FIVE  CENTAVOS

Only Two Printings, in Panes of 25 Stamps (5 x 5)
On Unwatermarked Paper. Issued Perforation 12.

1879 FIRST PRINTING

In Ultramarine and Shades.
Each Stamp Engraved Separately Resulting in 25 Varieties.

FIRST PRINTING CHARACTERISTICS ON RECONSTRUCTED PANE OF 25

Row A: 1) "5" Particularly small and closed circle of leaf ornament. 2) Both bottom circles well spaced
from leaf ornaments. 3) All "5" and "C" to left of circle. 4) Slopes to left, 6 instead of 7 leaves
on ornament. 5) Extra long 2nd leaf on bottom right and the "5" is thin.
Row B: 6) Bottom left "C" tilted to the right. 7) Letters "N" - "P" and "D" - "E" of "UNION - POSTAL" and
"DEL" respectively closed to each other. 8) Relatively large upper left "5". 9) Humped back
upper left "5" with short horizontal bar. 10) Bottom right with 6 instead of 7 leaf ornaments.
Row C: 11) Left bottom with 8 instead of 7 leaf ornaments. 12) All "5" and "C" somewhat to the left.
13) Space between "A" - "D" of  "REPUBLICA" and "DEL" closer than on any other type.
14) Top left and right leaf ornaments closed. 15) Space between "N" - "P" of "UNION" and
"POSTAL" closer than any other type.
Row D: 16) Upper right circle and frame line joined. 17) Very small 7th leaf ornament at top right side.
18) Notched on right frame side and 6 instead of 7 leaf ornaments at top left side. 19) Lower
"C" and "5" lean inwards and upper "C" leans outwards. 20) Bottom "C" small and narrow,
8 instead of 7 leaf ornaments at bottom right side.
Row E: 21) Bottom "C" largest of any type. 22) 8 instead of 7 leaf ornaments on both top sides.
23) 2nd leaf on top right side extra long. 24) Uneven spacing between "DE" and "L" of "DEL".
25) 6 Leaf ornaments instead of 7 on upper right side.


1886 STA ANA to NEW JERSEY
5c Type 2 with 1c issue for 6c double outbound printed matter rate
on "Impressos" cover, tied with April 28 oval date stamp.


1884 ACAJUTLA to PARIS, FRANCE
5c x 2 (Types 11 and 12) with Acajutla Postmaster "JUAN NAVARRO" violet ties.
Received on front, May 8.

1881 SECOND PRINTING

In Blue and Shades on Medium Grain Paper.
Produced by Re-engraving the First Strip of 5 (Row A) of the 1879 Printing
and Repeating it Five Times to Complete the Pane.

SECOND PRINTING CHARACTERISTICS ON RECONSTRUCTED PANE OF 25

Type 1: Relatively wide spacing between "UNIVERSAL" and "SALVADOR".
Type 2: Most numeral "5" and letter "C" of medium size if compared to Row A (small)
and Row E (large) of the first printing.
Type 3: REPUBLICA DEL SALVADOR" in small letters.
Type 4: Background lines of equal strength.
Type 5: Background lines alternate in thick and thin lines.


1887 SAN SALVADOR to LIMA, PERU*
5c (Type 5) with 20c issue for single outbound registered rate.

For a very short period of time in 1887 the 11c outbound rate
via Panama was reduced to 10c.


1886 SAN SALVADOR to PARIS, FRANCE *
5c x 5 (Types 3, 4 and 5) and 1c issue for proper 26c single outbound registered rate,
postmarked November 29.

* Certified by organizations recognized by the FIP.