US stamps and US Postage Stamps

3c - Orange brown TYPE I, Deep Orange Brown
20,000,000 - Imperf - Scott #10 - 1851
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CAUTION! Items sold as #10 on ebay are rarely a true #10, they are more usualy number 11. A certificate is a must, for this issue. This stamp can be easily confused with the less valuable experimental orange brown used for number 11. Notice the stamp above has a cleaned pen cancel, as can be seen by the faint brown line across the face. This stamp is advertised on ebay by Anthonysstamps as MH..

Auction house prices are for four margins, with certificate

			NY Auction Houses
	MH	Used	MNH	MH	Used	Graded
Spring 2003	-	-	-	-	-	-
Fall 2003	-	-	-	-	-	-
Spring 2004	-	-	-	$400	-	-
Fall 2004	-	-	-	-	-	-
Spring 2005	-	-	-	$2,100	$190-$250	-
Fall 2005	-	$89	-	$750	$160-$180	-
Spring 2006	-	-	-	$3,750	$100-$375	-
Fall 2006	-	-	-	-	$150-$1,050	-
Spring 2007	$430	$30-$70	-	$7,000	-	-
Fall 2007	-	$50-$100	$50,000	$4,000	-	-
Spring 2008	-	$40-$85	-	-	$160	80
Fall 2008	-	$20-$35	-	-	-	-

3c - Copper brown, Orange Brown, TYPE II
20,000,000 - Imperf - Scott #10A - 1851

			NY Auction Houses
	MH	Used	MNH	MH	Used	Graded
Spring 2008	-	-	-	-	$160-$350	-
Fall 2008	-	$40-$70	-	-	-	-

3c - Dull red, orange red, brownish carmine, claret, deep claret, plum or rose red<
340,000,000 Imperf - Scott 11 - 1851
For some more unusual auction examples of this issue click here
For more information, including color and plating information click here

				NY Auction Houses
	MNH	MH	Used	MNH	MH	Graded	Used	Graded
Spring 2003	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Fall 2003	-	-	-	-	$270	-	-	-
Spring 2004	-	$35-$50	$10-$20	-	$200	-	-	-
Fall 2004	-	$12-$25	$12-$25	-	-	-	$60	-
Spring 2005	-	$10-$25	$13-$28	-	-	-	$65-$325	-
Fall 2005	-	$45-$80	$11-$17	$325	-	-	$75-$180	-
Spring 2006	-	$50-$90	$10-$23	$700	$475	-	$65-$1,050	-
Fall 2006	-	$35-$120	$8-$15	-	$300-$950	95	$525-$950	-
Spring 2007	-	$45-$120	$10-$25	-	-	-	-	-
Fall 2007	-	-	$7-$115	$1,900	$3,500	95	$250-$325	95
Spring 2008	-	-	$8-$90	-	$900	95	$60	85J
	-	-	-	-	$1,050	95	$160	90J
	-	-	-	-	-	-	$375-$425	95
	-	-	-	-	-	-	$1,250	98
	-	-	-	-	-	-	$1,500	98J
	-	-	-	-	-	-	$1,400	100
	-	-	-	-	-	-	$2,100	100J
Fall 2008	-	$50-$75	$7-$15	-	-	-	-	-

3c - Dull Red
"Chicago" sewing machine perf 11 - Scott 11 variety - 1851
Only 33 unused examples known
Fall 2005 Auction - Unused $9,500

Scott 11c - Bisected vertical third 3c
(probably only three exist)

Scott 11d - Bisected vertical half 3c
(prepaying the 1c circular rate)

5c - Red brown or dark red brown
150,000 - Imperf - Scott #12 - 1856
(only 50 MH copies survive)
Most used have New Orleans date stamp,
occassional others such as Hartford, CN
Premium for non New Orleans cancels
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				NY Auction Houses
	MH	Used	Graded	MNH	MH	Used	Graded
Spring 2003	-	-	-	-	$4,750	-	-
Fall 2003	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Spring 2004	-	$400-$700	-	-	-	-	-
Fall 2004	-	$450-$700	-	-	-	$100-$750	-
Spring 2005	-	$200-$400	-	-	$4,750-$15,000	$325-$1,700	-
Fall 2005	-	$200-$300	-	-	$8,500-$17,000	$325-$900	-
Spring 2006	-	$210-$500	-	-	$6,500-$19,000	$325-$2,100	-
Fall 2006	-	$300	-	-	$4,250-$27,000	$675-$3,250	-
Spring 2007	-	$275-$675	-	-	$9,500	$700	80
Fall 2007	-	$205	-	-	$18,500	$3,250	-
Spring 2008	-	$425	-	-	$16,000	$800	85
	-	$2,385	95	-	-	$1,050-$1,350	90
	-	-	-	-	-	$1,600-$2,900	95
Fall 2008	-	$335	-	-	-	-	-

The above image illustrates why the 10c Imperf needs a certificate
The certificate indicates the stamp was a #35 with
the perforations removed.

