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1. Designer: Jean Ferdinand Joubert De La Ferte
2. Engraver: Jean Ferdinand Joubert De La Ferte
3. Printing Method: Typography
4. Printer: De La Rue & Co -- London, England
5. Number Printed: 12,000,000
6. Number of Plates: One
7. Earliest Recorded Date of Use: 16 APR 1862
8. Plating: Complete panes still remain
9. Inscription: None
10. Plate Numbers: None
11. Arrangement: Sheets of 400, Panes of 100 (Delivered from England in 1/2 sheets of 200 separated by a vertical gutter)
12. Major Colors: Blue
13. Minor Colors: Light Blue
14. Largest Known Multiple Unused: 1/2 Sheet of 200
15. Largest Known Multiple Used: Block of 14
16. Major Print Varieties: None
17. Most Typical Use: Pairs paying the 10c letter rate
18. Secondary Use: Singles used to pay the 5c letter rate prior to the rate increase of 1 JUL 1862. Singles used in combination with other 5c stamps to pay the 10c letter rate.
19. Miscellaneous Data: Virtually no flaws and a very uniform blue color with clear and sharp impressions
