ISSUE 174 - June 6, 2025 - Stamp News Online Magazine
Baker's U. S. Classics
The One Cent 1861 Issue
by Hugh J. & J. David Baker
(From STAMPS Magazine, February 20-May 1, 1965, with images added)
[We begin in this issue a series of articles from the Baker Brothers on the United States 1861 Issue. JFD.]
The 1¢ of the 1861 Issue
In a series of columns to follow we will picture the stamps of the 1861 issue and give related information.
The 1¢ value, not only being the first in order, was also actually the first value known used. Stamps off cover record the date of August 17th, while the earliest used on cover now recorded is August 21st, 1861.
In searching our clipping file for articles on the 1¢ stamp, very few articles were found. The most extensive group of articles were . . .
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