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5c Davis single

CSA 5-cent Jefferson Davis. Unused; issued imperforate. Engraved in relief on steel, electrotyped, and flat-bed printed by Thomas De La Rue & Co., Ltd., London, England. A single subject plate of four hundred divided into four panes was used. Known as the 'London Print' by collectors, the central design is a portrait of the Confederate president engraved by F. Joubert. Due to the increase in the letter rate to ten cents on July 1, 1862, usage is generally seen in pairs. Earliest known use is April 16, 1862.

Date

1862

Type

Postage Stamps

Medium

paper (hard-surfaced thin white wove); ink (light blue to blue); gum (transparent colorless)

Department

NPM

Institution

National Postal Museum

Object number

npm_1984.1018.1208