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US Stamp #147 - 1870 3¢ George Washington, EzGrade™ G (Good) , NH (Never Hinged) , Used EzGrade™ G (Good), NH (Never Hinged). Used Condition. This comes with a Certificate of Measurement & Grading from EzGrade.™ View Photo for details on stamps. I have listed photos of the exact stamps you should receive, both Front and Back Series: 1870-71 National Bank Note Co. Not Grilled Earliest Known Use: March 1, 1870 Quantity issued: 1,033,000,000 (estimate) Emission: Definitive Printed by: National Bank Note Company Printing Method: Flat Plate Paper: White wove paper, thin to medium thick Watermark: None Perforation: 12 Color: Green Description: Without grill George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799) The 1870-71 3¢ stamp pictures George Washington. No other American has been honored more than George Washington. The Washington monument was erected in his honor in the nation’s capital, which was named for him. The state of Washington is the only state named after a President. Bank Note Series March 1, 1870, is the earliest known use of one of the Bank Note stamps, a long-running set of stamps produced by three different bank note companies. Less than a year earlier, in March 1869, the Post Office introduced the Pictorial Series. For the first time in US postal history, our stamps pictured something other than the portraits of national leaders. The Bank Notes are an interesting area of collecting for their different shades of color and secret marks. They were also issued in an era when fancy cancels were in wide use, so you can often find these stamps with interesting and sometimes intricate cancellations. Bank Note proofs are also available. Some are more affordable than the issued stamps and are known for their clear, sharp impressions. The Bank Note era officially came to an end on June 9, 1894, after the Post Office reached an agreement with the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to start producing new US stamps. Among the topics on the Pictorials were a train, a post rider, a ship, Christopher Columbus, and an eagle and shield. While these stamps are popular and sought after today, the people of the time thought the stamp designs were frivolous and the stamps themselves were very unpopular. Within a year, the stamps would be removed from sale.