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| Year | Month | Day | Name | Scott | Set range | Perforation | Watermark | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860 | Liberia | 1 | 12 | None | Thick paper. Lithographed. | |||
| 1860 | 1 | 1 | Poland | 1 | 11½ to 12½ | None | Typographed | |
| 1860 | 4 | British Columbia & Vancouver Is. | 2 | 14 | None | Typographed | ||
| 1860 | 5 | 9 | India, issues of the government | 19 | 19 - 19C | 14 | None | |
| 1860 | 11 | 1 | Queensland | 1 | Imperforate | 6 | Engraved. | |
| 1860 | 11 | 23 | Jamaica | 1 | 14 | 45 | Typographed | |
| 1860 | 12 | 1 | Malta | 2 | 14 | None | Buff on bluish paper. Typographed. | |
| 1860 | 12 | 18 | Saint Lucia | 1 | 1 - 3 | 14 to 16 | 5 | Engraved. |
| 1861 | Colombia, United States of New Granada | 13 | Imperforate | None | ||||
| 1861 | 1 | 1 | Nevis | 5 | 1 - 8 | 13 | None | Grayish or bluish wove paper. Engraved. |
| 1861 | 1 | 1 | Prince Edward Island | 1 | 9 | None | Typographed | |
| 1861 | 2 | 14 | Neapolitan Provinces | 19 | 19, 21 - 23, 26 | Imperforate | None | Lithographed, center embossed. |
| 1861 | 5 | 8 | St. Vincent | 1B | 14 to 16 | None | Engraved. | |
| 1861 | 6 | 3 | Grenada | 1a | 14 to 16 | None | Engraved. Blue green. #1, green: May 18, 1862 | |
| 1861 | 8 | 16 | Confederate States | 1 | Imperforate | None | Lithographed | |
| 1861 | 10 | 1 | Greece | 1 | Imperforate | None | No figures on back. Typographed. | |
| 1861 | 11 | 1 | Bergedorf | 1 | Imperforate | None | Lithographed | |
| 1862 | Colombia, United States of Colombia | 19 | Imperforate | None | Thin wove paper. | |||
| 1862 | 1 | 11 | Argentina, Republic | 5 | 5 - 7 | Imperforate | None | |
| 1862 | 2 | 24 | Italy | 17 | 17, 19 -21 | 11½ x 12 | None | Typographed, head embossed. |
| 1862 | 6 | 26 | Moldavia-Walachia | 11 | 11 - 18 | Imperforate | None | Handstamped |
| 1862 | 8 | 1 | Antigua | 1 | 14 - 16 | None | Engraved. | |
| 1862 | 12 | 2 | Nicaragua | 1 | 12 | None | Yellowish paper. Engraved. Pen cancellation only. | |
| 1862 | 12 | 8 | Hong Kong | 1 | 1 - 7 | 14 | None | Typographed |
| 1863 | Bolivar | 1 | 1 - 3 | Imperforate | None | Lithographed. | ||
| 1863 | 1 | 1 | Russia/Turkey | 1a, 1b | Imperforate | None | Typographed. #1 & 1c: 1866 | |
| 1863 | 1 | 13 | Turkey | 1 | 1 - 2, 4 - 5 | Imperforate | None | Red band. Lithographed. |
| 1863 | 3 | Costa Rica | 1 | 12 | None | Engraved | ||
| 1864 | 3 | 1 | Holstein | 15 | Imperforate | None | Lithographed | |
| 1864 | 3 | 10 | Schleswig | 9 | Rouletted 10, 11½ | None | Typographed. #8: April 5, 1864 | |
| 1864 | 4 | 1 | Netherlands Indies | 1 | Imperforate | None | Engraved. | |
| 1864 | 10 | 1 | Mecklenburg-Strelitz | 1a | Rouletted | None | Embossed. #1: Oct. 26, 1864 | |
| 1864 | 11 | 1 | Soruth, Junagarh | 1 | Imperforate | None | Handstamped in water color. Laid paper. | |
| 1865 | 1 | 1 | Ecuador | 2 | 2 - 5 | Imperforate | None | Wove paper. Typographed. #1: 1872 |
| 1865 | 1 | 1 | Romania | 22 | Imperforate | None | Lithographed | |
| 1865 | 8 | Shanghai | 1 | Imperforate | None | Antique numerals. Wove paper. Typographed | ||
| 1865 | 8 | 19 | Dominican Republic | 1 | Imperforate | None | Wove paper. Typographed | |
| 1865 | 9 | 19 | Vancouver Island | 5 | 5 - 6 | Imperforate | 1 | |
| 1865 | 9 | 25 | Bermuda | 1 | 1, 4, 6 | 14 | None | Typographed. |
