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D. Deliveries and Shades Regular Impressions
3'd Delivery - March 19, 1849 to February 14, 1850 Dark Brown - Gray Brown - Red Browns

3'd delivery regular impressions- Most lines are very fine with some barely discernible. Frame lines appear frequently
broken with the background shading barely visible. Foliate lines are abbreviated and of no help in plating.

Brown - More red than previous.
Uncommon shade for this delivery. Gray brown- With red hues.

Brown - Right margin. Deep gray brown e

Red browns- More common than first deliveries with the impression being the delivery telltale.

Pale red brown e Red brown e

Pale red brown
Top margin. e