File:1856 British Guiana One-Cent Magenta photograph using an infrared filter.jpg

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English: This is an image of the British Guiana 1c magenta stamp issued in 1856; it was photographed using an infrared filter, and the image is credited to the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum. "This photograph of the 1856 One-Cent Magenta was taken using an infrared filter. This suppresses the stamp’s red surface, making the black printing more visible." -Smithsonian National Postal Museum
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Source https://postalmuseum.si.edu/exhibition/british-guiana-one-cent-magenta/stamp-deconstruction
Author Joseph Baum and William Dallas printers for local postmaster, E.T.E. Dalton [Photo Credit: Smithsonian's National Postal Museum]

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