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10c Jefferson Davis type I single
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10c Jefferson Davis type I single

1863

paper (white wove; strong texture and varied thickness); ink (shades ranging from milky to greenish blue); gum (colorless)
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CC0 — Public Domain
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Issued imperforate except for a small number of sheets experimentally perforated. Line engraved on steel by John Archer, transferred to steel printing plates, and printed by Archer & Daly, Richmond, Virginia. The central design is a bust of Jefferson Davis.

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