Additional information
| Catalog Number | R148 |
|---|---|
| Condition | used F |
| Denomination | $5 |
| Paper | Willcox Chameleon Paper |
| Number Issued | 76,361 |
| First Issued | January 31, 1872 |
| Cancel | C. Tobias & Co. handstamp |
| Catalog Value | 42.50 |
R148 $5 Third Issue, C. Tobias & Co. cancel
$25.00
C. Tobias & Co., New York was a ship broker. The stamps of the second issue had hardly made their appearance when complaints began to come in because they were all printed in the same colors and this led to confusion and errors. Thus, the third issue series were printed with frames in various colors surrounding the portrait of George Washington in a fugitive grey ink, once again on Willcox Chameleon Paper.
