The 3[cents Symbol] Stamp of the United States 1851-1857 Issue |
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1853 stamped envelopes 3c stamps Blue bottom frame line center line color copies cover crack Date month Double transfer Double-lined frame dull red engraved exist EXPRESS MAIL guide dot handstamp Henry Howe Bemrose imperforate vertically impressions imprint India paper inner line runs issue July left diamond block left frame line left inner line left pane letter line recut lower left lower right diamond month and day orange-brown Orleans Ornament in center Packet PAID pane of plate Pen cancellations perforated stamps plate number post-office postage stamps postal markings Postmaster printed probably railroad rare Red Red right diamond block right frame line right inner line right pane right triangle seen sheet stamps were current Steamboat Steamer straight line tessellated tints and shades top frame line top row Toppan town cancellations town postmark Type II stamps upper label block upper left triangle upper right diamond vertical line vertical row Washington year-date York