🌎 Country

United States

📅 Year

1873

💰 Denomination

3¢

📮 Issue type

Official

🖼 Topic

Presidents

When Congress ended free franking for government offices in 1873, each department received its own stamps in its own colour. The War Department's were rose red. The 3¢ shows George Washington, as the ordinary 3¢ stamp of the day did.

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