ISSUE 173 - May 2, 2025 - Stamp News Online Magazine
The Stamp Specialist:
The 6-Cent Lincoln Bank Note Issues, Part 3
by George C. Hahn
(From the Stamp Specialist Volume 11, The Gray Book)
The 1870 Issue
Inasmuch as the previous issue of 1869 failed to satisfy the ne Postmaster General, as stated in his report mentioned previously, the National Bank Note Company was instructed by the Post Office Department to submit new designs. It was the National Bank Note Company, who was awarded the originaol contract for a period of . . .
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