1879 Department of the Interior Official Postage Stamps

A group of 1879 Department of the Interior official postage stamps. This group of four vermilion postage stamps issued to the Department of Interior for official government use only include a one cent stamp with a portrait of Benjamin Franklin. Also included is a two cent stamp with a portrait of Andrew Jackson and a pair of three cent stamps with a portrait of George Washington. The 1879 issue stamps were printed by the American Bank Note Company on soft paper and are similar to the “bank note issue” regular postage stamps also issued at that time. Official stamps were discontinued in 1884

Condition

Good

- minor damage to perforations; stamps unused. Dimensions

1.75" W x 1.2" H x 0.1" D

- measured one protective sleeve.