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
MH
Used
Graded
Fall 2003
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$37,500
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Spring 2004
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$90,000
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-
Fall 2004
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$52,500
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Spring 2005
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Fall 2005
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-
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-
Spring 2006
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$35,000
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Fall 2006
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-
-
Spring 2007
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-
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-
Fall 2007
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$60,000
70
Spring 2008
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$32,500-$47,500
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Fall 2008
-
-
-
-


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 - 1851
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NY Auction Houses
 
MNH
MH
Used
Fall 2003
-
-
$4,250
Spring 2004
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-
$2,500-$4,000
Fall 2004
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-
$4,500-$6,250
Spring 2005
-
-
-
Fall 2005
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$2,900-$3,750
Spring 2006
-
$26,000
$2,600-$13,500
Fall 2006
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-
$4,750-$7,250
Spring 2007
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$15,000
Fall 2007
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$7,000-$17,000
Spring 2008
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$4,500-$15,500
Fall 2008
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-
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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
 
MNH
MH
Used
Spring 2003
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-
Fall 2003
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$2,900
Spring 2004
-
$9,500
$8,000
Fall 2004
-
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$6,250
Spring 2005
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-
$15,500
Fall 2005
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$4,750-$5,250
Spring 2006
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-
$14,000-$25,000
Fall 2006
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-
-
Spring 2007
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$13,500
Fall 2007
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$2,800-$5,250
Spring 2008
-
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$12,500
Fall 2008
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-
-



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
MH
Used
Spring 2003
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-
Fall 2003
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-
Spring 2004
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-
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-
Fall 2004
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-
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-
Spring 2005
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$5,750
Fall 2005
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$3,500
Spring 2006
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-
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-
Fall 2006
$1,890
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-
$1,900
Fall 2007
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-
-
-
Spring 2008
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$2,800
Fall 2008
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-
-
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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
 
MH
Used
MNH
MH
Graded
Used
Graded
Spring 2003
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Fall 2003
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Spring 2004
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$40-$50
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$300-$325
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Fall 2004
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$35-$60
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$280-$370
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Spring 2005
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$1,800-$10,500
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$270-$400
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Fall 2005
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$45-$65
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$5,000
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$65-$1,500
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Spring 2006
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$75-$90
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$2,300-$2,700
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$125-$1,950
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Fall 2006
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$70-$125
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$11,000
100
$170-$700
90J
 
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-
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$750
95
Spring 2007
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$60-$125
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$500
-
$85
70
Fall 2007
-
$45-$115
-
$2,900
85
$800
95
Spring 2008
$400
$40-$145
-
$1,450
85
$1,250
90
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$1,800-$2,100
90
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$950
95
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$6,250
98J
Fall 2008
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$30-$100
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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
 
Used
MH
Used
Graded
Spring 2003
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Fall 2003
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Spring 2004
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$2,100-$2,400
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Fall 2004
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$2,400
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Spring 2005
$3,000
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$1,050-$7,500
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Fall 2005
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$1,450-$8,500
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Spring 2006
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$1,600
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Fall 2006
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Spring 2007
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$7.500
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Fall 2007
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-
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-
Spring 2008
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$13,000-$40,000
$2,000-$6,250
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Fall 2008
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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
 
MH
Used
MNH
MH
Graded
Used
Graded
Spring 2003
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Fall 2003
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Spring 2004
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$300-$400
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$1,100
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Fall 2004
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$200-$250
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$2,900
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Spring 2005
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$2,600
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Fall 2005
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$1,450
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Spring 2006
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$250-$385
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$13,000
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$5,000
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Fall 2006
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$3,750
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$575
95
Spring 2007
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$5,000
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Fall 2007
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$460
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$35,000
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Spring 2008
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$400-$660
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$950
85
Fall 2008
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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
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NY Auction Houses
 
MNG
Used
MNH
MH
Graded
Used
Graded
Spring 2003
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Fall 2003
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$180-$325
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Spring 2004
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$160-$280
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Fall 2004
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$650
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$120-$140
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Spring 2005
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$90-$110
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$800
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$105-$150
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Fall 2005
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$800
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$105-$210
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Spring 2006
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$45-$175
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$2,500
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$2,100
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Fall 2006
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$40-$110
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$2,000
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$1,250
95
Spring 2007
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-
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$500-$850
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$200
-
Fall 2007
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$30-$255
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$6,250
95
$140
85
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$180
85
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$250
85J
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$220
90
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$350
90J
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$700
95
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$325
95J
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$1,800
98J
Spring 2008
$200-$250
$30-$85
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$160
85
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$60
70
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$190-$275
85J
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$250-$300
90
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$260-$425
90J
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$600-$900
95
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$750-$1,000
95J
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$80,000
100J
$600
98J
Fall 2008
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$20-$40
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Can you value these #9's?

The first copy was sold at Apfelbaum.
The second copy was sold at Shreves.
The third copy was sold on ebay.
All are sound. All were sold in Nov/Dec 2004 Pass your cursor over the question mark to find the answers.


#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

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