"Postage Currency" - 1st issue
Information:
| Reference | P#99 |
| Country | United States |
| Period | Dollar (1785-date) |
| Currency | Cents |
| Denomination | 25 Cents |
| Type | Circulation banknotes |
| Year | 1862 |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Composition | Paper |
| Demonetized | No |
| Size (WxH) | 78x48 mm |
Obverse:
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Obverse textPOSTAGE CURRENCY
Furnished only by the Assistant Treasurers
and
DESIGNATED DEPOSITORIES OF THE U.S.
U.S. POSTAGE
FIVE CENTS
RECEIVABLE FOR POSTAGE STAMPS
AS ANY US POST OFFICE
NATIONAL BANK NOTE CO. N.Y.
Obverse symbolFive 5 Cents United States postage stamp featuring Thomas Jefferson, with counters at top left and right corners.
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Reverse:
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Reverse textEXCHANGEABLE FOR UNITED STATES NOTES
by any Assistant Treasurer
or designated U.S. Depository
in sums of not less than
FIVE DOLLARS. Receivable in payment
of all dues to the U. States less that
FIVE DOLLARS.
ACT APPROVED JULY 17, 1862.
ABC
Reverse symbolLarge counter in center
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Varieties
| Date | Variety | Iss. | Value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||
| 1862 | Perforated edges; ABC monogram on back | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1862 | Perforated edges; w/o ABC monogram | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1862 | Straight edges; ABC monogram on back | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1862 | Straight edges; w/o ABC monogram | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||