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20c Washington CSA single

Archer & Daly · 1863

Mediumpaper (white wove paper of strong texture and varied thickness); ink (wide range of shades from milky green, bluish green, yellow green and dark green); gum (colorless)

DepartmentNational Postal Museum

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionNational Postal Museum

CSA unused 20-cent George Washington, full face. Issued imperforate. Line engraved on steel by Frederick Halpin, transferred to steel printing plates, and printed by Archer & Daly, Richmond, Virginia. At the close of the war, large quantities of the 20-cent stamps, in full sheets and panes, remained on hand in the post offices. Accordingly, unused examples are common. "POD" [Post Office Department] stamped on reverse.

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