"Postage Currency" - 1st issue
Information:
| Reference | P#100 |
| Country | United States |
| Period | Dollar (1785-date) |
| Currency | Cents |
| Denomination | 50 Cents |
| Type | Circulation banknotes |
| Year | 1862 |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Composition | Paper |
| Demonetized | Yes on 01.07.1876 |
Obverse:
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Obverse textPOSTAGE CURRENCY
FURNISHED ONLY BY THE ASSISTANT TREASURERS
AND DESIGNATED DEPOSITARIES OF THE U.S.
RECEIVABLE FOR POSTAGE STAMPS
AT ANY POST OFFICE.
Obverse symbolDepiction of five 10 Cent U.S. Postage stamps featuring George Washington
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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 not less than
FIVE DOLLARS. Receivable in
payment of all dues to the U.States less than
FIVE DOLLARS.
Act approved July 17, 1862
Reverse symbolScript:
Latin
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Varieties
| Date | Variety | Iss. | Value | ||||||
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| VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||
| 1862 | 12 perforations per 20 mm. ABNC monogram on back. | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1862 | 14 perforations per 20 mm. ABNC monogram on back. | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1862 | Perforated edges. No monogram. | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1862 | Straight edges. ABNC monogram on back. | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1862 | Straight edges. No monogram. | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||