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#276A - 1895 Watermarked Type II $1

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Basic Info

$1
Black, grayish black, greenish black
TYPE II

Printing Method: Engraved
Subject: Commodore Oliver Perry
Number issued:
62,803
Perforations: P12
Watermark:
Double Line USPS
Scott #:
276A
Issued:
August 12th, 1895

Value

Used
$45 - $125
No postmark with gum (MH)
$275 - $500
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)

$1,900 - $2,800

Plate #'s

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#276A was issued with the following plate #

200 subject plates
76

I can find no record of a plate block of six

Earlest Date of Use

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The earliest recorded date of use, April 6th, 1896

Triangles in the corner

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As this was the Bureau of Printing and Engraving contract a small triangle was cut into the design at top left and top right in order to distinguish this printing from the earlier 1890 series

#276 vs #276A

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Watermark

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Unlike the 1894 $1 Perrys this stamp is watermarked. The double line USPS watermark on the stamp is shown above

Inspiration for the design

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The vignette was based on a bust of Commodore Oliver Perry, but not this one.This is the figurehead for the USS Commodore Perry

Essays and Proofs

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261A-P1
Large die proof on India, die sunk on card

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261A-P1

The 1895 Bureau Series

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