5 Cents, Postage Currency, United States, 1862 - 1863
date: label: date made
content: 1862 - 1863
name: label: maker
content: National Bank Note Company
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) 5 cent note
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States, 1862 - 1863
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Postage stamp with bust of Thomas Jefferson.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: POSTAGE CURRENCY / FURNISHED ONLY BY THE ASSISTANT TREASURERS AND DESIGNATED DEPOSITARIES OF THE U.S. / 5 / U.S. POSTAGE / FIVE CENTS / RECEIVABLE FOR POSTAGE STAMPS AT ANY POST OFFICE / NATIONAL BANK NOTE CO. N.Y.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: 5 within decorative oval.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: EXCHANGEABLE FOR UNITED STATES NOTES BY ANY ASSISTANT TREASURER OR DESIGNATED U.S. DEPOSITARY, IN SUMS NOT LESS THAN FIVE DOLLARS. RECEIVABLE IN PAYMENT OF ALL DUES TO THE U. STATES LESS THAN FIVE DOLLARS. ACT APPROVED JULY 17, 1862. / 5 / ABCO
label: Description (Brief)
content: General Information: First issue.
place: label: place made
content: United States
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Mrs. Theodore S. Palmer
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.NU59261
label: catalog number
content: NU59261
label: accession number
content: 219569
objectType: label: Object Name
content: note
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 4.4 cm x 6.5 cm; 1 23/32 in x 2 9/16 in