It was George Washington on the 10 cent stamp in 1847.
Ben Franklin and George Washington were shown on the first 2 US stamps, both of which came out in 1847. The earliest documented use of the Washington (10-cent) stamp was July 2, 1847 and the earliest documented use of the Franklin ( 5-cent) stamp was July 7, 1847.
George Washington appears on the 2nd postage stamp issued in the US in 1847. Ben Franklin was on the first.
With the second stamp issued by the US in 1847.
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It was George Washington on the 10 Cent 1847 stamp. Thomas Jefferson was the second US President honored in this manner in 1856 and Andrew Jackson became the third in 1862.
The first stamps appeared in 1847. Benjamin Franklin is on the 5-center and Geo. Washington on the 10 center.
I have a 1847 Rogers Bros stamp I S what does this mean ? and what is it worth?
This is a two cent red brown stamp with a bust of Washington, side view on it. There is a green stamp that looks just like it, except the color.
Washington Place was created in 1847.
The cost of the first postage stamp (Scott #1) in 1847, was 5 cents.
The first US postage stamps ever issued was in 1847 and were - 5 cent brown featuring B Franklin 10 cent black featuring G Washington Both of these stamps served as the standard postage until 1851 when new values with mostly the same faces were introduced.