Second Series - 1c


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1c - Blue - Type I
The most complete design of all the types. The design
is complete at top, bottom and sides.

35,000 - Imperf - Scott #5 - 1851
Only 98 used and two unused examples exist

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  NY Auction Houses
  MNH Graded
Fall 2003 - - $37,500 -
Spring 2004 - $90,000 - -
Fall 2004 - - $52,500 -
Spring 2005 - - - -
Fall 2005 - - - -
Spring 2006 - - $35,000 -
Fall 2006 - - - -
Spring 2007 - - - -
Fall 2007 - - $60,000 70
Spring 2008 - - $32,500-$47,500 -
Fall 2008 - - - -
Spring 2009 - - - -
Fall 2009 - - - -
Spring 2010 - - - -
Fall 2010 - - - -
Spring 2011 - - - -
Fall 2011 - - - -



1c - Blue - Type Ib
As type I, except plume like scrolls at bottom are not complete
and balls below bottom label are not as well defined.

 Imperf - Scott #5A - 18
51
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  NY Auction Houses
  MNH Graded
Fall 2003 - - $4,250 -
Spring 2004 - - $2,500-$4,000 -
Fall 2004 - - $4,500-$6,250 -
Spring 2005 - - - -
Fall 2005 - - $2,900-$3,750 -
Spring 2006 - $26,000 $2,600-$13,500 -
Fall 2006 - - $4,750-$7,250 -
Spring 2007 - - $15,000 -
Fall 2007 - - $7,000-$17,000 -
Spring 2008 - - $4,500-$15,500 -
Fall 2008 - - $9,000 85
Spring 2009 - - $3,750-$22,000 -
Fall 2009 - - - -
Spring 2010 - - $3,250 -
- - $11,000 80
- - $9,500 85
Fall 2010 - - - -
Spring 2011 - - - -
Fall 2011 - - - -



1c - Blue - Type Ia
The design is complete at the sides and bottom but incomplete at the top.
Top center line and tops of the ornament are missing.
Furthermore, there is a flaw below and to the left of the "U" of "U.S.POSTAGE".

Less than six mint copies survive
110,000 - Imperf - Scott #6 - 1851
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  NY Auction Houses
  Used MNH Graded Graded
Spring 2003 - - - - - -
Fall 2003 - - - - $2,900 -
Spring 2004 - - $9,500 - $8,000 -
Fall 2004 - - - - $6,250 -
Spring 2005 - - - - $15,500 -
Fall 2005 - - - - $4,750-$5,250 -
Spring 2006 - - - - $14,000-$25,000 -
Fall 2006 - - - - - -
Spring 2007 - - - - $13,500 -
Fall 2007 - - - - $2,800-$5,250 -
Spring 2008 - - - - $12,500 -
Fall 2008 - - $100,000 95 $3,500 30
Spring 2009 - - $90,000 - $20,000 90
Fall 2009 - - - - - -
Spring 2010 $2,225 - - - - -
Fall 2010 - - - - - -
Spring 2011 - - - - - -
Fall 2011 - - - - - -

1c - Blue - Type Ic
As type 1a, bottom right ornaments and plume are incomplete.
Bottom left plume complete or nearly complete.

Imperf - Scott #6b - 1851
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  NY Auction Houses
  Used MNH Used
Spring 2005 - - - $5,750
Fall 2005 - - - $3,500
Spring 2006 - - - -
Fall 2006 $1,890 - - $1,900
Fall 2007 - - - -
Spring 2008 - - - $2,800
Fall 2008 - - - -
Spring 2009 - - - -
Fall 2009 - - - -
Spring 2010 - - - -
Fall 2010 - - - -
Spring 2011 - - - -
Fall 2011 - - - -

1c - Blue - Type II
The design is complete at the sides and top but slightly incomplete at bottom.
It is easily mistaken for a Type I.

12,000,000 - Imperf - Scott #7 - 1851
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  NY Auction Houses
  MNH Graded Graded Graded
Spring 2003 - - - - - - - -
Fall 2003 - - - - - - - -
Spring 2004 - $40-$50 - - - - $300-$325 -
Fall 2004 - $35-$60 - - - - $280-$370 -
Spring 2005 - - - - $1,800-$10,500 - $270-$400 -
Fall 2005 - $45-$65 - - $5,000 - $65-$1,500 -
Spring 2006 - $75-$90 - - $2,300-$2,700 - $125-$1,950 -
Fall 2006 - $70-$125 - - $11,000 100 $170-$700 90J
  - - - - - $750 95
Spring 2007 - $60-$125 - - $500 - $85 70
Fall 2007 - $45-$115 - - $2,900 85 $800 95
Spring 2008 $400 $40-$145 - - $1,450 85 $1,250 90
- - - - - - $1,800-$2,100 90
- - - - - - $950 95
- - - - - - $6,250 98J
Fall 2008 - $30-$100 $8,500 95 $1,500 90 $270 90
- - - - $12,500 100 - -
Spring 2009 - $20-$50 $9,500 95J $2,800 95 $110 85
- - - - - - $950 95
- - - - - - $3,250 98J
- - - - - - $10,500 100J
Fall 2009 - $22-$55 - - $525 80 $250 90
- - - - $950 85 - -
- - - - $1,800 90 - -
Spring 2010 - $27-$90 - - - - - -
Fall 2010 - - - - - - - -
Spring 2011 - - - - - - - -
Fall 2011 - - - - - - - -

1c - Blue - Type III 
Top and bottom curved lines outside the label are broken in the middle.
The side ornaments are substantially complete.

