Members One Frame Exhibits

Accompanying Fred Maltz report on the One Cent Franklin of 1861 the attached notes provide some additional information. SOME NOTES ON THE ONE CENT 1861-1867 ISSUE STAMP © Calvet M. Hahn 1996 Background: The 1861 issue was first discussed systematically by John Tiffany in his 1885 History of the Postage Stamps of the United States.  It was followed by John Luff’s 1902 work on the same subject and by Lester Brookman’s 1947 volumes.  Each amended and extended the information known.   These...
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