Name | Value |
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Date of Issue | April 9, 1870 |
Year | 1870 |
Denomination |
30¢
|
Denomination Value | $0.30 | Color | Black |
Postal Administration | United States |
Condition | Name | Avg Value |
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U-VG
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Used - Very Good | View price |
On a rectangular-lined ground is placed a heavy beveled tablet, rounded in a half circle at the bottom, and with the upper corners described by bastion-like projections. From this point down to the half circle—a distance of half an inch—the tablet is straight lined on its sides and narrower than the stamp by about one-sixteenth of an inch. On the tablet is an elliptical medallion bearing the profile bust of Alexander Hamilton. The legend, "U.S. postage", above the medallion, is curved as on the 6-cent stamp, except that no panel incloses it, and the words "Thirty" and "Cents" appear in the black capitals at the bottom on a double-curved ribbon dropping inward with forked ends.
Presentation: Left profile