File:Recto United States. Post Office 10 cents 1862 urn-3 HBS.Baker.AC 1142281.jpeg

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==Summary==

Recto_United States. Post Office_10 cents_1862
Author
National Bank Note Co., producer ; American Bank Note, Co., producer ; Washington, George (1732-1799, American) associated name ; United States. Post Office., associated name
Title
Recto_United States. Post Office_10 cents_1862
Description
Printed on white paper with green and black inks. Issued by the United States Post Office to be used to purchase stamps. Image of 10 cent stamp containing portrait of George Washington.
Date 1862
date QS:P571,+1862-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium ink on paper
Dimensions 4.3 x 6.5 cm.
Harvard Business School
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Accession number
MH:VIA W367022_urn-3:HBS.Baker.AC:1142281
Inscriptions Inscription: "POSTAGE CURRENCY FURNISHED ONLY BY THE ASSISTANT TREASURERS and designated Depositaries of THE U. S. RECEIVABLE FOR POSTAGE STAMPS AT ANY POST OFFICE" ; In fine print: "NATIONAL BANK NOTE CO. N. Y." ; Verso: "Exchangeable for United States Notes by any Assistant Treasurer or designated U. S. Depositary, in sums not less than FIVE DOLLARS. Receivable in payment of all dues to the U. States less than Five Dollars. ACT APPROVED JULY 17, 1862." ; In bottom right corner: "AB Co"
Notes United States. Post Office, 10 cents, 1862, 1862. Baker Library, Harvard Business School, Historical Collections, 3-F/a, Mss :78 C 1709-1868 976. American Currency Collection. Recto.
Source/Photographer CURIOSity - American Currency: https://id.lib.harvard.edu/curiosity/american-currency/66-W367022_urn-3:HBS.Baker.AC:1142281
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