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1. Designer: Jean Ferdinand Joubert De La Ferte
2. Engraver: Jean Ferdinand Joubert De La Ferte
3. Printing Method: Typography first utilizing paper and ink supplied from London and later using paper and ink procured locally in Richmond
4. Printer: Archer & Daly -- Richmond, Va
5. Number Printed: 36,250,000
6. Number of Plates: One
7. Earliest Recorded Date of Use: 13 JUL 1862 (new date certified by the CSA Authentication Service in 2010)
8. Plating: Complete panes still remain
9. Inscription: None
10. Plate Numbers: None
11. Arrangement: Sheets of 400, Panes of 100
12. Major Colors: Blue, Light Blue
13. Minor Colors: Dark Blue, Cobalt Blue
14. Largest Known Multiple Unused:
London Paper: 1/2 Sheet of 200
Richmond Paper: Pane of 100
15. Largest Known Multiple Used:
London Paper: Unknown (a used Block of 8 is known from San Antonio, Tex which may be the largest -- 3/9/2009)
Richmond Paper: Block of 20
16. Major Print Varieties: Numerous plate flaws and
varieties (See Dietz Catalog for details). Most prominent variety is
the "White Tie" Pos 30 (Upper Right)
17. Most Typical Use: Pairs paying the 10c letter rate
18. Secondary Use: Singles used in combination with other 5c stamps to pay the 10c letter rate. Singles used as overpaid drop letters. Larger multiples for overweight envelopes.
19. Miscellaneous Data: Printed from same plates as CSA #6. Generally distinguished from the London Print by a coarse fuzzy impression and / or the presence of plate flaws. Early Richmond Prints can sometimes be very difficult to distinguish from the London Print.
