5 Cents, Postage Currency, United States, 1862 - 1863
date: label: date made
content: 1862 - 1863
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
label: Description (Brief)
content: General Information: First issue.
label: Description
content: Francis E. Spinner became the Treasurer of the United States in March of 1861. He conceived the idea of “emergency” money by using groups of stamps pasted onto treasury paper. On July 17, 1862 Congress authorized the use of postage stamps as payment. This five-cent postage stamp currency looks like a regular stamp, but it had no adhesive backing and could not be used on mail.
place: label: place made
content: United States
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content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
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content: Civil War
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content: Coins, Currency and Medals
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: The Chase Manhattan Bank
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1979.1263.0407
label: accession number
content: 1979.1263
label: collector/donor number
content: CM0407
label: catalog number
content: 79.112.CM0407
objectType: label: Object Name
content: note
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 4.7 cm x 6.55 cm x .01 cm; 1 27/32 in x 2 19/32 in x in