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1867 FIRST VOLCANO ISSUE
Printed by the American Bank Note Co., New York,
in Sheets of 100 on Unwatermarked Paper. Issued Perforation 12.
With Alternating Spanish - English Marginal Inscriptions.

ORIGINAL PEN SKETCH OF ADOPTED DESIGN OF VIGNETTE

Heavier lines on the emitted smoke and sea waves on the left side of the volcano.
Volcano slope with finer shading lines.

ONLY KNOWN

ISSUED COLOR PROOFS ON INDIA

                                                                               1/2 Real Blue              1 Real Red             2 Reales Green          4 Reales Bistre

American Bank Note Co. “SPECIMEN” in Red

ORIGINAL PEN SKETCH OF UNADOPTED DESIGN OF VIGNETTE

Thinner shading lines on the emitted smoke and on sea waves
on the left side of the volcano. Volcano slope with heavier shading lines.

ONLY KNOWN

 
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