10c - Green, dark green or yellowish green - Type I
Shells at lower corners nearly complete, bottom line almost complete.
Outer line broken, middle of top label
500,000 - Imperf - Scott #13 - 1855
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			NY Auction Houses
	Used	Graded	MH	Graded	Used	Graded
Spring 2003	-	-	-	-	-	-
Fall 2003	-	-	-	-	-	-
Spring 2004	-	-	-	-	$900	-
Fall 2004	-	-	-	-	-	-
Spring 2005	-	-	$7,000-$15,000	-	$225-$625	-
Fall 2005	-	-	-	-	$375-$1,000	-
Spring 2006	$200-$575	-	-	-	$375-$1,150	-
Fall 2006	$500-$775	-	$1,000	85	$2,200	95
Spring 2007	$425	-	$7,750	-	$600-$900	-
Fall 2007	-	-	$21,000	-	$3,000	95
Spring 2008	$290-$510	-	$1,700	-	$2,100-$3,250	95
Spring 2008	$800	80	-	-	$11,000	95J
Fall 2008	-	-	-	-	-	-

10c - Green, dark green or yellowish green - Type II
Bottom line broken and lower shells partly cut away at right and left.
Top and Side designs complete.
Plate position dot near top left corner if not cut away.
2,300,000 - Imperf - Scott #14 - 1855

			NY Auction Houses
	MH	Used	MNH	MH	Graded	Used	Graded
Spring 2003	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Fall 2003	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Spring 2004	-	$50-$75	-	-	-	-	-
Fall 2004	-	$40-$65	-	$20(view)-$1,000	-	-	-
Spring 2005	-	$45-$85	-	$2,200-$3,500	-	$105-$500	-
Fall 2005	-	$45-$90	-	$5,000	-	$150 -$240	-
Spring 2006	-	$25-$205	-	$2,100-$3,250	-	$95-$1,200	-
Fall 2006	-	$50-$90	-	$7,500	-	$300-$450	90
Spring 2007	-	$60-$145	-	$5,500	-	-	-
Fall 2007	-	$45-$105	-	$11,000	90	$400	90J
Spring 2008	-	$60-$140	-	$6,500	85	$140	70
Spring 2008	-	-	-	-	-	$500-$650	95
Fall 2008	-	$40-$80	-	$140,000	100	-	-

10c - Green, dark green or yellowish green- Type III<
Top line broken at middle and above "X" at upper right and left corner.
Bottom line partly cut away.
Bottom right and left shells partly cut away
2,000,000 - Imperf - Scott #15 - 1855

			NY Auction Houses
	MH	Used	MNH	MH	Graded	Used	Graded
Spring 2003	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Fall 2003	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Spring 2004	-	$60-$80	-	$1,300	-	-	-
Fall 2004	-	$55-$75	-	-	-	-	-
Spring 2005	$5,750	$60-$70	-	$4,000-$7,500	-	$160-$325	-
Fall 2005	$5,050	$45-$75	-	$5,000	-	$100-$375	-
Spring 2006	-	$80-$130	-	$5,250-$6,750	-	$190-$375	-
Fall 2006	-	$70-$110	-	$8,900	90	$200	85
	-	-	-	-	-	$300-$375	90
	-	-	-	-	-	$475	95
Spring 2007	-	$55-$160	-	$2,200	-	$100	-
Fall 2007	-	$55-$150	-	$2,000-$9,500	-	$400	90J
	-	-	-	-	-	$575	95
	-	-	-	-	-	$950	95J
Spring 2008	-	$40-$70	-	$2,600-$8,500	-	$400	90
Spring 2008	-	-	-	-	-	$525-$800	95
Fall 2008	-	$40-$150	-	-	-	-	-

10c -< Green, dark green or yellowish green - Type IV<
The outer lines have been recut at either the top
or bottom label or both (positions 64L, 65L)
200,000 - Imperf - Scott #16 - 1855
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		NY Auction Houses
	Used	MH	Used	Graded
Spring 2003	-	-	-	-
Fall 2003	-	-	$1,600	-
Spring 2004	-	-	$2,000	-
Fall 2004	-	-	$2,000	-
Spring 2005	-	-	$700-$750	-
Fall 2005	-	-	$1,200-$4,000	-
Spring 2006	-	-	$1.250-$6,000	-
Fall 2006	-	-	$2,200	85
Spring 2007	-	$16,000	-	-
Fall 2007	-	-	$4,000	90
Spring 2008	-	-	$1,700	85
Fall 2008	-	-	-	-

10c - Black, intense black or gray black<
2,500,000 - Imperf - Scott #17 - 1851
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			NY Auction Houses
	MH	Used	MNH	MH	Graded	Used	Graded
Spring 2003	-	-	-	-	-	$150-$280	-
Fall 2003	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Spring 2004	-	$225-$275	-	-	-	-	-
Fall 2004	-	$125-$165	-	-	-	$270-$325	-
Spring 2005	-	$100-$125	-	$2,000-$2,200	-	$260	-
Fall 2005	-	$60-$115	$19,000	-	-	$105-$350	-
Spring 2006	-	$70-$490	$10,000	$1,000-$12,000	-	$190-$7,500	-
Fall 2006	-	$75-$275	-	$12,500	90	$600	90
Fall 2006	-	-	-	-	-	$1,150	95
Spring 2007	-	$60-$170	-	$6,500	-	-	-
Fall 2007	-	$70-$180	-	$3,750-$4,000	-	$4,250	98J
Spring 2008	-	$75-$200	-	$475	-	$425	90
Spring 2008	-	-	-	-	-	$2,600	98
Fall 2008	-	$30-$70	-	-	-	-	-

10c - Black, intense black or gray black<
Bisect - Scott #17a - 1851