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English: 1st Thomas Jefferson stamp, Issue of 1856, imperforate.
Reprints of 1857 and 1861 have perforations.

Approximately 150,000 imperforate stamps and 2,310,000 perforated stamps
of the 5-cent Jefferson were printed by Toppan, Carpenter, Casilear & Co.[1]
Date -- Exact date of issue not known, earliest known use on postal cover is March 24, 1856 [2]
Source U.S. Post Office
Photo obtained from eBay by Gwillhickers
eBay item 130469559485
Author U.S. Post Office
Other versions
Thomas Jefferson
Issue of 1856, Die Proof.
Thomas Jefferson
Issue of 1857, type II
Thomas Jefferson
Issue of 1861,
type II, Block of 4
  1. Smithsonian National Postal Museum
  2. Scotts US Specialized Stamp Catalogue

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