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English: US Postage stamp, Alexander Hamilton , 1870 issue, 30c, black

The 30-cent Hamilton was the first stamp to depict a Secretary of the Treasury and would remain so until the 1967. Issued by the The National Bank Note Company. Model for engraving taken from Italian sculptor Giuseppe Ceracchi . [1]
  1. Arago: 30-cent Hamilton . Smithsonian National Postal Museum ( May 16, 2006 ). Retrieved on January 27, 2016 .
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Source U.S. Post Office; National Bank Note Company
Author Gwillhickers photos / US Post Office
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Other occurrences of Alexander Hamilton on postage and revenue stamps :

Postage
Issue of 1888
Beer revenue stamp
Issue of 1871
Revenue stamp
Issue of 1917
Postage
Issue of 1956
Postage
Issue of 1957

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