1857 3c - 5c


3c - Rose red or dull red - Type I
Four outer frame lines.
38,000,000 - Perf 15 1/2 - Scott #25 - 1857

 
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MH
Used
MNH
MH
Graded
Used
Graded
Spring 2003
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$150
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Fall 2003
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Spring 2004
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$7-$12
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$625
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Fall 2004
$300-$400
$9-$15
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$13-$30
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Spring 2005
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$10-$16
$2,750
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-
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Fall 2005
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$8-$12
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$400-$675
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$140
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Spring 2006
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$6-$29
$1,600
$1,900
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-
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Fall 2006
-
$3-$28
$2,800
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-
Spring 2007
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$10-$40
-
$2,000-$3,000
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-
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Fall 2007
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$12-$35
$7,500
$13,000
90
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Spring 2008
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$17-$60
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$3,500
-
-
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Fall 2008
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$11-$35
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2009
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$5-$22
$2,500
$1,900-$2,600
-
$270
90
Fall 2009
$700
$3-$12
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-
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Spring 2010
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$12-$35
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Fall 2010
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Spring 2011
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Fall 2011
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Spring 2012
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Fall 2012
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The Chicago Perf 11

Jerome S. Wagshal established a connection between the "Sample A" Chicago Perf 11 stamps and the effort by R. K. Swift to sell the Hadley perforator to the U.S. Post Office Department in June 1855. W. Wilson Hulme II went into greater detail identifying the various known examples by their respective positions in the sheet and establishing that the ex-Chase block of 21 (since divided into smaller units) and two blocks of six originated from the same "Sample A" sheet, which Swift submitted to the Third Assistant Postmaster with his solicitation letter. These "Sample A" stamps later reached collectors.

A total of 33 "Sample A" Chicago Perf stamps are recorded, including a block of nine, two blocks of six, and a block of four. There are four contiguous stamps from the Chase piece that have not been accounted for and may still exist as a block.


3c - Rose - Type I
Four outer frame lines.
Perf 15 1/2 Imperf Vertically - Scott #25A- 1857

 
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Used
MNH
MH
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Used
Graded
Fall 2009
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$175
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$725
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Spring 2010
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Fall 2010
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Spring 2011
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Fall 2011
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Spring 2012
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Fall 2012
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3c - Dull Red, red, rose, claret, orange-brown, plum or brownish carmine.  - Type II
No outer frame lines at the top or bottom.
The side frame lines extend beyond the top and bottom of the design.
620,000,000 - Perf 15 1/2 - Scott 26 - 1857
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MNH
MH
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MNH
Graded
MH
Graded
Spring 2003
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Fall 2003
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$130
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-
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Spring 2004
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$10-$20
$3-$6
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-
$50
-
Fall 2004
-
$10-$20
$3-$6
$50
-
-
-
Spring 2005
-
$25-$40
$4-$7
$450
-
$75-$280  
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Fall 2005
-
$20-$42
$2-$5
-
-
$75
-
Spring 2006
-
$10-$285
$1-$10
$260
-
$220-$270
-
Fall 2006
$85
$10-$150
$3-$5
-
-
$100
80
-
-
-
-
-
$280
85
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-
-
-
$300
90
Spring 2007
$37-$55
$16-$25
$2-$5
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-
-
-
Fall 2007
$60
$16-$24
$2-$6
$1,050
95
-
-
Spring 2008
-
$25-$65
$3-$10
$240
-
$350
85
-
-
-
-
-
$375
90
Fall 2008
$45-$50
$25-$35
$2-$4
$600-$700
90
$300
95
Spring 2009
-
$20-$30
$1-$10
$300
90
$450
95
-
-
-
$750
95
-
-
Fall 2009
$45-$60
$20-$40
$2-$10
$550
95
$225-$300
90
-
-
-
-
-
$1,000
98J
Spring 2010
$45-$50
$18-$20
$1-$9
$725
95
$180
95
Fall 2010
-
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Spring 2011
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Fall 2011
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Spring 2012
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Fall 2012
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3c - Dull red, brownish carmine or rose - Type IIa
As in Type 2 but the side frame lines do not extend beyond the design.
Perf 15 1/2 - Scott 26A - 1857
For more help on identifying #26a click here
 
NY Auction Houses
 
MNH
MH
Used
MNH
MH
Graded
Used
Graded
Spring 2003
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$50
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Fall 2003
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$50
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-
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Spring 2004
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$12-$20
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-
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Fall 2004
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$7-$15
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-
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Spring 2005
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$12-$20
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-
-
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-
Fall 2005
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-
$5-$10
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$325
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-
-
Spring 2006
-
-
$8-$20
$550
-
-
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-
Fall 2006
-
-
$4-$16
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$800
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-
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Spring 2007
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$35
$5-$15
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Fall 2007
-
-
$6-$22
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-
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Spring 2008
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-
$11-$19
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-
-
$230
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Fall 2008
-
$40
$4-$5
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-
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-
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Spring 2009
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$22
$1-$6
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-
-
-
-
Fall 2009
$40
-
$5-$10
-
$1,400
95
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-
Spring 2010
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$25
$5-$10
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-
-
$5,250
98
Fall 2010
-
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Spring 2011
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Fall 2011
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Perf 15 1/2 - Scott 26b - 1857
Imperforate Vertically
(only two exist)



