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#16 - 1851 10¢ Imperf - Type IV

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Basic Info

10¢
Green, dark green or yellowish green
TYPE IV

Printing Method: Die-to-relief-to-plate transfer process
Plate: plate 1
Printer: Toppan, Carpenter, Casilier & Co.
Subject: George Washington
Number issued:
200,000
Perforations: Imperforate
Watermark:
Unwatermarked
Scott #:
16
Issued:
April 12th, 1855

Value

CERTIFICATE REQUIRED

Used
$750 - $2,400 (four margins)
No postmark with gum (MH)
$15,000 - $27,000 (four margins)
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)

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ID #16

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Inspiration for the Design

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George Washington
Gilbert Stuart, 1803
Source image for the design of the vignette

The Imprint

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Along the side margin of the sheet can be found the Printers imprint along with the plate number

Usage

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Two #15's followed by a #16 (Position 86L) in strip of three on a cover to Prussia

The Letter Rate for distances greater than 3,000 and under ½ oz was 10¢, the domestic rate for letters over ½ oz. Because of this the 10¢ stamp was relatively common. Not only used for foreign mail, it was used for coast to coast mail when the rate for the latter was raised from 6¢ to 10¢ in 1855.

Plate Positions

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The plate positions of Plate 1, the blue spaces are #16's
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#16 comes exclusively from plate #1. In plate one there is a break in the bottom line of the value label and the pearl at the right and left edges care complete.

The stamps come in a wide spectrum of greens, ranging from light green to dark green. The darker the shade of green, the more desirable. Plate 2 stamps have not breaks in the bottom line and the pearls at the sides are shaved.

The 10¢ value was printed with wider spaces between the stamps than the 1¢, 3¢ and 5¢ values, consequently copies with less than four margins are sold at a discount.

Fakes

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It is worth looking out for an all too common bit of fakery. Above a 1857 issue (almost always the cheapest #35) has had all its perforations trimmed off to imitate a imperforate 1851 10¢ issue. The clue in this case is that it is a type V stamp and there was no type V in 1851.

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