| 1865 | 11 | 1 | British Columbia | 7 | 14 | 1 | ||
| 1865 | 12 | 1 | Honduras | 1 | 1 - 2 | Imperforate | None | Lithographed. |
| 1866 | 1 | British Honduras | 1 | 1 - 3 | 14 | None | Typographed. | |
| 1866 | 1 | 1 | Egypt | 1 | 12½ | 118 | Lithographed | |
| 1866 | 3 | 23 | Jammu & Kashmir | 1 | Imperforate | None | Handstamped. Water colors. Native grayish laid paper. No gum. | |
| 1866 | 6 | 1 | Serbia | 4 | 4 - 6 | 12 | None | Vienna printing. Typographed. #1-3 were only used as newspaper tax stamps. |
| 1866 | 9 | 1 | Kashmir | 62 | Imperforate | None | Water colors. Native grayish laid paper. One die. | |
| 1866 | 12 | 1 | Virgin Islands | 1 | 12 | None | Toned or white paper. Lithographed | |
| 1867 | 1 | 1 | Jammu | 6 | Imperforate | None | Water colors | |
| 1867 | 1 | 17 | El Salvador | 1 | 12 | None | Engraved. | |
| 1867 | 3 | 1 | Heligoland | 1 | 1, 4 | Rouletted | None | Typographed, head embossed. Type I. Type II: July, 1868. #2 & #3: March 21, 1867 |
| 1867 | 4 | 4 | Turks Islands | 1 | 1 - 3 | 11½ to 13 | None | Engraved. |
| 1867 | 6 | 1 | Austria-Hungary | 27 | 27 - 33 | 9½ | 91 | Coarse print |
| 1867 | 6 | 1 | Austria/Turkey | 1 | 1 - 7 | 9½ | 91 | Typographed. |
| 1867 | Bolivia | 1 | 1 - 2, 4 - 5, 7 | Imperforate | None | Engraved. | ||
| 1867 | 9 | 1 | Straits Settlements | 1 | 14 | 38 | ||
| 1868 | Antioquia | 1 | Imperforate | None | Wove paper. Lithographed | |||
| 1868 | Iran | 1 | 1 - 4 | Imperforate | None | Typographed | ||
| 1868 | 1 | 1 | Azores | 1 | 1 - 6 | Imperforate | None | |
| 1868 | 1 | 1 | Madeira | 2 | 2 - 5 | Imperforate | None | Black ovpt. |
| 1868 | 1 | 1 | North German Confederation, Northern part | 1 | 1 - 6 | Rouletted 8½ to 10, 11 to 12½ and compound | None | Typographed |
| 1868 | 1 | 1 | North German Confederation, Southern part | 1 | 7 - 11 | Rouletted 8½ to 10, 11 to 12½ and compound | None | Typographed |
| 1868 | 1 | 1 | North German Confederation, Hamburg city post | 12 | 12 | Rouletted 8½ to 10, 11 to 12½ and compound | None | Typographed |
| 1868 | 1 | 1 | Orange River Colony | 3 | 3, 10 | 14 | None | Typographed. |
| 1868 | 4 | 1 | Canada, Dominion | 21c | 21 - 25, 27 - 30 | 12 | None | |
| 1868 | 7 | 1 | Fernando Po | 1 | 14 | None | Typographed | |
| 1869 | Saint Thomas & Prince Islands | 1a | 12½, 13½ | None | Typographed. Type II. #1, type I: 1875 | |||
| 1869 | 3 | 18 | Gambia | 1a | 1a, 2, 2a | Imperforate | None | Typographed and embossed. Scott #1 = S.G. #2, pale brown: 1871 |
| 1869 | 3 | 1 | Sarawak | 1 | 11 | None | Lithographed | |
| 1869 | 9 | 8 | Hyderabad | 2 | 11½ | None | Engraved. #1: Jan. 1871 | |
| 1870 | Cundinamarca | 1 | Imperforate | None | Lithographed | |||
| 1870 | Tolima | 1 | Imperforate | None | White wove paper. Typeset. | |||
| 1870 | 4 | 1 | Saint Christopher | 1 | 12½ | 1 | Typographed | |
| 1870 | 5 | 1 | Transvaal | 1a | Imperforate | None | ||
| 1870 | 7 | 1 | Angola | 1 | 1 - 4, 6 - 7 | 12½, 13½ | None | 5 r. black. Typographed. No wm. |
| 1870 | 8 | 9 | Paraguay | 1 | 1 - 3 | Imperforate | None | Lithographed |
| 1870 | 9 | 10 | Alsace & Lorraine | N1 | N1 - N14 | 13½ x 14 | None | Network with points up. Typographed |
| 1870 | 11 | 1 | Fiji | 1 | Rouletted | None | Quadrille paper. Typeset |
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