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Official stamps

In the 1870s, government departments lost the franking privilege.  Separate series of stamps were issued for each department's use.  Except for the issues of the Post Office Department, which feature only numerals, the stamps were patterned on the then-current "banknote" issues.

1873 issues, Continental Bank Note Company

Executive Department

Officials and representatives of the President and Vice President were required to use these stamps on official mailings.

Scott O10S, 1¢ Executive specimen, bottom pair with corrected plate number 82.

Plate 81 had already been assigned to the 30¢ War Department issue, so an engraver crossed out the erroneous 81 above position 6 and and below position 96, and engraved the correct plate number above position 7 and below position 97.

Scott O11, 2¢ Executive, Plate number 75 B.

Photographically cropped from the only recorded Executive plate block.

Scott O13, 6¢ Executive, Plate number 76 T

This is the only recorded plate number item of the 6¢, and one of only two recorded examples of the double transfer of the numeral 6.

Scott O13S var, 6¢ Executive specimen, partial plate number 76 T

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