Imperf - Scott #8 - 1851
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  NY Auction Houses
  Graded
Spring 2003 - - - -
Fall 2003 - - - -
Spring 2004 - - $2,100-$2,400 -
Fall 2004 - - $2,400 -
Spring 2005 $3,000 - $1,050-$7,500 -
Fall 2005 - - $1,450-$8,500 -
Spring 2006 - - $1,600 -
Fall 2006 - - - -
Spring 2007 - $7,500 - -
Fall 2007 - - - -
Spring 2008 - $13,000-$40,000 $2,000-$6,250 -
Fall 2008 - - $26,000 98J
Spring 2009 - $52,500 $15,000 -
Fall 2009 - - $5,250 90
- - $6,750 95
Spring 2010 $2,000 - - -
Fall 2010 - - - -
Spring 2011 - - - -
Fall 2011 - - - -

1c - Blue - Type IIIa
As type III, but either the bottom or, more commonly,
the bottom line are broken, but not both.

< 1,000,000 - Imperf - Scott #8A - 1851
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  NY Auction Houses
  MNH Graded Graded
Spring 2004 - $300-$400 - - - $1,100 -
Fall 2004 - $200-$250 - - - $2,900 -
Spring 2005 - - - - - $2,600 -
Fall 2005 - - - - - $1,450 -
Spring 2006 - $250-$385 - $13,000 - $5,000 -
Fall 2006 - - - $3,750 - $575 95
Spring 2007 - - - $5,000 - - -
Fall 2007 - $460 - $35,000 - - -
Spring 2008 - $400-$660 - - - $950 85
Fall 2008 - $380 - - - $1,900 90
Spring 2009 - - - $14,000 - $450 70
- - - - - $1,600 90
- - - - - $20,000 98J
Fall 2009 - - - - - $800 80
- - - - - $850-$1.200 85
- - - - - $1,400 90
Spring 2010 - $290-$510 - - - - -
Fall 2010 - - - - - - -
Spring 2011 - - - - - - -
Fall 2011 - - - - - - -

1c - Blue - Type IV
As type II except the curved lines outside the
labels are recut at top, bottom or both

Imperf - Scott #9 - 1851













  NY Auction Houses
  MNG Graded MNH Graded Graded Graded
Spring 2003 - - - - - - - - -
Fall 2003 - - - - - - - $180-$325 -
Spring 2004 - - - - - - - $160-$280 -
Fall 2004 - - - - - $650 - $120-$140 -
Spring 2005 - $90-$110 - - - $800 - $105-$150 -
Fall 2005 - - - - - $800 - $105-$210 -
Spring 2006 - $45-$175 - - - $2,500 - $2,100 -
Fall 2006 - $40-$110 - - - $2,000 - $1,250 95
Spring 2007 - - - - - $500-$850 - $200 -
Fall 2007 - $30-$255 - - - $6,250 95 $140 85
- $180 - - - - - $250 85J
- - - - - - - $220 90
- - - - - - - $350 90J
- - - - - - - $700 95
- - - - - - - $325 95J
- - - - - - - $1,800 98J
Spring 2008 $200-$250 $30-$85 - $80,000 100J - - $160 85
- $60 - - - - - $190-$275 85J
- - - - - - - $250-$350 90
- - - - - - - $260-$425 90J
- - - - - - - $600-$900 95
- - - - - - - $750-$1,000 95J
Fall 2008 - $20-$40 - $1,800 80 - - $225 90
- - - - - - - $450-$2,100 95
- - - - - - - $2,200 98J
Spring 2009 $360 $20-$35 - - - $2,600 95 $85-$100 85
- $29 70 - - - - $130 90
- $200 90 - - - - $400 95
Fall 2009 - $20-$40 - - - $450-$600 85 $200-$325 90J
- - - - - $2,200 95 $600 95
- - - - - $4,250 98J $1,300 98
- - - - - - - $625 98J
Spring 2010 - $24-$55 - - - - - $500 95
- - - - - - - $475-$525 95J
Fall 2010 - - - - - - - - -
Spring 2011 - - - - - - - - -
Fall 2011 - - - - - - - - -


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#5A-5-5A Strip
Type 1 (#5 and 5a) are the rarest US stamp prior to the 1868 grills
This three strip (ex Pasadena Collection) realised $170,000 in Fall 2007

#9 unused block
(largest known)

 

 

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