1875 1c Franklin, bright blue
# 40 - 1875 1c Franklin, bright blue
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40 - 1875 1c Franklin, bright blue
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U.S. #40
Benjamin Franklin
- Reprint of #18 of the Series of 1857-61
- Not valid for postage
- Issued for the 1876 Centennial International Exposition
Stamp Category: Definitive reprint
Value: 1c
Issue Date: 1875
Printed by: Continental Bank Note Co.
Quantity printed: 3,846
Format: Printed in single sheets of 100
Printing Method: Engraving
Perforations: 12
Color: Bright blue
Paper: White and hard, without gum
Why the stamp was reprinted: The Post Office Department requested the stamp in order to have a complete set of all US stamps to showcase at the first world’s fair – the Centennial International Exposition of 1876, held in Philadelphia. Postal authorities also wanted to be able to fulfill collectors’ and other requests for the early issues.
About the printing: The design was engraved on a die – a small, flat piece of steel. It 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 is based on a sculpture of him by French artist Jean-Jacques Caffieri.
Special Design Details: There is a dot located in the lefthand side of the medallion at the level of Franklin’s lip.
About the 1875 Reprints: The stamps in this series are reprints of the series of 1857-61. They were invalid for postage because the original stamps had been demonetized during the Civil War to keep the South from using them.
Some of the reprints in the series were printed from the original plates (5c, 24c 30c, 90c). Others, (1c, 3c, 10c, 12c) whose plates couldn’t be found, had new plates made from the original transfer rolls. Stamps with new plates were printed in single sheets of 100; the others were printed in sheets of 200 divided into two panes of 100.
The 1875 reprints can be easily distinguished from the 1857-61 stamps by their brighter colors and their perforation gauge of 12. The originals were perforated 15½.
On rare occasions, a used reprint surfaces, despite the fact it was never valid for postage.
History the stamp represents: The 1c Franklin stamp is a reprint of #18, issued in 1861. The stamp was displayed at the 1876 Centennial International Exposition, but was not sold there. It and the other Centennial Exposition Issues were only available by special order at the Office of the Third Assistant Postmaster in Washinton, DC.
Due to its very low issue quantity, the 1c Franklin reprint is so scarce it’s not offered in Mystic’s U.S. Stamp Catalog.
U.S. #40
Benjamin Franklin
- Reprint of #18 of the Series of 1857-61
- Not valid for postage
- Issued for the 1876 Centennial International Exposition
Stamp Category: Definitive reprint
Value: 1c
Issue Date: 1875
Printed by: Continental Bank Note Co.
Quantity printed: 3,846
Format: Printed in single sheets of 100
Printing Method: Engraving
Perforations: 12
Color: Bright blue
Paper: White and hard, without gum
Why the stamp was reprinted: The Post Office Department requested the stamp in order to have a complete set of all US stamps to showcase at the first world’s fair – the Centennial International Exposition of 1876, held in Philadelphia. Postal authorities also wanted to be able to fulfill collectors’ and other requests for the early issues.
About the printing: The design was engraved on a die – a small, flat piece of steel. It 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 is based on a sculpture of him by French artist Jean-Jacques Caffieri.
Special Design Details: There is a dot located in the lefthand side of the medallion at the level of Franklin’s lip.
About the 1875 Reprints: The stamps in this series are reprints of the series of 1857-61. They were invalid for postage because the original stamps had been demonetized during the Civil War to keep the South from using them.
Some of the reprints in the series were printed from the original plates (5c, 24c 30c, 90c). Others, (1c, 3c, 10c, 12c) whose plates couldn’t be found, had new plates made from the original transfer rolls. Stamps with new plates were printed in single sheets of 100; the others were printed in sheets of 200 divided into two panes of 100.
The 1875 reprints can be easily distinguished from the 1857-61 stamps by their brighter colors and their perforation gauge of 12. The originals were perforated 15½.
On rare occasions, a used reprint surfaces, despite the fact it was never valid for postage.
History the stamp represents: The 1c Franklin stamp is a reprint of #18, issued in 1861. The stamp was displayed at the 1876 Centennial International Exposition, but was not sold there. It and the other Centennial Exposition Issues were only available by special order at the Office of the Third Assistant Postmaster in Washinton, DC.
Due to its very low issue quantity, the 1c Franklin reprint is so scarce it’s not offered in Mystic’s U.S. Stamp Catalog.