Interest Paid Stamp Images

INTEREST PAID

Known IP UnKnown IP Manuscript

The first 7.3% notes were sold out of the Confederate Treasury Department on May 5th, 1862. Interest was set to be paid on January 1st of every year. When interest was paid a STAMP or MANUSCRIPT endorsement was added to the back of the note. There are quite a few stamps that indicate the place where interest was paid. Some are common and others quite scarce. Some IP are unknown like the one shown above. While we don't know by whom or where these unknown stamps were applied we can at times make an educated guess to a general location based on other endorsements or stamps on the back of the note. A few of the manuscript IP indicate location, but most simply say Interest Paid.

While most IP are January 1st, there are a few known with other dates. July 1st IP are known as stamp and manuscript. Other dates such as March 28th and July 3rd are known in manuscript. Other dates could show up as more people take the time to inspect the back of their notes. {Please Report Unlisted IP}

The Interest Paid Location lists the known IP for both varieties of Trains {T39 & T40} & Hoers {T41}. The stamps illustrated in this section are common to all three issues. Comments about these stamps are are personal opinions and if I'm aware of a differing opinion, I will notate it.

Don't Assume These Images Are Exact Sizes
I have tried to make them look near the exact size but over the years Image Sizes have Varied
You sould be able to get a General Idea of what each looks like and als the
Shapes of Numbers, Letters, Position &c
This is especially true of the UnKnown Location Stamps

Known Location IP Stamps

AUGUSTA, GEORGIA : 1863, 1864, 1865

So far only one variety of 1863 has been reported
Augusta Georgia 1864

Two variety of 1864 has been reported

1865 has two styles and two colors

CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA : 1863, 1864, 1865
Charleston S.C. 1863

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA :
1864 Red 1865 Black 1865 Blue

1864 Dark Blue 1864 Small Light Blue

COLUMBUS, GEORGIA :
1864 1865 1865 Variety

COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI :
1864 Large Type 1864 Small Type 1865

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.: 1863

JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI : 1863, 1864, 1865

The above are three standard types for Jackson MS. Below is new use of old stamp.

Manuscript 5/4

KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE : 1863, 1864, 1865 {no image} Elusive

MACON, GEORGIA : 1864, 1865 Red/Orange Color Variety 1865 Black

MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA : 1863 {color var}, 1864, 1865

RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA : 1863, 1864, 1865

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA : 1863, 1864, 1865

Varieties :
1863 RED Crude 1865

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA : 1863, 1864, 1865

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA : 1864, 1865

I can't say if this is an 1864 with 5 or a 5 where date received no ink.

WILMINGTON, N.C. - Henry Savage Depositary : 1864, 1865

UnKnown Location IP Stamps
There are a lot of UnKnown IP Stamps. The following are a representative sample of UnkIP.

LARGE TWO LINE : 1863, 1864, 1865/4 Manuscript 5 over 4. Same Type Common
These are believed to be from Trans-Mississippi and very possibly Texas. They are found quite often with Houston and San Antonio issuied notes, although a few have been found on notes issued in Mississippi [AT]. I have never seen this IP associated with any Eastern areas [AV]. We have NOW seen enough of these IP associated with Places or Officers that there is no doubt in our minds these are a Texas Intrest Paid Stamp and very likely Houston or some location close by.

Standard 1863

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This is manuscript 4 over standard 1863

Standard 1864

1865 / 1863

This is 5 / 4 / 3

1865 / 1864

  1865 / 186? (probably 1864)



LARGE TWO LINE :   1865   Only a few seen

This IP might be Army of Tennessee area. Not enough specimens seen to make an educated guess other than to assume it's not from the Army of VA area. It's very near the same as the last examples and it too could be a Trans-Miss IP.

Large One Line (Two Different Shown) : Look almost the same but Numbers in Date are slightly different.

< Look at very minute differences:
Tips of the "1" are different than next example (enlarge image to see)
NEW to List 2010

LARGE ONE LINE with BARS : 1863 Several have now shown up since people starte looking

This IP is probably from some some location in the Southeast such as inland from populated areas such as NC, SC, GA, AL and perhaps MS. It is well made and was probably made for use by a traveling agent. There is no way to know exactly where it was used.

LARGE ONE LINE with BARS : 1864 Newly Reported (2) as of Feb. 2010

This IP has just now been noticed. There could well be more of them out there. It appears to be the same type print as the 1863 above. I'm unsure if the 'type' (size) is identical or not as the images are not the same resolution but it appears to be. Bars are set closer on this stamp.

