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1. Designer: Charles Ludwig
2. Engraver: Charles Ludwig
3. Printing Method: Stone Lithography
4. Lithographer: Hoyer & Ludwig -- Richmond, Virginia
5. Number Printed: 6,700,000
6. Number of Stones: Two designated as Stone 2 and Stone 3
7. Earliest Recorded Date of Use:
Stone 2: 26 FEB 1862
Stone 3: 10 APR 1862
8. Plating: Complete for both stones. The plating of Stone 2 is the same as Stone 2 for the 5c Green (CSA #1)
9. Inscription: None
10. Plate Numbers: None
11. Arrangement: Sheets of 200, Panes of 100, Transfer Stone of 50
12. Major Colors:
Stone 2: Light to Dark Blue
Stone 3: Deep Blue, Light Milky Blue
13. Minor Colors:
Stone 2: Indigo
14. Largest Known Multiple Unused:
Stone 2: Sheet of 200 (one stamp missing from top row left)
Stone 3: Block of 40
15. Largest Known Multiple Used:
Stone 2: Block of 4 (there is also a cover with 11 copies but they are not all attached).
Stone 3: Strip of 7
16. Major Print Varieties: Present in both upper and lower portions of the printed panes
Stone 2: Same printing varieties as Stone 2 of the 5c Green (CSA #1) plus the "Cammann" Pos 31 (81)
Stone 3: Joined "CE" Pos 33 (83), Leaking "N" Pos 1 (51)
17. Most Typical Use: 5c letter rate under 500 miles
18. Secondary Use: Pairs or a single in combination with another 5c stamp to pay the 10c letter rate
19. Miscellaneous Data: Stone 2 utilized the same transfer stone which printed the 5c Green (CSA #1)
