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1861
The "August" Issue
Issued with gum


1c - Indigo (The August Issue)
Perf 15 1/2 - Scott #55 - 1861
Only 21 examples exist, less than 10 with original gum

 
NY Auction Houses
 
Unused
Spring 2002
$18,000
Fall 2003
$7,000
Spring 2004
-
Fall 2004
-
Spring 2005
-
Fall 2005
-
Spring 2006
-
Fall 2006
$24,000*
Spring 2007
-
Fall 2007
-
Spring 2008
-
Fall 2008
-

*o.g, tiny perf tear, as shown above



3c - Brown Rose (The August Issue)
Perf 15 1/2 - Scott #56 - 1861


 
NY Auction Houses
 
MNH
MH
Spring 2002
-
$325
Fall 2003
$1,700
$400
Spring 2004
-
$400
Fall 2004
-
-
Spring 2005
-
$850-$1,450
Fall 2005
-
$130-$325
Spring 2006
-
$425
Fall 2006
-
$300-$625
Spring 2007
-
$220-$725
Fall 2007
-
-
Spring 2008
-
$200-$650
Fall 2008
-
-


5c - Brown (The August Issue)
Perf 15 1/2 - Scott #57 - 1861
Only 35 examples exist

 
NY Auction Houses
 
Unused
Spring 2002
$12,000 (MNH)
Fall 2003
$6,000
Spring 2004
$9,500
Fall 2004
-
Spring 2005
-
Fall 2005
-
Spring 2006
-
Fall 2006
$27,000
Spring 2007
-
Fall 2007
$9,500
Spring 2008
-
Fall 2008
-


12c - Intense Black (The August Issue)
Perf 15 1/2 - Scott #59 - 1861
Only 16 examples exist

 
NY Auction Houses
 
Unused
Spring 2002
$60,000
Fall 2003
-
Spring 2004
-
Fall 2004
-
Spring 2005
-
Fall 2005
-
Spring 2006
-
Fall 2006
-
Spring 2007
-
Fall 2007
-
Spring 2008
-
Fall 2008
-

24c - Dark Violet (The August Issue)
479 - Perf 15 1/2 - Scott #60 - 1861

 
NY Auction Houses
 
Unused
Spring 2003
-
Fall 2003
$2,600
Spring 2004
$5,000
Fall 2004
-
Spring 2005
-
Fall 2005
-
Spring 2006
$4,250
Fall 2006
-
Spring 2007
-
Fall 2007
$10,000-$20,000
Spring 2008
-
Fall 2008
-


30c - Red Orange (The August Issue)
Perf 15 1/2 - Scott #61 - 1861
Only 12-15 examples exist

 
NY Auction Houses
 
Unused
Spring 2002
$14,500
Fall 2003
$6,000
Spring 2004
-
Fall 2004
-
Spring 2005
-
Fall 2005
-
Spring 2006
-
Fall 2006
$17,000
Spring 2007
-
Fall 2007
$13,500
Spring 2008
-
Fall 2008
-


90c - Dull Blue (The August Issue)
Perf 15 1/2 - Scott #61 - 1861
Only 21 examples exist


 
NY Auction Houses
 
Unused
Spring 2003
$26,000
Fall 2003
$8,500
Spring 2004
-
Fall 2004
-
Spring 2005
-
Fall 2005
-
Spring 2006
-
Fall 2006
$52,500
Spring 2007
-
Fall 2007
-
Spring 2008
-
Fall 2008
-


90c - Dull Blue (The August Issue)
Imperf - Scott #61a - 1861

 
NY Auction Houses
 
Unused
Unused
Spring 2002
-
-
Fall 2003
-
-
Spring 2004
-
$625
Fall 2004
-
-
Spring 2005
-
-
Fall 2005
-
-
Spring 2006
-
-
Fall 2006
-
$1,150
Spring 2007
-
-
Fall 2007
-
-
Spring 2008
-
-
Fall 2008
-
-


10c - Dark green or dark yellow green - Type I - (The August Issue)
Shells at lower corners nearly complete, bottom line almost complete.
Outer line broken, middle of top lab
el
500,000 - Perf 12 - Scott #62B - 1861

 
NY Auction Houses
 
Used
MNH
MH
Used
Graded
Spring 2002
-
$10,500
$5,500
$350-$450
-
Fall 2003
-
-
-
$950
-
Spring 2004
-
-
$3,250
$850
-
Fall 2004
-
-
-
$1,000
-
Spring 2005
-
-
$6,000
$900
-
Fall 2005
$158
-
-
$425-$950
-
Spring 2006
$280-$500
-
$3,500
$425-$950
-
Fall 2006
$195
-
$4,500
-
-
Spring 2007
$325
-
-
-
-
Fall 2007
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2008
-
-
-
$6,750
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-
-
-
-
Fall 2008
-
-
-
-
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