#132 - 1869 90ยข Reissue
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Basic Info
90¢
Carmine and black
NO GRILL
Subject: Abraham Lincoln
Number issued: not known
Perforations: P12
Printer: National Bank Note Co.
Scott #: 132
Earliest known use: 1875
Value
Used
$1,400 - $6,000
No postmark with gum (MH)
$2,500 - $6,250
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$37,500 (2007)
Multiples
One of the two surviving used multiples of #132
The design inspiration
The vignette is based on the February 1861 photograph of Abraham Lincoln whilst he was still in Springfield, Illinois
Stamp usage
The stamp paid the rate for large-weight letters sent domestically or for triple rate letters to foreign-destination rates.
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