1857  10c - 90c


10c - Green, dark green, yellowish green or bluish green  - Type I
Shells at lower corners nearly complete,
bottom line almost complete. Outer line broken, middle of top label
Perf 15 1/2 - Scott #31 - 1855
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NY Auction Houses
 
Spring 2003
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2003
-
-
-
$2,250-$2,600
-
-
Spring 2004
-
$130-$150
-
$4,000-$57,500
$750
-
Fall 2004
-
$130-$150
-
$1,750-$2,000
$100-$150
-
Spring 2005
-
-
-
-
$100-$150
-
Fall 2005
-
-
-
-
$180-$2,200
-
Spring 2006
-
$100-$450
$62,500
$6,000
$1,700-$1,900
-
Fall 2006
-
$120
-
-
$500
-
Spring 2007
-
$235-$375
-
-
$1,600
85
Fall 2007
-
$155
-
-
-
-
Spring 2008
-
$215
-
$6,000
$950
80
Fall 2008
-
-
-
-
$10.500
95
Spring 2009
-
$215
-
$75,000
-
-
Fall 2009
-
-
-
-
$9,000
95
Spring 2010
-
$395
-
-
-
-
Fall 2010
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2010
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2011
-
-
-
-
-
-



10c - Green, dark green, yellowish green or bluish 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.
Perf 15 1/2 - Scott #32 - 1857
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NY Auction Houses
 
Spring 2003
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-
-
-
$230-$350
-
Fall 2003
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2004
-
$50-$70
-
-
$240-$375
-
Fall 2004
-
$50-$60
-
-
$40-$50
-
Spring 2005
-
$60-$70
-
-
-
-
Fall 2005
-
$45-$85
-
-
$300-$950
-
Spring 2006
-
$40-$65
-
-
$1,500
-
Fall 2006
-
$45-$75
-
$4,250
$725
90
Spring 2007
-
$35-$75
-
-
-
-
Fall 2007
-
$75-$115
-
-
-
-
Spring 2008
-
$50-$115
-
-
$600
90
-
-
-
-
$1,800
95
Fall 2008
-
$40-$70
-
$25,000 (ng)
$1,600-$1,700
95
Spring 2009
-
$45-$80
$52,500
-
$500
90
-
-
-
-
$1,450
95
Fall 2009
-
$45-$70
-
-
$400-$475
90
-
-
-
-
$1,300-$1,500
95
Spring 2010
-
$35-$55
-
-
-
-
Fall 2010
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2010
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2011
-
-
-
-
-
-



10c - Green, dark green, yellowish green or bluish 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
Perf 15 1/2 - Scott #33 - 1857



 
NY Auction Houses
 
Spring 2003
-
-
-
-
-
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$200-$450
-
Fall 2003
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2004
-
$40-$70
-
-
$2,300
-
$250-$475
-
Fall 2004
-
$25-$50
-
-
-
-
$350-$425
-
Spring 2005
-
$35-$50
-
-
-
-
$260-$300
-
Fall 2005
-
-
-
-
$2,300
-
$220-$375
-
Spring 2006
-
$30-$350
-
-
$5,750-$20,000
-
$160-$375
-
Fall 2006
-
$30-$80
-
-
$1,300-$4,250
-
-
-
Spring 2007
-
$40-$450
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2007
-
$50-$110
-
-
$8,500
-
-
-
Spring 2008
-
$50-$80
-
-
$2,000-$3,500
-
$400-$475
85
Fall 2008
-
$40-$65
-
-
-
-
$800
90
-
-
-
-
-
-
$5,250
95
Spring 2009
-
$40-$50
-
-
$6,000
-
$180
80
-
-
-
-
$21,000
95
$500
90
-
-
-
-
-
-
$1,800
95
Fall 2009
-
$35-$45
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$1,350
95
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2010
$4,675
$35-$90
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2010
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2010
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2011
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-
-
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-
-
-



10c - Green, dark green, yellowish green or bluish green - Type IV
The outer lines have been recut at either the
top or bottom label or both (position 64L)
Perf 15 1/2 - Scott #34 - 1857
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NY Auction Houses
 