Perf 15 1/2 - Scott 26c - 1857
Imperforate Horizontally

5 c - Brick red- Type I
Projections on the four sides are complete.
300,000 - Perf 15 1/2 - Scott #27 - 1858
Only twenty mint singles survive. The used are usualy
printed in New Orleans, probably in 1852, but not used until 1858
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MH
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MNH
MH
Graded
Used
Graded
Spring 2003
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$375-$550
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Fall 2003
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-
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Spring 2004
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$45,000
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$525-$900
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Fall 2004
-
$350-$450
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-
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$350-$450
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Spring 2005
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$225-$350
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-
-
$290-$2,900
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Fall 2005
-
$425-$450
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-
-
$425-$550
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Spring 2006
-
$360-$500
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-
-
$425-$4,250
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Fall 2006
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$290
$65,000
$19,000
-
$1,500
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Spring 2007
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$235-$470
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$30,000
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-
-
Fall 2007
-
$205
$75,000
-
-
-
-
Spring 2008
-
$400
-
-
-
$4,250
90
Fall 2008
-
$230
-
$11,500-$14,000
-
-
-
Spring 2009
-
$275
-
$29,000
75
$1,900
85
Fall 2009
-
$320
-
-
-
$375
-
Spring 2010
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-
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-
-
Fall 2010
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Spring 2011
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Fall 2011
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Spring 2012
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Fall 2012
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5c - Red brown (shown) or pale red brown - Type I
Projections on the four sides are complete
100,000 - Perf 15 1/2 - Scott #28 - 1857
Used copies most have New Orleans Date Stamp
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MH
Used
MNH
MH
Graded
Used
Graded
Spring 2003
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-
-
-
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$1,050
-
Fall 2003
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-
-
-
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$1,400
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Spring 2004
-
-
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Fall 2004
-
$150-$200
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$130-$170
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Spring 2005
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$175-$225
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-
Fall 2005
-
$200-$305
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-
-
$975-$2,000
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Spring 2006
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$320
-
-
-
$950-$1,450
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Fall 2006
-
-
-
-
-
$1,200-$2,100
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Spring 2007
-
$160-$280
-
$6,500
-
$350
-
Fall 2007
-
$260
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2008
-
$210
-
-
-
$1,200
80
Fall 2008
-
$260
-
-
-
$5,750
90
Spring 2009
$365 (ng)
$150
-
-
-
$1,350
-
Fall 2009
-
$190
-
-
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-
-
Spring 2010
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$175-$425
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Fall 2010
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Spring 2011
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Fall 2011
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Spring 2012
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Fall 2012
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5 c - Indian red - Type I
Projections on the four sides are complete
Perf 15 1/2 - Scott #28A - 1857
Four with mint gum and six mint without gum exist

 
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Used
MNH
MH
Graded
Used
Graded
Spring 2003
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Fall 2003
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-
Spring 2004
-
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$3,000
-
Fall 2004
-
-
-
-
$4,000
-
Spring 2005
-
-
$75,000
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-
-
Fall 2005
-
-
-
-
$1,050-$2,600
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Spring 2006
-
-
-
-
$5,750
-
Fall 2006
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2007
$1,250
-
$80,000
-
-
-
Fall 2007
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2008
-
-
-
-
$3,250-$8,000
90
Fall 2008
-
-
-
-
$2,300
80
-
-
-
-
$5,750
90
Spring 2009
-
-
$110,000-$130,000
-
$4,500
90
Fall 2009
-
-
$95,000
70
-
-
Spring 2010
-
-
-
-
$6,250
-
Fall 2010
-
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Spring 2011
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Fall 2011
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Spring 2012
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Fall 2012
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5 c - Bright Red Brown - Type I
Projections on the four sides are complete.
Perf 15 1/2 - Scott #28b - 1857
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NY Auction Houses
 
