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| | 1869 Issue - Inverts |
 | | As 876,025 12¢ stamps were 'issued' during the first half of 1869 and 1,250,000 printed during the period with 527,800 in stock in the finished stamp safe as of June 5th, it seems reasonable to assign the printings at 250,000 for the first printing and 1,000,000 for the second. |
 | | In the 1869 series, plate numbers 1 and 2 were assigned to the 1¢, 3 through 6 to the 12¢, 7 through 12 to the 3¢, 13 and 14 to the 6¢, 15 and 16 to the 10¢, and 17 and 18 to the 12¢. |
 | | By subtracting the 1869 stamps 'issued' in the first quarter of 1870 (576,700) from the Luff data on the total number of 15¢ 1869 stamps delivered (or 'manufactured') in 1870 to the Stamp Agent (662,760), we compute the second quarter total of 15¢ 1869 stamps issued at 86,060. |
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