12 cents: brown and red. 20 " blue and red. 24 " green and red. 40 " black and red.
A REFERENCE LIST OF THE ENTIRE ENVELOPES AND LETTER SHEETS OF THE SERIES OF 1861.
No. Class. Die. Paper. Knife. Size. Dimensions. Remarks.
273 2 A B 7 2 137 × 77 274 " " W 2 3 139 × 83 275 " " " 11 3 " 276 " " B 11 3 "
278 3 A W 1 1 120 × 73 279 " " W 2 3 139 × 83 280 " " B 2 3 "
288 1 B W 1 1 120 × 73 289 " " W 1 1 " Wove paper, no wmk. 290 " " W 10 1 122 × 76 291 " " B 7 2 137 × 77 292 " " W 2 3 139 × 83 293 " " W 2 3 " No wmk. 294 " " B 2 3 " 295 " " Or. 2 3 " 296 " " W 5 3 " 297 " " B 5 3 " 298 " " W 9 3 " 299 " " B 9 3 " 300 " " W 12 5 160 × 90 301 " " W 12 5 " No wmk. 302 " " B 12 5 " 303 " " B 12 5 " No wmk. 304 " " Or. 12 5 " " "
305 2 B W 2 3 139 × 83 306 " " B 2 3 " 307 " " W 9 3 "
308 2 B W 6 1 118 × 65 309 " " W 1 1 120 × 73 310 " " W 7 2 137 × 77 311 " " B 7 2 " 312 " " W 2 3 139 × 83 313 " " B 2 3 " 314 " " W 5 3 " 315 " " B 5 3 " 316 " " B 12 5 160 × 90
317 2 B W 2 3 139 × 83 318 " " B 2 3 " 319 " " B 9 3 " 320 " " W 12 5 160 × 90 321 " " B 12 5 "
322 2 B W 6 1 118 × 65 323 " " W 1 1 120 × 73 324 " " W 10 1 122 × 76 325 " " W 2 3 139 × 83 326 " " B 2 3 " 326a " " W 5 3 "
327 2 B B 3 [HW: 3] 137 × 77 327a " " W 2 [HW: 3] 139 × 83 328 " " B 2 3 " 329 " " B 9 3 "
330 3 B W 6 1 118 × 65 331 " " W 1 1 120 × 73 332 " " W 7 2 137 × 77 333 " " W 2 3 139 × 83 334 " " B 2 3 "
335 4 B B 2 3 139 × 83 336 " " W 9 3 " 337 " " B 9 3 "
338 4 B W 7 2 137 × 77 339 " " W 2 3 139 × 83 340 " " B 2 3 " 341 " " W 9 3 " 342 " " B 9 3 "
No. Paper. Knife. Size. Dimensions. Remarks.
345 W 3 7 221 × 98 346 W 3 7 " No wmk. 347 B 3 7 " Also left over right flap. 348 B 3 7 " No wmk. 349 W 21 7 225 × 98 350 B 21 7 " Also horizontally laid.
351 W 2 3 139 × 83 352 B 2 3 " 353 W 11 3 " 354 B 11 3 " 355 A 11 3 " 356 W 5 3 " 357 B 5 3 " 358 W 9 3 " 359 B 9 3 "
No. Class. Die. Paper. Dimensions. Remarks.
366 1 B Blue 256 × 205 Letter size. 367 " " " 205 × 171 Note "
368 2 B Blue 256 × 205 Letter size. 369 " " " 205 × 171 Note "
[Footnote F: The shade of green varies greatly in these envelopes.]
The Act of March 3rd, 1863, establishing a two cent rate for drop letters and abolishing the carrier's fee, made the issue of a two cent stamped envelope and wrapper imperative. The new die appeared about the middle of 1863, and is a miserable caricature of Jackson, facing the left. The inscriptions are "U. S. POSTAGE" above, and "TWO CENTS" below, in colorless, block letters. We may as well state at once that in the next year (1864), the design, though retaining Jackson's bust, was altered, and the upper inscription changed to read "U. S. POST."