The document describes different types of postage stamps from the United States issued between 1847 and 1857. The earliest stamps from 1847 featured portraits of Benjamin Franklin and George Washington in various colors like red brown and black. Later stamps from 1851-1857 came in different types with portraits of Washington, Jefferson, and Franklin printed in shades like orange brown, dull red, and were sometimes imperfectly printed.
The document describes different types of postage stamps from the United States issued between 1847 and 1857. The earliest stamps from 1847 featured portraits of Benjamin Franklin and George Washington in various colors like red brown and black. Later stamps from 1851-1857 came in different types with portraits of Washington, Jefferson, and Franklin printed in shades like orange brown, dull red, and were sometimes imperfectly printed.
The document describes different types of postage stamps from the United States issued between 1847 and 1857. The earliest stamps from 1847 featured portraits of Benjamin Franklin and George Washington in various colors like red brown and black. Later stamps from 1851-1857 came in different types with portraits of Washington, Jefferson, and Franklin printed in shades like orange brown, dull red, and were sometimes imperfectly printed.
The document describes different types of postage stamps from the United States issued between 1847 and 1857. The earliest stamps from 1847 featured portraits of Benjamin Franklin and George Washington in various colors like red brown and black. Later stamps from 1851-1857 came in different types with portraits of Washington, Jefferson, and Franklin printed in shades like orange brown, dull red, and were sometimes imperfectly printed.