
Get a Complete Set of 1861-62 U.S. Stamps - 9 Total
Why the stamps were issued: This US definitive stamp series was issued to replace the demonetized stamps of 1857-61.
About the printing: The designs were engraved on individual dies - small, flat pieces of steel. The designs were copied to transfer rolls - blank rolls of steel. Several... more
Get a Complete Set of 1861-62 U.S. Stamps - 9 Total
Why the stamps were issued: This US definitive stamp series was issued to replace the demonetized stamps of 1857-61.
About the printing: The designs were engraved on individual dies - small, flat pieces of steel. The designs were copied to transfer rolls - blank rolls of steel. Several impressions or "reliefs" were made on each roll. These reliefs were transferred to plates - large, flat pieces of steel from which each stamp design was printed.
About the 1861-62 Series: The series consists of US #63-72. The same face values and subjects found in the 1857-61 series were used in their creation, and the colors are similar as well. The frame designs vary greatly from the preceding series. While the denominations in the 1857-61 issues were written out, the denominations on the new series were now also shown in numerals displayed in the upper corners of the stamps. This would help distinguish them from the previous series.
History the stamps represent: Due to the outbreak of the Civil War, all US stamps were demonetized, thereby preventing the Confederate States of America (CSA) from selling them in the North and using the money to support the Southern war effort.
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