In the 1850s and 60s, nearly every postage stamp was used as intended – licked, pressed onto an envelope, and sent through the mail. Finding unused stamps from that era is tough. Finding ones that sti...

U.S. #12 1856 Jefferson, Type I First US postage stamp to feature a Founding Father other than Washington or Franklin Main usage for paying domestic portion of postage rate on overseas mail going thr...

U.S. #271858 Jefferson, Type I   Part of the first perforated series of US stamps First perforated US postage stamp to feature a Founding Father other than Washington or Franklin Main usage for payin...

U.S. #281858 Jefferson, Type I   Part of the first perforated series of US stamps Main usage for paying domestic portion of postage rate on overseas mail going through Britain (British Open Mail rate...

U.S. #28A1858 Jefferson, Type I   Part of the first perforated series of US stamps Main usage for paying domestic portion of postage rate on overseas mail going through Britain (British Open Mail rat...

U.S. #291858 Jefferson, Type I   Part of the first perforated series of US stamps Main usage for paying domestic portion of postage rate on overseas mail going through Britain (British Open Mail rate...

U.S. #301858 Jefferson, Type II   Part of the first perforated series of US stamps Main usage for paying domestic portion of postage rate on overseas mail going through Britain (British Open Mail rat...

U.S. #30A1858 Jefferson, Type II   Part of the first perforated series of US stamps Main usage for paying domestic portion of postage rate on overseas mail going through Britain (British Open Mail ra...

U.S. #421875 Thomas Jefferson Reprint of #28 of the Series of 1857-61 Not valid for postage Issued for the 1876 Centennial International Exposition Stamp Category:  DefinitiveValue:  5c Issue Date: ...

U.S. #671861 Jefferson Replaced former 5c stamp after it was demonetized Used in combination with other denominations for foreign postage Stamp Category:  DefinitiveSeries:  1861-62 IssueValue:  5cE...

U.S. #67b1861 Jefferson Replaced former 5c stamp after that issue was demonetized Used in combination with other denominations for overseas postage Color variety of #67 Stamp Category:  DefinitiveSe...

U.S. #75 1862 Thomas Jefferson Issued to replace 5c buff stamp of the 1861-62 series, due to collector complaints Most often combined with a 10c stamp to pay letter postage to France and with a 5c st...

U.S. #76 1863 Thomas Jefferson Found in the brown color variety after the issue of #67 (buff) and #75 (red brown) Most often combined with a 10c stamp to pay letter postage to France and with a 5c s...

U.S. #95 Series of 1867 5¢ Jefferson “F” Grill Earliest Known Use: November 19, 1868 Quantity issued: 680,000 (estimate) Printed by: National Bank Note Company Method: Flat plate Watermark: None Pe...

U.S. #951867 Thomas Jefferson   One of ten stamps in the series of 1867 embossed with the “F” Grill Grill measures 9x13mm (12x16 to 18pts) Well-centered examples are hard to fine and command premium ...

U.S. #139 1870-71 10¢ Jefferson National Bank Note Printing I or H Grill Issued: April 1870 Quantity issued: 479,000 (estimate) Printed by: National Bank Note Company Method: Flat plate Watermark...

U.S. #150 1870-71 10¢ Jefferson National Bank Note Printing Earliest Known Use: May 14, 1870 Quantity issued: 10,166,500 (estimate) Printed by: National Bank Note Company Method: Flat plate Waterma...

U.S. #161 1873 10¢ Jefferson Continental Bank Note Printing Earliest Known Use: August 2, 1873 Quantity issued: 21,471,000 (estimate) Printed by: Continental Bank Note Company Method: Flat plate Wa...

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U.S. #1881879 10¢ Jefferson Type IIAmerican Bank Note Printing with Secret Mark Earliest Known Use: October 5, 1878 Quantity issued: 22,000,000 (estimate)Printed by: American Bank Note CompanyMethod: ...

U.S. #209 1881-82 10¢ Jefferson American Bank Note Printing Earliest Known Use: May 4, 1882 Quantity issued: 151,479,420 (estimate) Printed by: American Bank Note Company Method: Flat plate Waterm...

U.S. #209b 1881-82 10¢ Jefferson American Bank Note Printing Printed by: American Bank Note Company Method: Flat plate Watermark: None Perforation: 12 Color: Black Brown   In 1881, the American Ban...

U.S. #2281890-93 Regular Issue 30¢ Jefferson Issue Date: February 22, 1890 Issue Quantity: 1,504,408Printed by: American Bank Note CompanyMethod: Flat plateWatermark: NonePerforation: 12Color: Black I...

U.S. #260 1894 50¢ Jefferson   Issued: November 1, 1894 Issue Quantity: 175,330 Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Watermark: None Perforation: 12 Color: Orange Just 175,330 1894 50¢ Jeff...

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U.S. #310Series of 1902-03 50¢ Jefferson Issue Date: March 23, 1903 Quantity issued: 2,651,774 (estimate)Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and PrintingMethod: Flat plateWatermark: Double linePerforation...

U.S. #3241904 2¢ JeffersonLouisiana Purchase Commemorative Issue Date: April 30, 1904 Quantity issued: 192,732,400Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and PrintingMethod: Flat plateWatermark: Double line ...

U.S. #561 9¢ Thomas Jefferson  Series of 1922-25 Issue Date: January 15, 1923 First City:  Washington, D.C. Perforations: 11 Color: Rose Jefferson’s image is from an engraving made for the 2¢ stamp ...

U.S. #590 Series of 1923-26 9¢ Thomas Jefferson Issue Date: May 29, 1926 First City: Washington, D.C. Quantity Issued: 79,537,000 Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Printing Method: Rotary P...

U.S. #641 1926-28 Rotary Stamp 9¢ Jefferson Perforated 11 x 10.5   Issue Date: May 17, 1927 First City: Washington, DC   The 1926-28 rotary stamps used the designs of the flat plate Series of 1922-25...

U.S. #6671929 Kansas-Nebraska Overprints9¢ Kansas Issued: May 1, 1929First City: Colby, KSQuantity Issued: 1,130,000Printing Method: Rotary PressPerforation: 11 x 10.5Color: Light rose The 9¢ Kansas ...