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Due to the shortage of small change in the
early years of the War, the Government experimented with encased
postage and then settled in fractional notes to alleviate the coin
shortage. We offer a nice selection of the different issues.
60-534 3 CENTS,
Series of 1863, George Washington in oval, F #1226. Extremely
fine.............................$65.00
60-535 5 CENTS,
Series of 1862, Thomas Jefferson on a single postage stamp, shades of
brown, F #1230. Extremely fine...................$55.00
Crisp, uncirculated...................$75.00
60-536 10 CENTS,
Series of 1862, George Washington on a single postage stamp. Green
shades of ink, F #1242. About uncirculated.................$69.00
Crisp, uncirculated..........$79.00
60-538 10 CENTS,
Series of 1863, Washington within oval, F #1255. Four gold 10's,
printed signature of Spinner, circulated.......................$75.00
F #1256, circulated.....................$75.00
60-539 10 CENTS,
Series of 1863, Miss Liberty, large red seal, F #1259. Printed
signature of Spinner. Extremely fine...........................$49.00
60-540 25 CENTS,
Series of 1862, Jefferson on five postage stamps. Brown hues, F #1281.
Extremely fine........................$79.00
AU..................$85.00
60-541 25 CENTS,
Series of 1863, Fessenden vignette. Printed signature of Spinner. Very
fine........................$59.00
60-542 50 CENTS,
Series of 1862, F #1312, Washington on five postal stamps. Green hues
of ink. Fine to very fine..................$55.00
Fine................$69.00
Extremely fine................$75.00
SOLD
60-543 50 CENTS,
Series of 1863, Washington within an oval, dock scene. Gold oval
surrounds Washington, F #1317. Fine to very fine................$55.00
Very Fine..............$59.00
60-544 50 CENTS,
Series of 1863, large vignette of Lincoln. Red seal, printed signature
of Spinner, F #1374. Scarce issue, very fine.......................$110.00
60-545 50 CENTS,
Series of 1866, Secretary of War Edwin Stanton. Red seal, printed
signature of Stanton, F #1376. Nice; very fine,
scarce.............................$79.00
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