2c - Vermilion or orange vermilion
440,000,000 - Soft porous paper - Scott #183 - 1879
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| Spring 2004 |
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$10-$20 |
$1-$2 |
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| Fall 2004 |
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$20-$30 |
$1-$3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2005 |
$95 |
$30-$45 |
$1-$3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Fall 2005 |
- |
- |
$2-$5 |
$675 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2006 |
- |
$45-$55 |
$1-$17 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Fall 2006 |
- |
$45-$70 |
$1-$2 |
$625 |
85 |
$1,450 |
98 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
$850 |
90 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2007 |
- |
$20-$25 |
$1-$5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Fall 2007 |
$145 |
$15-$22 |
$1 |
$900 |
90 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
$5,500 |
95J |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2008 |
- |
$18-$35 |
$1-$5 |
|
95 |
$160 |
- |
$170 |
95 |
| Fall 2008 |
- |
$15-$30 |
$1-$4 |
$325 |
80 |
- |
- |
$140 |
95 |
- |
- |
- |
$3,250 |
95J |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2009 |
- |
$11-$21 |
$1-$4 |
$280 |
80 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
$700 |
90 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
$1,600 |
95 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Fall 2009 |
- |
$10-$18 |
$1-$3 |
$2,300 |
95 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2010 |
- |
$10-$22 |
$1-$3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Fall 2010 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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| Spring 2011 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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| Fall 2011 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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| Spring 2012 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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- |
- |
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- |

3c - Green,
light green or dark green
1,300,000,000 - Soft porous paper - Scott #184 - 1879
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NY Auction Houses |
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| Fall 2003 |
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$150-$450 |
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| Spring 2004 |
$25-$40 |
$20-$30 |
$1-$2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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| Fall 2004 |
$25-$30 |
$10-$20 |
$1-$3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2005 |
- |
- |
- |
$325 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Fall 2005 |
- |
$10-$25 |
$1-$3 |
$600 |
- |
$200 |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2006 |
- |
$100 |
$1-$2 |
$210-$290 |
- |
$190-$210 |
- |
- |
- |
| Fall 2006 |
$100 |
$13-$28 |
$1-$4 |
- |
- |
$180-$190 |
90 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
$325 |
90J |
- |
- |
| Spring 2007 |
- |
$13-$20 |
$1-$3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Fall 2007 |
- |
$15 |
$1-$2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2008 |
- |
$23 |
$1-$4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
$135 |
95 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
$135 |
95J |
| Fall 2008 |
- |
$10-$19 |
$1-$3 |
$950 |
90 |
- |
- |
$100 |
95 |
| Spring 2009 |
- |
$10-$45 |
$1-$4 |
$600-$750 |
90 |
$260 |
95 |
$350 |
95J |
| Fall 2009 |
$75 |
$14-$35 |
$1-$3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2010 |
$25 |
$10 |
$1-$2 |
- |
- |
$90 |
85J |
$210 |
95J |
| Fall 2010 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2011 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Fall 2011 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2012 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |

3c - Green,
light green or dark green
Double Impression - Soft porous paper - Scott #184b - 1879
Less than five known
Spring 2006 Auction - Used $8,000
THE STORY OF THE 5c DESIGN
To this series, a five cents value was added in 1875 to serve for the foreign letter rate. It was suggested to General Grant, by Mr. Jewell, the Postmaster-General, that he, Grant, should permit his portrait to appear on the new stamp. " General Grant did not agree with this Cabinet Offer. Finally, he suggested that if Mr. Jewell would insist upon consulting his wishes he would be well pleased if the portrait of old Zac Taylor, with whom he served in the Mexican war, could be used. Instead of instructing the then contractors to prepare a portrait of General Taylor, which would be in harmony with the other stamps, Mr. Jewell found in the Bureau of Engraving and Printing a portrait of Taylor. This portrait was transmogrified into the five cent stamp. It was poorly engraved and much critized at the time, it was soon replaced by Garfield's portrait. |

5c - Blue,
bright blue, light blue or dark blue
42,000,000 - Soft porous paper - Scott #185 - 1879
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| Spring 2004 |
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$2-$5 |
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- |
- |
- |
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| Fall 2004 |
$275-$325 |
- |
$2-$7 |
- |
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$600-$700 |
- |
- |
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| Spring 2005 |
- |
$60 |
$2-$4 |
- |
- |
$1,400 |
- |
- |
- |
| Fall 2005 |
- |
- |
$3-$4 |
- |
- |
$700-$1,000 |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2006 |
- |
$50 |
$1-$10 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Fall 2006 |
- |
$45-$55 |
$1-$6 |
$2,000 |
85 |
$850 |
95 |
- |
- |
| Spring 2007 |
- |
$130-$190 |
$2-$7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Fall 2007 |
- |
- |
$2-$8 |
- |
- |
$3,250 |
98 |
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| Spring 2008 |
- |
- |
$2-$13 |
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- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Fall 2008 |
- |
$50-$95 |
$1-$7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
$75 |
90 |
| Spring 2009 |
- |
$35-$65 |
$1-$3 |
- |
- |
$260 |
80 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
$475 |
85 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
$2,600 |
90 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Fall 2009 |
- |
$45 |
$2-$8 |
- |
- |
$600 |
85J |
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- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
$1,200 |
95 |
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- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
$1,600 |
98 |
- |
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| Spring 2010 |
- |
$50 |
$1-$4 |
- |
- |
$2,100 |
98 |
$2,100 |
98 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
$4,750 |
98J |
| Fall 2010 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2011 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Fall 2011 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2012 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |

