| 10 | cents, | reddish brown. |
| 30 | " | " |
| 50 | " | " |
The number of these stamps issued from May, 1879, to June 30th, 1885, was:
| 1 | cent, | 25,328,525 |
| 2 | cents, | 30,534,425 |
| 3 | " | 31,146,230 |
| 5 | " | 5,029,435 |
| 10 | " | 6,105,175 |
| 30 | " | 169,078 |
| 50 | " | 93,490 |
Observations.
There are two quite distinct shades of the red-brown in which these stamps are printed, the earlier issues being of a brown that shows hardly a trace of red, while those printed under the 1885 contract are of the shade of the current two cent postage stamp.