1863 5c Jefferson, Brown
# 76 - 1863 5c Jefferson, Brown
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U.S. #76
1863 Thomas Jefferson
- Found in the brown color variety after the issue of #67 (buff) and #75 (red brown)
- Most often combined with a 10c stamp to pay letter postage to France and with a 5c stamp on mail to other foreign destinations
Stamp Category: Definitive
Series: 1861-66 Issue
Value: 5c
Earliest Documented Use: February 3, 1863
Printed by: National Bank Note Co.
Quantity printed: 6,500,000 (estimate)
Format: Printed in sheets of 200 stamps, divided into vertical panes of 100 each
Printing Method: Engraving
Perforations: 12
Color: Brown
Why the stamp was issued: A 5c domestic rate did not exist, so the stamp was used together with other stamps to pay for heavier mail or mail to foreign destinations.
This 5c Jefferson brown variety was discovered about a year after the issue of the #75 red brown stamp. (#75 had been issued to replace the 1861 #67 buff variety of same design and denomination, due to collector complaints about too-prominent cancellations.)
A 5c domestic rate did not exist, so the stamp was used together with other stamps to pay for heavier mail or mail to foreign destinations.) All three stamps took the place of the demonetized 5c stamp of the1861-62 series.
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 Thomas Jefferson is based on an 1805 portrait of the third U.S. president by Gilbert Stuart.
Special design details: Well-centered examples of the stamp are hard to find and command premium prices.
About the 1861-66 Series: The series consists of US #73, and 75-78. The 3c scarlet value, formerly #74, has been reassigned to the Trial Color Proof category of the Scott Specialized Catalogue of United States Stamps and Covers.
The 5c Jefferson and 24c Washington stamps had the same face values and similar colors as those demonetized at the beginning of the Civil War. New to the line-up were the 2c Jackson, needed for the increased postal rate, and the 15c Lincoln stamp. The frame designs vary greatly from the Series of 1857-61. The denominations were not only written out, but were also shown in numerals displayed in the upper corners of the stamps. This helped distinguish them from the demonetized series, which could no longer be used. The 15c Lincoln stamp was the first presidential “mourning” stamp. Issued one year after Lincoln’s assassination, it was also the first 15c U.S. stamp, paying the single letter rate to France.
History the stamp represents: Due to the outbreak of the Civil War, all US stamps were demonetized and declared invalid for postage. This prevented the Confederate States of America (CSA) from selling them and using the money to support the Southern war effort.
The new 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. #76
1863 Thomas Jefferson
- Found in the brown color variety after the issue of #67 (buff) and #75 (red brown)
- Most often combined with a 10c stamp to pay letter postage to France and with a 5c stamp on mail to other foreign destinations
Stamp Category: Definitive
Series: 1861-66 Issue
Value: 5c
Earliest Documented Use: February 3, 1863
Printed by: National Bank Note Co.
Quantity printed: 6,500,000 (estimate)
Format: Printed in sheets of 200 stamps, divided into vertical panes of 100 each
Printing Method: Engraving
Perforations: 12
Color: Brown
Why the stamp was issued: A 5c domestic rate did not exist, so the stamp was used together with other stamps to pay for heavier mail or mail to foreign destinations.
This 5c Jefferson brown variety was discovered about a year after the issue of the #75 red brown stamp. (#75 had been issued to replace the 1861 #67 buff variety of same design and denomination, due to collector complaints about too-prominent cancellations.)
A 5c domestic rate did not exist, so the stamp was used together with other stamps to pay for heavier mail or mail to foreign destinations.) All three stamps took the place of the demonetized 5c stamp of the1861-62 series.
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 Thomas Jefferson is based on an 1805 portrait of the third U.S. president by Gilbert Stuart.
Special design details: Well-centered examples of the stamp are hard to find and command premium prices.
About the 1861-66 Series: The series consists of US #73, and 75-78. The 3c scarlet value, formerly #74, has been reassigned to the Trial Color Proof category of the Scott Specialized Catalogue of United States Stamps and Covers.
The 5c Jefferson and 24c Washington stamps had the same face values and similar colors as those demonetized at the beginning of the Civil War. New to the line-up were the 2c Jackson, needed for the increased postal rate, and the 15c Lincoln stamp. The frame designs vary greatly from the Series of 1857-61. The denominations were not only written out, but were also shown in numerals displayed in the upper corners of the stamps. This helped distinguish them from the demonetized series, which could no longer be used. The 15c Lincoln stamp was the first presidential “mourning” stamp. Issued one year after Lincoln’s assassination, it was also the first 15c U.S. stamp, paying the single letter rate to France.
History the stamp represents: Due to the outbreak of the Civil War, all US stamps were demonetized and declared invalid for postage. This prevented the Confederate States of America (CSA) from selling them and using the money to support the Southern war effort.
The new 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.