#206 - 1881 Gray Blue Re-engraved 1ยข
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Basic Info
1¢
Gray blue, bright ultramarine, ultramarine, dull blue, slate blue
RE-ENGRAVED
Subject: Benjamin Franklin
Number issued: 3,372,279,003
Perforations: P12
Printer: American Bank Note Co.
Paper: Soft porous paper
Scott #: 206
Date Issued: August 1st, 1881
Value
Used
25¢ - $1
No postmark with gum (MH)
$3 - $15
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$50 - $100
Plate #'s
#206 was issued with the following plate #'s
200 subject panes
359-364, 387-390, 402-402, 406-407
422-425, 475, C 497-501, D 502-506, I 527-531
Earliest documented use
The earliest known documented use of #206, November 2nd, 1881
A full pane
A pane of 100 of #206, there were two panes to a sheet of 200
How to ID #206
Color
#206 varies in color from gray to ultramarine. Shown above are all certificated copies of #206
Essays and Proofs
206-Evar
Liberty large die essay on white glazed paper
206-Evar
206-E1
Frame die essay on India
206-E1
206-E1 and E2
Frame die essay on India and blue paper
206-E1 and E2
206-E3
Vignette essay on India die sunk mounted on card
206-E3
206-E6
Die essay on India
206-E6
206-P1
Large die proof on India die sunk on card
206-P1
206-P2a
Roosevelt small die proof on India, mounted on gray card
206-P2a
206-P3
Plate proof on India
206-P3
206-P4
Plate proof on card
206-P4
206-E
Reprint Composite Die Essay, sunk on card, black impressions reversed
206-E
The 1881-82 Re-engraved Issue
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