#283 - 1898 Orange-brown Type II 10¢
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Basic Info
10¢
Orange brown, brown, yellow brown
TYPE II
Printing Method: Engraved
Subject: Daniel Webster
Number issued: 65,000,000 (Estimate)
Perforations: P12
Watermark: Double Line USPS
Scott #: 283
Earliest date of use: November 11th, 1898
#283 Value
Used
$1 - $2.50
No postmark with gum (MH)
$25 - $60
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$500 - $700
#283a
#283a
vertical watermark
plate #'s: 1336-1339
Value
MNH = $250 - $770
MH = $75 - $125
Plate #'s
#283 was issued with the following plate #'s
200 subject plates
932-35, 996-999, 1336-1339
A new color
Because the 1¢ denomination had been changed from blue to green it meant that both the 10¢ and 1¢ value would both be green. To avoid possible confusion the 10¢ value was changed from green to orange-brown.
Identifying 283
Inspiration for the design
The source photograph used for the design.
The 10¢ Adams?
It was proposed that the subject of the 10¢ vignette would be John Adams, an idea that was dropped.
Proofs
283-P2
Plate proof on India
283-P2
283-TC1
Trial color proof in black on India mounted on card
283-TC1
283-TC1
Trial color proof in gray-lilac on India mounted on card
283-TC1
283-TC1
Trial color proof in sepia on India mounted on card
283-TC1
283-TC1
Trial color proof in olive-green on India mounted on card
283-TC1
The 1898 Bureau Series
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