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The National Banknote issues

The National Bank Note Company originated these designs, and printed stamps under contract from the USPOD from 1870 to 1873.

The plate numbers were not unique.  Typically, plate number 1 was assigned to one value in each series, plate 2 to another value, and so on.  When they printed a new series of stamps, plate number 1 was assigned again.

Plate number material from all three companies is rare, but this is especially true of the National printings.  The company held the contract for only a brief period (at least for the printing of this series), and did not retain a vast archive of their work the way American did.  Most National plate number examples are photographically cropped from larger blocks of proofs and essays.

Scott 145P3, 1¢ Franklin proof, plate number 16 T

Scott 146, 2¢ Jackson, plate number 34 B in italics

Scott 146P3, 2¢ Jackson proof, plate number 46 B

Scott 147E13c, 3¢ Washington essay, dull orange on thick paper, plate number 25 T

Scott 147TC, 3¢ Washington trial color, dull carmine, plate number 10 B

Scott 147P3, 3¢ Washington proof, plate number 25 T

Scott 148P3, 6¢ Lincoln proof, pair with plate number 26 T

Scott 149P3, 7¢ Stanton proof, plate number 33 B

Scott 150P3, 10¢ Hamilton proof, plate number 49 T

Scott 151P3, 12¢ Clay proof, pair with plate number 24 B and National Bank Note embossed seal in the margin

Scott 151P3, 12¢ Clay proof, strip of 4 from uncut sheet with straddle plate numbers from both panes

Scott 152P3, 15¢ Webster proof, plate number 20 T

Scott 153, 24¢ Scott, plate number 21 T

Scott 153P3, 24¢ Scott proof, bottom plate number 21 B

Scott 154P3, 30¢ Hamilton proof, plate number 22 B

Scott 155P3, 90¢ Perry proof, pair with plate number 23 B

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