Spring 2003
-
-
-
-
-
$1,900
-
Fall 2003
-
-
-
-
-
$850-$2,000
-
Spring 2004
-
-
$325-$400
-
-
$1,250
-
Fall 2004
-
-
$250-$300
-
-
$1,000
-
Spring 2005
-
-
$200-$250
-
-
$2,250
-
Fall 2005
-
-
$140-$200
-
$20,000
$600-$2,600
-
Spring 2006
-
-
-
-
$22,000
$1,650-$3,000
-
Fall 2006
-
-
-
-
-
$1,700
-
Spring 2007
-
-
$525
-
-
-
-
Fall 2007
-
-
-
-
-
$3,750
-
Spring 2008
-
-
$760
-
$40,000
-
-
Fall 2008
-
-
-
-
-
$12,500
95
Spring 2009
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2009
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2010
-
-
$1,425
-
-
-
-
Fall 2010
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2010
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2011
-
-
-
-
-
-
-



10c - Green, dark green or yellowish green - Type V
Side ornaments partly cut away. Some pearls are missing.
Top lines incomplete above right "X".
Bottom line complete and shells almost complete.
Perf 15 1/2 - Scott #35 - 1857


 
NY Auction Houses
 
Spring 2003
-
-
-
-
$325
-
-
-
Fall 2003
-
-
-
-
-
-
$10-$25
-
Spring 2004
-
$60- $70
$10-$35
-
$325
-
-
-
Fall 2004
-
-
$17-$35
-
-
-
$14-$21
-
Spring 2005
-
$60- $70
$15-$50
-
$230-$275
-
-
-
Fall 2005
-
-
$19-$35
-
$500
-
$72-$180
-
Spring 2006
-
$115-$170
$20-$60
-
$350-$625
-
$170-$375
-
Fall 2006
-
-
$17-$40
$2,600
-
-
-
-
Spring 2007
-
-
$20-$125
-
$1,450
-
$100
-
Fall 2007
-
-
$30-$50
-
$600
85
$425
95
Spring 2008
-
-
$28-$50
-
-
-
$150-$650
90
-
-
-
-
-
-
$425
95
Fall 2008
-
-
$25-$40
-
$140
80
$300
95
Spring 2009
-
$140 (ng)
$23-$40
$2,600
-
-
$80
90
-
-
-
-
-
-
$270
95
Fall 2009
-
$190
$16-$20
-
-
-
$70
90
Spring 2010
-
$95-$110
$15-$35
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2010
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2010
-
-
-
-
-
-
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Fall 2011
-
-
-
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-
-
-
-


12c - Black or gray black
Outer frame lines complete
5,800,000 - Perf 15 1/2 - Scott #36 - 1857
 
NY Auction Houses
 
Spring 2003
-
-
-
$2,200
-
-
$600
-
Fall 2003
-
-
-
$2,200
-
-
-
-
Spring 2004
-
-
$20-$30
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2004
-
-
$20-$30
-
-
-
$150-$300
-
Spring 2005
-
-
$35-$70
$3,500
-
-
-
-
Fall 2005
-
-
$30-$50
-
$1,600
-
$250-$550
-
Spring 2006
-
-
$35-$100
-
$2,000
-
$270-$625
-
Fall 2006
-
-
$40-$155
-
-
-
$950
-
Spring 2007
-
$185
$35-$130
-
$1,250
-
-
-
Fall 2007
-
-
$40-$70
-
$415
-
$225-$500
-
Spring 2008
-
-
$40-$75
-
-
-
$850-$1,200
90
Fall 2008
-
-
$30-$60
-
-
-
$600
90
Spring 2009
-
-
$35-$75
$4,750
$6,000
95
$450-$500
90
Fall 2009
-
-
$25-$90
-
-
-
$325
85
-
-
-
-
-
-
$1,800
95
Spring 2010
-
-
$30-$60
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2010
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2010
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2011
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


12c - Black or intense black
 Outer Frame Lines noticeably uneven or broken,
sometimes partly missing
Perf 15 1/2 - Scott #36B - 1857

