1881-82 6c Lincoln, brown red
# 208a - 1881-82 6c Lincoln, brown red
$105.00 - $250.00
U.S. #208a
1881-82 6¢ Lincoln
American Bank Note Printing
1881-82 6¢ Lincoln
American Bank Note Printing
Printed by: American Bank Note Company
Method: Flat plate
Watermark: None
Perforation: 12
Color: Deep Brown Red
Method: Flat plate
Watermark: None
Perforation: 12
Color: Deep Brown Red
In 1881, the American Bank Note Company decided some of the plates they were using had become too worn, and did not show enough clarity and detail. Plates for the 1¢, 3¢, 6¢, and 10¢ were re-engraved; various lines were deepened and certain features were sharpened.
Only three vertical lines can be counted from the edge of the frame to the outside edge of the 6¢ Lincoln stamp; previously there were four. The color of #208a differs from the rose-colored #208.
Booth’s Failed Kidnapping Attempt
After Lincoln was elected in 1860, he began to receive many threats on his life. Though there were a few attempts, he never took the threats seriously.
According to some accounts, this failed kidnapping plot greatly angered Booth and likely influenced his decision to assassinate the president less than a month later.
U.S. #208a
1881-82 6¢ Lincoln
American Bank Note Printing
1881-82 6¢ Lincoln
American Bank Note Printing
Printed by: American Bank Note Company
Method: Flat plate
Watermark: None
Perforation: 12
Color: Deep Brown Red
Method: Flat plate
Watermark: None
Perforation: 12
Color: Deep Brown Red
In 1881, the American Bank Note Company decided some of the plates they were using had become too worn, and did not show enough clarity and detail. Plates for the 1¢, 3¢, 6¢, and 10¢ were re-engraved; various lines were deepened and certain features were sharpened.
Only three vertical lines can be counted from the edge of the frame to the outside edge of the 6¢ Lincoln stamp; previously there were four. The color of #208a differs from the rose-colored #208.
Booth’s Failed Kidnapping Attempt
After Lincoln was elected in 1860, he began to receive many threats on his life. Though there were a few attempts, he never took the threats seriously.
According to some accounts, this failed kidnapping plot greatly angered Booth and likely influenced his decision to assassinate the president less than a month later.