Complete Bank Note Collection

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It must be noted that a "secret" mark has never been found on either the 24¢ or 90¢ stamp, and only on the American Bank Note Company printing of the 30¢ stamp. In fact, the 24¢ Continental is impossible to distinguish from the 24¢ National, other than a possible few copies printed on ribbed paper, presumed to have been used only by Continental. Only one stamp has ever been certified as the Continental, Scott 164, and it is of course clearly on ribbed paper. On many of the higher denominations the quality of the printing plate is evident; often the National stamps show a finer detail, especially on the earlier printings while the plates were still new. Many of the stamps are distinguishable by the color of ink used, and in fact, the only way the thirty and ninety cent stamps can be distinguished is by color.