The 10 centes stamp - I type hand-made paper (1/6/1850)
Type Ia Type Ib
Hand-made paper - Original coat of arms - Unique plate
Common characteristic of the 10 CENTES clichι :
- tip of the lower internal right ornament (coat of arms frame) long and pointed;
- number 1 not connected to the superior line of the value frame;
- tip of the lower right ornament, in the coat of value frame, (under S.) short and flat with a little color dot;
- defective in the middle line of the E in CENTES;
- small sign on the external right side of the coat of arms (in the high part, near the acorn).
Type Ia
The second E of CENTES is broken at the bottom line.
0 of 10 complete. Stereotype only one plate (mix Ia-Ib).
Type Ib
The second E of CENTES is broken at the bottom line as in the type Ia;
0 di 10 defective and open at the top right. Stereotype - only one plate (mix Ia-Ib).
This stamp was used to frank letter addressed in the same city.
The estimated number of copies of this stamp are 3.225.000: 2.410.000 printed on hand-made paper and 815.000 on machine-made paper.
10 centes - Hand-made paper - 1° plate (unique):
- first stamp: type Ib silver gray first issue;
- second stamp: type Ib deep black;
- third stamp: counterdrawed due of backing.