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Distinguished from CSA #11 most prominently by the filled-in corners at bottom left and right. Need to have the stamp in hand and a magnifier to distinguish the Archer & Daly printings from the Keatinge & Ball printings. For a detailed explanation of how to tell the difference between an Archer & Daly printing and a Keatinge & Ball printing, CLICK HERE.
1. Designer: Frederick Halpin
2. Engraver: Frederick Halpin
3. Printing Method: Steel Plate Engraved
4. Printer: Archer & Daly -- Richmond, Va
5. Number Printed: 23,800,000 (approx)
6. Number of Plates: Two
7. Earliest Recorded Date of Use: 1 MAY 1863
8. Plating: Full Sheets still remain
9. Inscription: Archer & Daly, Bank Note Engravers, Richmond, Va -- The inscription was altered over the life of the plates. First "Daly" was removed, and later the entire imprint was removed. There are a number of imprint varieties.
10. Plate Numbers: #3 and #4
11. Arrangement: Sheets of 200, Panes of 100
12. Major Colors: Light Blue, Blue, Dark Blue, Greenish Blue, Milky Blue
13. Minor Colors: Green
14. Largest Known Multiple Unused:
Plate 3 -- Full Sheet of 200
Plate 4 -- Full Sheet of 200
15. Largest Known Multiple Used: Block of 12, Strip of 8, Reconstructed Block of 14 (the largest known used example of the perforated stamp is a pair)
16. Major Print Varieties: Minor Double Transfers
17. Most Typical Use: 10c letter rate
18. Secondary Use: Pairs paying 20c double weight letter rate, Blocks or Strips of 4 paying 40c Trans-Mississippi rate, few larger multiples for overweight letters
19. Miscellanous Data: An unknown number of sheets were perforated in gauge 12 1/2. This perforation experiment proved to be impractical, but the stamps so perforated were released for use. Consequently, there is a small number of legitimately perforated stamps still in existence. Unfortunately, there are also a large number of stamps with phony perforations. For a detailed explanation of the perforated stamps, CLICK HERE.
1. Designer: Frederick Halpin
2. Engraver: Frederick Halpin
3. Printing Method: Steel Plate Engraved
4. Printer: Keatinge & Ball -- Columbia, SC
5. Number Printed: 7,500,000 (approx)
6. Number of Plates: Two
7. Earliest Recorded Date of Use: 4 SEP 1864
8. Plating: Full Sheets still remain
9. Inscription: Keatinge & Ball, Bank Note Engravers, Columbia, S.C.
10. Plate Numbers: #3 and #4
11. Arrangement: Sheets of 200, Panes of 100
12. Major Colors: Deep Blue
13. Minor Colors: Blue, Dull Blue
14. Largest Known Multiple Unused:
Plate 3 -- Full Sheet of 200
Plate 4 -- Full Sheet of 200
15. Largest Known Multiple Used: Block of 4, Strip of 4
16. Major Print Varieties: Chilled and Overheated Plates
17. Most Typical Use: 10c letter rate
18. Secondary Use: Multiples for overweight letters, Overpaid Drop Letters
19. Miscellaneous Data: The plates for the A&D stamps were transferred to Columbia SC when the fall of Richmond became evident in late 1864. Printing of the stamps ceased on 17 February 1865 when Sherman's Army captured Columbia SC. Many full sheets remained at the end of the war. The major characteristics distinguishing the K&B printings from the A&D printings are 1) the ink was applied to the K&B stamps with a very heavy brush and the ink tends to blot out the background details such that the shading around the portrait appears solid instead of cross-hatched, 2) a distinctive heavy thick brown-yellow gum was used on the K&B stamps, 3) the K&B stamps tend to be of a uniform dark blue color (although some color variation does exist).
