1857 1c


1c - Blue - Type I
The most complete design of all the types.
The design is complete at top, bottom and sides.
Hard to find well centered copies.
Perf 15 1/2 - Scott #18 - 1851

 
NY Auction Houses
 
MH
Used
MNH
MH
Graded
Used
Graded
Spring 2003
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$1,250
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$105
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Fall 2003
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$1,600
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-
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Spring 2004
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$1,100
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-
-
Fall 2004
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-
Spring 2005
$3,750
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-
$1,600
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$400-$575
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Fall 2005
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$100-$150
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$1,050-$2,200
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$350-$700
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Spring 2006
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$90
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$2,700-$3,250
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$325-$700
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Fall 2006
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$110-$225
$3,750
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-
$900
90
Spring 2007
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$115-$300
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$2,400
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$650-$660
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Fall 2007
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$165-$180
$9,500
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$4,000
95
Spring 2008
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$135-$230
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$1,000-$7,250
90
$750
80
Fall 2008
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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".
Perf 15 1/2 - Scott #19 - 1851
 
NY Auction Houses
 
Used
MNH
MH
Used
Spring 2003
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$1,100-$1,150
Fall 2003
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-
Spring 2004
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$1,450-$4,500
Fall 2004
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$4,750
Spring 2005
$3,500
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Fall 2005
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$2,600-$11,500
Spring 2006
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$11,500-$47,500
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$3,250-$24,000
Fall 2006
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$4,500
Spring 2007
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$6,000-$17,500
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Fall 2007
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-
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$1,700-$5,000
Spring 2008
$1,285
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$4,750
$2,900-$14,500
Fall 2008
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-
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1c - Blue - Type 1c
As type 1a, bottom right ornaments and plume are incomplete.
Bottom left plume complete or nearly complete
Perf 15 1/2 - Scott #19b - 1851
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MH
Used
Spring 2003
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Fall 2003
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Spring 2004
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Fall 2004
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-
Spring 2005
$8,500
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-
Fall 2005
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-
-
Spring 2006
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-
-
Fall 2006
-
-
-
Spring 2007
-
-
-
Fall 2007
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-
-
Spring 2008
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-
-
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.
Perf 15 1/2 - Scott #20 - 1851
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MNH
MH
Used
MNH
MH
Used
Graded
Spring 2003
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$900
$260-$450
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Fall 2003
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$250-$350
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Spring 2004
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Fall 2004
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Spring 2005
$4,250
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$325-$1,250
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Fall 2005
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$1,200
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$115-$1,700
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Spring 2006
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$1,250
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$1,050-$2,700
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-
Fall 2006
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$4,500
$475
$625
85
Spring 2007
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$75-$80
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$500-$1,250
$70
50
Fall 2007
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$60-$360
$6,000
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-
-
Spring 2008
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$95-$115
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$110 (ng)
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Fall 2008
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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
Perf 15 1/2 - Scott #21 - 1851
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NY Auction Houses
 
MH
Used
MNH
MH
Graded
Used
Graded
Spring 2003
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$800
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Fall 2003
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$3,750
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$800
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Spring 2004
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$1,600
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Fall 2004
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$5,000
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-
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Spring 2005
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$1,700-$5,250
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$14,500
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$635-$2,750
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Fall 2005
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$15,000
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$1,000-$5,500
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Spring 2006
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$1,975
$21,000
$6,750
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$1,900-$6,000
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Fall 2006
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$1,825
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$1,900-$6,250
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Spring 2007
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$10,000
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$1,500
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Fall 2007
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$1,750
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$6,750
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$5,000
90
Spring 2008
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$70,000
90
$4,750-$6,500
90
Fall 2008
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1c - Blue - Type IIIa
As type III, but either the bottom or, more commonly,
the top line are broken, but not both.
Perf 15 1/2 - Scott #22 - 1851
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MH
Used
MNH
MH
Used
Graded
Spring 2003
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$800
$230-$325
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Fall 2003
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Spring 2004
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$425
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Fall 2004
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$1,500
$800
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Spring 2005
$2,000
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$1,300-$2,800
$325-$500
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Fall 2005
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-
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$2,500-$3,750
$245-$800
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Spring 2006
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$115-$150
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$2,200-$6,500
$350-$1,900
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Fall 2006
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$150-$265
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$1,450-$4,500
$950
90
Spring 2007
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$140-$205
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$2,750
-
-
Fall 2007
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$130-$160
$7,000
-
-
-
Spring 2008
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$85-$155
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$1,200
90
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
Perf 15 1/2 - Scott #23 - 1851
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Used
MNH
MH
Used
Graded
Spring 2003
$260
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Fall 2003
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Spring 2004
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$750
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Fall 2004
$200-$225
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$500-$700
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Spring 2005
$200-$300
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$4,500-$9,000
$525-$800
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Fall 2005
-
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$6,250
$525-$2,200
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Spring 2006
$850
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$475-$550
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Fall 2006
$145-$205
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$950
90
Spring 2007
$100-$240
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$4,000
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Fall 2007
$180-$200
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-
-
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Spring 2008
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$200-$240
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Fall 2008
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-
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1c - Blue - Type V
Broken circle similar to type III plus side ornaments cut away in part.
Perf 15 1/2 - Scott #24 - 1851
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MNH
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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Fall 2004
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$75-$80
$8-$23
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$200
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Spring 2005
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$60-$90
$10-$20
$100-$270
$175
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Fall 2005
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$60-$90
$11-$30
$500-$1,400
$175-$375
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Spring 2006
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$80-$105
$15-$105
$280-$300
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Fall 2006
$105
$80-$130
$11-$21
$280
$190
85
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Spring 2007
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$100
$14-$40
$180
$110
90
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Fall 2007
$230
$90
$12-$40
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$325
95
Spring 2008
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$15-$40
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$250
85
Fall 2008
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A NOTE ABOUT PEN CANCELS

Pen cancels are worth less than other forms
of cancels. They are also the most frequently
removed form of cancel. Fortunately the
dies in the ink in the 1850's make removal
difficult. Most removal attempts leave a dull
yellow or brown stain, which should be looked for
carefully. Often a forged cancel will be
placed over the yellow stain to hide it.
So look carefully at heavy cancels, they can
reveal a multitude of sins.

Above is a particularly crude attempt at
removing a cancel. In this case the
cancel that was applied in its place
did not exist. Somebody used a date
stamp from a stationary store!

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