Cent Brown - EDU: July 27, 1879
Scott J3 - Three Cent Brown - EDU: June 18, 1879
Scott J4 - Five Cent Brown - EDU: July 7, 1879
Scott J5 - Ten Cent Brown - EDU: Oct. 7, 1879
Scott J6 - Thirty Cent Deep Brown 
Scott J7 - Fifty Cent Brown

American Bank Note Co. Special Printings - Postage Due Designs of 1879: 

See also: The Postage Dues Issued in 1891 for designs of these stamps in the bright claret shade of 1891
Scott J8 - One Cent Deep Brown Postage Due
Scott J9 - Two Cent Deep Brown Postage Due
Scott J10 - Three Cent Deep Brown Postage Due
Scott J11 - Five Cent Deep Brown Postage Due
Scott J12 - Ten Cent Deep Brown Postage Due
Scott J13 - Thirty Cent Deep Brown Postage Due
Scott J14 - Fifty Cent Deep Brown Postage Due
                
 

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