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1. Designer: Frederick Halpin
2. Engraver: Frederick Halpin
3. Printing Method: Steel Plate Line Engraved
4. Printer: Archer & Daly -- Richmond, Va
5. Number Printed: 1,650,000
6. Number of Plates: One
7. Earliest Recorded Date of Use: 21 APR 1863
8. Plating: Full sheets still remain
9. Inscription: None
10. Plate Numbers: None
11. Arrangement: Sheets of 200, Panes of 100
12. Major Colors: Light Red-Brown, Dark Red-Brown
13. Minor Colors: Pale Rose-Red and various shades of Brown
14. Largest Known Multiple Unused: Sheet of 200
15. Largest Known Multiple Used: Block of 12 (Strip of 10)
16. Major Print Varieties: A number of Double Transfers and minor shifts with the most prominent at Pos R1 and Pos R48
17. Most Typical Use: 2c drop letter and circular rate
18. Secondary Use: A variety of configurations of 5 used to pay the 10c letter rate.
19. Miscellaneous Data: Used stamps are much more valuable than unused stamps. Beware of phony cancellations.
