1861-62 30c Franklin, orange
# 71 - 1861-62 30c Franklin, orange
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U.S. #71
1861 Benjamin Franklin
- Replaced 30c stamp after it was demonetized
- Generally used to pay the double letter postage rate to France, Prussia, and Switzerland
- Difficult to find well-centered
Stamp Category: Definitive
Series: 1861-62 Issue
Value: 30c
Earliest Documented Use: August 20, 1861
Printed by: National Bank Note Co.
Quantity printed: 3,300,000 (estimate)
Format: Printed in sheets of 200 stamps, divided into vertical panes of 100 each
Printing Method: Engraving
Perforations: 12
Color: Orange
Why the stamp was issued: The stamp was issued to take the place of the 30c stamp of the 1857-61 series, which had been demonetized by the US Post Office Department. The 30c Franklin stamp was most often used to pay the double letter rate to France, Prussia, and Switzerland.
About the printing: The design was engraved on a die – a small, flat piece of steel. The design was copied to a transfer roll – a blank roll of steel. Several impressions or “reliefs” were made on the roll. The reliefs were transferred to the plate – a large, flat piece of steel from which the stamps were printed.
About the design: The image of Benjamin Franklin on #71 is based on a bust by Giuseppe Ceracchi sculpted in 1791, a year after Franklin’s death. According to archeologist, artist, and independent researcher Pamela Ehrlich, Cerrachi’s bust of Franklin was based on one sculpted by Jean-Jacques Caffieri in 1777. Franklin posed for the Caffieri sculpture while in Paris in 1777 to enlist France’s aid in fighting the American Revolution.
About the 1861-62 Series: The series consists of US #63-72. The same face values and subjects found in the 1857-61 series were used in their creation, and their colors are similar as well. The frame designs vary greatly from the preceding series. While the denominations on the 1857-61 issues were written out, the denominations on the new series were now also shown in numerals displayed in the upper corners of the stamps. This helped distinguish them from the previous series.
History the stamp represents: The 30c value replaced the same denomination in the prior series of U.S. stamps (1857-61). The earlier stamps were declared invalid for postage on June 1, 1861.
Due to the outbreak of the Civil War, all US stamps were demonetized, thereby preventing the Confederate States of America (CSA) from selling them in the North and using the money to support the Southern war effort.
The new 1861 stamps were sent to post offices along with a notice that required an exchange period of six days be announced in local newspapers. During the exchange period, old stamps could be exchanged for new ones. After the six-day exchange period, the old stamps were no longer accepted as postage.
U.S. #71
1861 Benjamin Franklin
- Replaced 30c stamp after it was demonetized
- Generally used to pay the double letter postage rate to France, Prussia, and Switzerland
- Difficult to find well-centered
Stamp Category: Definitive
Series: 1861-62 Issue
Value: 30c
Earliest Documented Use: August 20, 1861
Printed by: National Bank Note Co.
Quantity printed: 3,300,000 (estimate)
Format: Printed in sheets of 200 stamps, divided into vertical panes of 100 each
Printing Method: Engraving
Perforations: 12
Color: Orange
Why the stamp was issued: The stamp was issued to take the place of the 30c stamp of the 1857-61 series, which had been demonetized by the US Post Office Department. The 30c Franklin stamp was most often used to pay the double letter rate to France, Prussia, and Switzerland.
About the printing: The design was engraved on a die – a small, flat piece of steel. The design was copied to a transfer roll – a blank roll of steel. Several impressions or “reliefs” were made on the roll. The reliefs were transferred to the plate – a large, flat piece of steel from which the stamps were printed.
About the design: The image of Benjamin Franklin on #71 is based on a bust by Giuseppe Ceracchi sculpted in 1791, a year after Franklin’s death. According to archeologist, artist, and independent researcher Pamela Ehrlich, Cerrachi’s bust of Franklin was based on one sculpted by Jean-Jacques Caffieri in 1777. Franklin posed for the Caffieri sculpture while in Paris in 1777 to enlist France’s aid in fighting the American Revolution.
About the 1861-62 Series: The series consists of US #63-72. The same face values and subjects found in the 1857-61 series were used in their creation, and their colors are similar as well. The frame designs vary greatly from the preceding series. While the denominations on the 1857-61 issues were written out, the denominations on the new series were now also shown in numerals displayed in the upper corners of the stamps. This helped distinguish them from the previous series.
History the stamp represents: The 30c value replaced the same denomination in the prior series of U.S. stamps (1857-61). The earlier stamps were declared invalid for postage on June 1, 1861.
Due to the outbreak of the Civil War, all US stamps were demonetized, thereby preventing the Confederate States of America (CSA) from selling them in the North and using the money to support the Southern war effort.
The new 1861 stamps were sent to post offices along with a notice that required an exchange period of six days be announced in local newspapers. During the exchange period, old stamps could be exchanged for new ones. After the six-day exchange period, the old stamps were no longer accepted as postage.