MH
Used
MNH
MH
Graded
Used
Graded
Spring 2003
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$130
-
Fall 2003
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-
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-
Spring 2004
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$325
-
Fall 2004
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-
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Spring 2005
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2005
-
$165
-
-
-
$375-$1,250
-
Spring 2006
-
-
-
$5,250
-
$850-$4,500
-
Fall 2006
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2007
$5,250
$535
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2007
-
$300
-
-
-
$600
-
Spring 2008
-
-
-
-
-
$500-$650
85
Fall 2008
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2009
-
-
-
$550
30
-
-
Fall 2009
-
-
-
-
-
$425-$2,350
-
Spring 2010
-
-
-
$22,000
-
-
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Fall 2010
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Spring 2011
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Fall 2011
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Spring 2012
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Fall 2012
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5c - Brown, pale brown or deep brown - Type I
Projections on the four sides are complete.
500,000 - Perf 15 1/2 - Scott #29 - 1857
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MH
Used
Graded
MNH
MH
Graded
Used
Graded
Spring 2003
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Fall 2003
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$475-$725
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Spring 2004
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$60-$90
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$510-$950
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Fall 2004
-
$50-$80
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-
-
-
$150
-
Spring 2005
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$80-$95
-
-
$2,800-$4,250
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-
-
Fall 2005
-
$100-$150
-
-
$2,750
-
$300-$1,900
-
Spring 2006
-
$100-$145
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-
-
-
$150-$270
-
Fall 2006
-
$120-$180
-
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$3,000
-
-
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Spring 2007
-
$150-$245
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-
-
-
$350
-
Fall 2007
-
$140-$200
-
-
-
-
-
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Spring 2008
-
$150-$270
-
-
$1,500
-
-
-
Fall 2008
-
$60-$90
-
-
-
-
$375
80
-
-
-
-
-
-
$500-$1,100
90
-
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-
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-
-
$12,000
95
Spring 2009
-
$70-$80
-
$13,000
$1,100
-
$300
85
Fall 2009
$280 (ng)
$130-$240
-
-
$8,500
80
-
-
Spring 2010
-
$100-$120
-
-
-
-
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$330
80
-
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Fall 2010
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Spring 2011
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Fall 2011
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Spring 2012
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Fall 2012
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5 c - Orange-Brown or deep orange brown - Type II
Projections at top and bottom are partially cut away.
800,000 - Perf 15 1/2 - Scott #30 - 1857
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MNH
MH
Graded
Used
MNH
MH
Graded
Used
Graded
Spring 2003
-
-
-
-
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$750
-
-
-
Fall 2003
-
-
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$475-$550
-
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Spring 2004
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-
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-
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$375
-
-
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Fall 2004
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-
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$1,350
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Spring 2005
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-
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-
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$1,100-$1,250
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-
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Fall 2005
-
-
-
$100-$150
-
$425-$1,375
-
$160-$425
-
Spring 2006
-
$450
-
$115
-
$450-$1,250
-
-
-
Fall 2006
-
-
-
-
-
$600-$1,900
-
$2,600
90
Spring 2007
-
-
-
$250
-
$550-$800
-
-
-
Fall 2007
-
$430
-
-
-
$5,750-$8,500
-
$1,200-$1,550
85
Spring 2008
-
-
-
$285
-
$1,250
85
$500-$650
70
-
-
-
-
-
$3,000
90
$2,300
90
-
-
-
-
-
$850
-
-
-
Fall 2008
-
-
-
-
-
$1,900
90
-
-
Spring 2009
-
-
-
$125-$175
-
$800
-
-
-
Fall 2009
-
$1,725
90
$190
-
-
-
$1,100
85
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$2,250
90
Spring 2010
-
-
-
$160-$380
-
-
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Fall 2010
-
-
-
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Spring 2011
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Fall 2011
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Spring 2012
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Fall 2012
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5 c - Brown, dark brown or yellowish brown - Type II
Projections at top and bottom are partially cut away.
600,000 - Perf 15 1/2 - Scott #30A - 1857
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MH
Used
MNH
MH
Graded
Used
Graded
Spring 2003
-
-
$2,200
$1,000-$1,200
-
$325-$500
-
Fall 2003
-
-
-
$500
-
-
-
Spring 2004
$650-$700
$50-$65
-
-
-
$575
-
Fall 2004
-
$35-$55
-
$1,500
-
$40-$50
-
Spring 2005
-
$50-$80
-
$2,100
-
-
-
Fall 2005
-
$75-$90
-
$750-$2,250
-
$160-$210
-
Spring 2006
-
$100-$225
-
$950- $5,500
-
$150-$475
-
Fall 2006
$380
$65-$110
-
$1,500-$2,200
-
$525-$850
-
Spring 2007
$355
$70-$185
-
$2,000-$2,250
-
$230
80
Fall 2007
$365
$50-$125
-
$15,500
95J
-
-
Spring 2008
-
$80-$150
-
$4,750
90
$550
90
-
-
-
-
-
$1,600
95
Fall 2008
$400
$115-$150
-
-
-
$400
85
-
-
-
-
-
$600
90
Spring 2009
$770
$45-$60
-
$1,200-$5,500
-
-
-
-
-
-
$4,250
90
-
-
Fall 2009
-
$50-$100
-
-
-
$1,700
95
Spring 2010
-
$45-$230
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2010
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2011
-
-
-
-
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Fall 2011
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-
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Spring 2012
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Fall 2012
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5 c - Brown, dark brown or yellowish brown - Type II
Perf 15 1/2 - Scott #30ab- 1857
Printed on both sides

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