 
NY Auction Houses
 
Spring 2003
-
-
-
-
-
$200
-
Fall 2003
-
-
-
$700-$750
-
$190-$200
-
Spring 2004
-
$50-$60
-
$300-$1,500
-
-
-
Fall 2004
-
$70-$80
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2005
-
$40-$50
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2005
-
-
-
$1,700
-
$350-$950
-
Spring 2006
-
$95
-
-
-
$145-$1,350
-
Fall 2006
-
$50-$70
-
$725
-
-
-
Spring 2007
-
$50-$65
-
-
-
$170
80
Fall 2007
-
$45
$1,400
$3,500
95
-
-
Spring 2008
-
-
-
-
-
$375
-
Fall 2008
-
$50
-
$1,400
90
$260
85
-
-
-
-
-
$850
85J
-
-
-
-
-
$400
90
Spring 2009
-
$50-$60
-
$3,250-$6,500
98
$1,250
95
Fall 2009
-
$40
-
$900
85J
$1,200
95
-
-
-
$1,400
90
-
-
-
-
-
$2,100
95
-
-
-
-
-
$5,500
98
-
-
Spring 2010
-
$60-$250
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2010
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2010
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2011
-
-
-
-
-
-
-



24c - Gray lilac
740,000 - Perf 15 1/2 - Scott #37 - 1860

 
NY Auction Houses
 
Spring 2003
-
-
-
-
-
$800
$525
-
-
-
Fall 2003
-
-
-
-
-
-
$300-$525
-
-
-
Spring 2004
-
-
-
$75-$110
-
$1,200
$600
-
-
-
Fall 2004
-
-
-
$70-$100
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2005
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2005
-
-
-
$90-$130
-
-
$400-$1,600
-
$115-$470
-
Spring 2006
-
-
-
$105-$165
-
$575
$675-$3,000
-
$220-$675
-
Fall 2006
-
-
-
$60-$110
-
-
$3,500
-
-
-
Spring 2007
-
$170-$225
-
$120-$160
-
-
$1,000
-
-
-
Fall 2007
-
-
-
$60-$90
-
-
$13,500
-
$900
90
Spring 2008
-
-
-
$60-$120
-
-
-
-
$650
85
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$1,200
90
Fall 2008
-
-
-
$60-$100
-
-
$950
80
$2,400
95
Spring 2009
-
-
-
$80-$140
-
-
$2,200
90
$240
80
-
-
-
-
-
-
$6,000
95
$1,900
95
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$11,000
98
Fall 2009
-
-
-
$60-$215
-
-
$1,050
85
-
-
-
-
-
$2,100
95
-
$2,400
90
-
-
Spring 2010
-
-
-
$80-$120
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2010
-
-
-
$85-$120
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$1,885
90
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2010
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2011
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


24c - Gray
Perf 15 1/2 - Scott #37a - 1860
 
NY Auction Houses
 
Spring 2003
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2003
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2004
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2004
-
-
-
-
$270
Spring 2005
-
-
-
-
$650
Fall 2005
-
-
$9,000
-
$250-$950
Spring 2006
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2006
-
-
-
$1,250
$1,150
Spring 2007
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2007
-
$135
-
-
-
Spring 2008
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2008
-
$145
-
-
-
Spring 2009
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2009
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2010
-
$75
-
-
-
Fall 2010
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2010
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2011
-
-
-
-
-



24c - Red Lilac
Perf 15 1/2 - Scott 37TC5, formerly 37b- 1860

 
NY Auction Houses
 
Spring 2003
-
-
-
Fall 2003
-
-
-
Spring 2004
-
$550
$180
Fall 2004
-
-
-
Spring 2005
-
-
-
Fall 2005
-
-
$325
Spring 2006
-
-
-
Fall 2006
-
-
-
Spring 2007
-
-
-
Fall 2007
-
-
-
Spring 2008
-
-
-
Fall 2008
-
-
-
Spring 2009
-
-
-
Fall 2009
-
-
-
Spring 2010
-
-
-
Fall 2010
-
-
-
Spring 2010
-
-
-
Fall 2011
-
-
-



24c - Red Lilac
Imperf - 37c- 1860
 
NY Auction Houses
 
Spring 2003
-
-
-
-
Fall 2003
-
-
-
-
Spring 2004
-
-
-
-
Fall 2004
-
-
-
-
Spring 2005
-
-
-
-
Fall 2005
-
-
-
$425-$700
Spring 2006
-
-
-
-
Fall 2006
-
-
-
-
Spring 2007
-
-
-
-
Fall 2007
-
-
-
-
Spring 2008
-
-
-
-
Fall 2008
-
-
-
-
Spring 2009
-
-
-
-
Fall 2009
-
-
-
-
Spring 2010
-
-
-
-
Fall 2010
-
-
-
-
Spring 2010
-
-
-
-
Fall 2011
-
-
-
-