Mixed Small Print & Medium size Date (MEDIUM in SIZE) ONE LINE : 1863 Only a few seen

Origin unknown but probably SC or NC. Found with Charleston Postal issued and between Raleigh, NC 1864 & 1865 IP. Charlie Knupp TM26 believes this unknown Interest Paid stamp was used in and around Wilmington, North Carolina. The font looks similar if not exactly the same as the Wilmington January 1863 Issued Stamp and the Henry Savage 1864 Interest Paid stamp (see above). After viewing a number of Trains with both of those stamps as well as sandwiched between a manuscript Issued Wilmington 1862 and a Henry Savage Interest Paid 1864 I too believe this to be a very logical assumption.

LARGE: or Larger! Two Line: 1865

NEW to List - 2010
< Showing two examples as neither are complete. The defining characteristic of this stamp is the High and UnEven "IN". This would indicate the type was about to come loose from the stamp. So far only a few of these have been reported.

< This is likely an early example with the IN in INTEREST locked firmly in place.

MEDIUM in Size TWO LINE Curved : 1864 Only a few seen

I've on ly seen two of these. Both have a curved bottom line. The doubling is not part of stamp. No clue to origin but maybe AT.

MEDIUM TWO LINE : 1865 First of this type that I've seen (Oct 2006)

This UnKnown IP was found on T41 with UnKnown 1863 manuscript Issued and Medium Two Line Curved 1864 of the type shown above.

SMALL TWO LINE : 1863 Common

Seen with partial round collar. Found on a wide range of notes issued from Richmond and Mongomery. Found with IP from AT areas like Augusta, Savannah, Jackson and Columbus, Miss. No one has yet studied the stamp close enough to decide if it's only ONE stamp or one of several similar stamps. Origin most likely Richmond, VA sent out with from Treasury dept.

1864 Recent discovery - porbably overlooked but certainly not common

SMALL TWO LINE Blue : 1863 Seldom seen

Origin believed to be Columbus, Miss. The ink is the same color [lighter than Montgomery] as found on 1864 & 1865 IP's from that location. Also, the small type is similar to the 1865 IP stamp from that city.

SMALL TWO LINE : 1865 Seldom seen

The one example I have is found with Montgomery Issued roundel, Montgomery 1863 IP, 1 July 1863 and Medium 2 line 1864. This leads me to believe it's from South East AV or Gulf Coast area AT.

Mixed: Small TWO LINE with Micro - Date: 1865

Showing this new stamp with small 2 line for comparrision

New Listing 2010

MEDIUM TWO LINE : 1 JULY 1863 Quite Scarce!

Stamped into the Montgomery Issued roundel, I don't think there can be any question this IP was used by that depository. 1863 interest was also paid at Montgomery. I believe it is known on other issues but those notes could have been brought to Montgomery for interest payment.

Manuscript IP
There are an even greater number of manuscript IP of known and unknown origin. These are just samples of the many that can be found. The only known Stamp Odd-Date IP is shown above. There are a number of Odd-Date IP at the end of these examples of Manuscript IP!

JANUARY 1ST, 1863 : Two Examples -

^ 1863 Manuscript IP are seldom seen! >

JANUARY 1ST, 1864 : Common

Here's a manuscript 1st Jany 1864 that isn't so common. It also has a NAME - Henry Savage, Depositary and a PLACE - Wilmington, North Carolina. A second reported example is shown. It has the first name spelled out and Depositary spelled out. It is missing "1st" before January stating simply January.(If you have one of these please report it.)

JANUARY 1ST, 1864 and 1865 : Fairly Common

JANUARY 1ST, 1865 : Common

NON-STANDARD IP DATES : Extremely Scarce!

July 3rd, 1863

Really Neat "Interest Allowed" 17 Oct 1863

March 28th, 1864

Manuscript April 8, 1864

Here's a really interesting note with 1 Jan Stamps for 1863, 1864 and 1865
It also has manuscript 12th April 1864

July 1st, 1864
ALEXANDRIA LOUISIANA
{In Pencil}

This is the END of this section.

New addtions will be added as found. The manuscripts are just to give you an idea of what is seen and there are many different unknown manscript IP statements. If you should find anything you think is different with the stamps please contact Col Crutch Williams CSA so that your discovery can be added to this listing. I probably won't add any more of the manscript IP unless they are an Odd Date.

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