National Postal Museum
12c Frame with Numerals printing plate
George F. Nesbitt & Co. · c. 1861
Nesbitt printing plate, number 00, used for relief printing (stereotyping) stamped envelopes for the Post Office Department. The plate is stained red/brown from inking; no vignette. A separate embossing die created the vignette of George Washington. See U. S. Scott U42.
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