 
30c - Orange, yellow orange or reddish orange
360,000 - Perf 15 1/2 - Scott #38 - 1860
Note: Well centered examples of this issue are rare

 
NY Auction Houses
 
Spring 2003
-
-
-
-
-
$260
-
Fall 2003
-
-
-
$600-$2,000
-
$400-$900
-
Spring 2004
-
$90-$115
-
-
-
$200-$425
-
Fall 2004
-
$135-$200
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2005
-
$150-$240
-
$2,000
-
-
-
Fall 2005
-
$240
-
$750-$1,350
-
$120-$475
-
Spring 2006
$400-$675
$150-$200
-
$1,100-$4,250
-
$500
-
Fall 2006
-
$140-$275
-
$4,250
-
$425
-
Spring 2007
$275
$140-$155
-
$950-$3,000
-
-
-
Fall 2007
-
$130
-
$8,500
90
-
-
Spring 2008
$315
$125-$175
-
$24,000
95
$1,300
90
Fall 2008
-
$100-$120
-
$11,500
95
$10,500
95J
Spring 2009
-
$140-$160
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2009
$240-$1,550
$115-$215
-
$5,000-$9,750
95
$6,250
98J
Spring 2010
-
$120-$185
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2010
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2010
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2011
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

30c - Orange, yellow orange or reddish orange
Imperf - Scott #38a - 1860



90c - Blue or deep blue
25,000 - Perf 15 1/2 - Scott #39 - 1860
Scarce Used (170 certified) - Beware of forged cancels (certificate required)

 
NY Auction Houses
 
Spring 2003
-
-
-
-
$2,800-$3,250
-
-
-
Fall 2003
-
-
-
-
$3,250-$4,000
-
-
-
Spring 2004
-
$6,800
-
-
$1,400
-
-
-
Fall 2004
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2005
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2005
-
-
-
-
$1,500-$3,500
-
$13,500
-
Spring 2006
-
-
-
-
$2,000-$7,250
-
$8,000
-
Fall 2006
$950
-
-
-
$850-$4,000
-
-
-
Spring 2007
$1,300
$1,350
-
-
$2,500
-
-
-
Fall 2007
$700-$810
-
$75,000
85
$700-$1,900
-
$1,900
80
Spring 2008
$450 (ng)
-
-
-
-
-
$2,000
80
Fall 2008
-
-
-
-
$2,300
85
-
-
Spring 2009
$400 (ng)
-
-
-
$475 (ng)
70
$10,000
-
-
-
-
-
$1,900
80
-
-
$1,275
-
-
-
$2,700
85
-
-
Fall 2009
-
-
-
-
$2,600
85
-
-
-
-
-
-
$5,250
90J
-
-
Spring 2010
-
-
-
-
$3,250
85
-
-
Fall 2010
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2010
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2011
-
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-

There are five recorded 90¢ 1860 usages abroad:

1. Sep 11, 1860, single franking paying double the 45¢ rate to Augustine, Heard, & Co. in Shanghai, China, stamp with sealed tears; ex-Gibson, Hindes, Kapiloff.

2. Nov 3, 1860, single with 5¢ and 10¢ paying five-times the 21¢ rate to a commercial firm in Barcelona, Spain; ex-Caspary, Rust, Kapiloff.

3. Nov 9, 1860, single with 3¢, 5¢, 10¢, and 30¢ pair paying the $1.68 rate to Augustine, Heard, & Co. in Shanghai, China, 90¢ reperfed on all sides; ex-Needham, Paliafito, Ishikawa, Myers.

4. Jan 26, 1861, single with 12¢ and 30¢ shortpaying the four-times $1.62 rate via Marseilles to Mackellop, Stewart, & Co. in Calcutta, India; ex-Armitage, Lapham, Dick

5. Jul 16, 1861, single with 1¢ pair, 3¢, 10¢, and 30¢ paying four-times the 33¢ rate to Edwin Howland in Cape of Good Hope, filing crease through 90¢; ex-Jacobs, Emerson, Newbury, Ishikawa.

 


90c - Blue
Imperf - Scott #39a - 1860
(issued with no gum)

 
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90c - Blue
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