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30¢ Hamilton engraved die
1870
This is the original steel die for the 30¢ Hamilton stamp featuring Giuseppe Ceracchi's bust. It was engraved at the National Bank Note Company in New York in 1870, and used by successor companies Continental Bank Note Company and American Bank Note Company to print the stamp for the next eighteen years.
The stamp was designed by Butler Packard and engraved by Joseph Prosper Ourdan (vignette), Douglas S. Robinson (frame) and Donald S. Ronaldson (lettering). |