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1 3 4 • s m i t h s o n i a n c o n t r i b u t i o n s t o h i s t o ry a n d t e c h n o l o g ySeptember 1. There is a cover dated December 31, 1842,which is the latest usage in 1842. Sporadic late usages canbe found as the purchased stamps were used. I note a January31, 1843, cover, an April 2, 1844, cover and a February14, 1846, cover, all with the early 6LB3 adhesives.The last three covers are not typical of when the majorityof the 6LB3 adhesives were used.Figure 4 shows an unsurfaced paper colored throughadhesive which has been described as blackon- wheat. Thisstamp is cancelled with the U.S. in an octagon, the handstampused by the U.S. City Despatch Post. This color isnot listed in the Scott Specialized Catalogue, and it shouldbe listed. The use of various colored papers was probablypart of the experimentation process. These would havebeen color trials. Nothing went to waste, and all seem tohave been used for postal duty.There is also a blackon- rosy- buff (6LB2) adhesivelisted in the Scott Specialized Catalogue in the unsurfacedpaper colored through section. There is a note to the effectthat “some authorities consider 6LB2 to be an essay.”Only about eight to ten unused copies are recorded.There is also an unsurfaced blackon- green adhesive(6LB4). There are only two recorded examples. Againthere is a note in the Scott Specialized Catalogue to theeffect that some authorities believe this color to be “acolor changeling.” It is a very valuable stamp with a ScottSpecialized Catalogue price of $11,500.00. No covers arerecorded with this color adhesive. The Philatelic Foundationhas certified the black- green unsurfaced paper adhesive(6LB4) as a genuine color and not a color changeling.The Philatelic Foundation is a not- for- profit foundationestablished in 1945 with a basis in education for philatelists.One function it performs is the certification of stampsand covers for genuineness. There is also a recorded applegreenadhesive which has been certified by the PhilatelicFoundation and should be listed in the Scott SpecializedCatalogue. Only one example of the apple- green color hasbeen recorded. It has been suggested that the black- ongreenadhesive was a trial color impression. This writerbelieves it was an issued color used for a very, short time.The one known example has been certified by the PhilatelicFoundation as a genuinely used stamp.The Glazed Surface Paper AdhesivesThe blackon- green glazed surface paper adhesive(6LB5d) printed in the fall of 1842 is the first glazed paperstamp issued by the government in the United States (Figure5). Glazed paper adhesive labels were introduced morethan four years earlier by the Eastern Express companies.Figure 4. The U.S. City Despatch adhesive in wheat. This is anunsurfaced paper colored through adhesive which is not yet listed inthe Scott Specialized Catalogue. From the collection of Larry Lyons.Figure 5. The 6LB5d adhesive is a blackon- green stamp on glazedsurface colored paper. It is the first glazed paper stamp issued by thegovernment in the United States. It was issued in the fall of 1842.From the collection of Larry Lyons.
n u m b e r 5 5 • 1 3 5The glazed paper adhesives were durable and took cancelswell. Glazed paper was used by the carrier departmentsin Philadelphia and New York through 1852. Thispaper was more costly and was not used for the regularissue United States stamps which required large quantityprintings. It was a logical step for the government carrierservice to pursue the use of glazed paper for stampuse. According to research done by Bob Meyersburg, theearliest recorded date of the 6LB5d stamp, which is blackon-blue glazed, is November 26, 1842. The express companieswere the pioneers in the use of glazed surface paperprobably preceding the first government glazed paper adhesiveby about three years. This color was in typical usefor a full year to November 1843. There are four recordedexamples of multiples of the blackon- green (6LB5d) adhesivewith five stamps being used to pay the U.S. intercitypostage to Philadelphia. There is also one cover withonly four 6LB5d adhesives to Philadelphia because oneadhesive is missing.There are early examples of the blackon- green glazedadhesives, and there are late examples of blackon- greenglazed adhesives. These colors have been lumped togetherunder one generic color name. This author has extensivelystudied the colors of the adhesives, and they are not thesame. The early examples are much greener and wereprobably printed in November 1842. These were in useuntil the black–on- light- blue glazed adhesives and theblack- on- blue- green glazed adhesives were issued in January1843. An example of the early blackon- green glazedpaper adhesive can be seen in Figure 6. It is on a folded letterdated February 14, 1843, to 30 Wall Street. The earlyblack- on- green glazed paper adhesives are very scarce. Thelater blackon- green glazed adhesives are basically variationsin color shades of the blackon- blue- green adhesivesissued and reissued from 1843 to 1846. The color variationsresulted from the non- mixing of the large containersof colored glaze.Figure 6. An early blackon- green glazed paper adhesive on a folded local letter dated February 14, 1843 to 30 Wall Street. The U.S. CityDespatch Post datestamp is the double circle type. This is a true green glazed paper adhesive. Stamps issued later are not as green. From thecollection of Larry Lyons.
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