6c - Pink, dull pink or brown rose
24,000,000 - Soft porous paper - Scott #186 - 1879
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NY Auction Houses |
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| Spring 2003 |
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$350 |
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| Fall 2003 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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| Spring 2004 |
- |
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$3-$10 |
- |
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- |
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| Fall 2004 |
- |
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$3-$7 |
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- |
- |
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| Spring 2005 |
- |
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$2-$9 |
- |
- |
$250 |
- |
| Fall 2005 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2006 |
- |
$100 |
$3-$36 |
- |
- |
$2,100 |
- |
| Fall 2006 |
- |
- |
$3-$30 |
- |
- |
$1,900 |
85J |
| Spring 2007 |
- |
- |
$4-$13 |
- |
- |
$425 |
70 |
| Fall 2007 |
- |
$315 |
$4-$10 |
$12,000 |
90 |
$270 |
85 |
| Spring 2008 |
- |
$635 |
$3-$6 |
- |
- |
$400 |
- |
| Fall 2008 |
- |
$230 |
$2-$4 |
- |
- |
$3,500 |
95 |
| Spring 2009 |
- |
- |
$2-$6 |
$650 |
80 |
- |
- |
| Fall 2009 |
- |
- |
$2-$6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2010 |
- |
$190 |
$2-$10 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Fall 2010 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2011 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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| Fall 2011 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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| Spring 2012 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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- |

10c - Brown or yellow brown
Without secret mark
16,000,000 - Soft porous paper - Scott #187 - 1875
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NY Auction Houses |
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| Spring 2003 |
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$900-$1,900 |
- |
- |
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| Fall 2003 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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| Spring 2004 |
- |
- |
$3-$6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Fall 2004 |
- |
- |
$3-$8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2005 |
- |
- |
$4-$10 |
- |
$1,600 |
- |
- |
- |
| Fall 2005 |
- |
$300 |
$3-$30 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2006 |
- |
- |
$2-$8 |
- |
$4,000 |
- |
- |
- |
| Fall 2006 |
- |
$255 |
$3-$4 |
- |
$8,000 |
90 |
- |
- |
| Spring 2007 |
- |
$210-$470 |
$6-$11 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Fall 2007 |
- |
- |
$6-$10 |
- |
$3,000-$3,500 |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2008 |
- |
- |
$3-$11 |
- |
$2,600 |
- |
- |
- |
| Fall 2008 |
- |
$230 |
$5-$8 |
- |
|
90 |
$1,000 |
95J |
| Spring 2009 |
- |
- |
$3-$5 |
- |
|
- |
$180 |
90 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
$5,500 |
90J |
- |
- |
| Fall 2009 |
- |
- |
$5-$16 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2010 |
- |
- |
$2-$6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Fall 2010 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2011 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Fall 2011 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2012 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |

10c - Brown, black brown or yellow brown
With secret mark
22,000,000 - Soft porous paper - Scott #188 - 1875
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NY Auction Houses |
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| Spring 2003 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Fall 2003 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
$1,000-$3,000 |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2004 |
- |
- |
$3-$6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Fall 2004 |
- |
- |
$6-$12 |
- |
- |
$2,000-$4,250 |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2005 |
- |
- |
$3-$9 |
- |
- |
$2,500 |
- |
- |
- |
| Fall 2005 |
- |
- |
$3-$9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2006 |
- |
- |
$3-$55 |
$6,250 |
- |
$800-$1,700 |
- |
- |
- |
| Fall 2006 |
$4,000 |
- |
$2-$28 |
- |
- |
$2,700 |
90 |
- |
- |
| Spring 2007 |
- |
- |
$3-$35 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Fall 2007 |
- |
- |
$2-$10 |
- |
- |
$4,000 |
90J |
- |
- |
| Spring 2008 |
- |
- |
$2-$11 |
- |
- |
$3,000-$4,750 |
- |
- |
- |
| Fall 2008 |
- |
- |
$4-$9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
$180 |
90J |
| Spring 2009 |
- |
$90 (ng) |
$2-$5 |
- |
- |
$1,100 |
85 |
$140 |
90 |
| Fall 2009 |
- |
- |
$3-$15 |
$18,000 |
95 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2010 |
- |
- |
$3-$13 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Fall 2010 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2011 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Fall 2011 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2012 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |

15c - Yellow
orange, pale orange or reddish orange
Centering is commonly better
15,000,000 - Soft porous paper - Scott #189 - 1879
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| Spring 2003 |
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- |
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| Fall 2003 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
$500-$1,000 |
- |
| Spring 2004 |
- |
- |
$4-$9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Fall 2004 |
- |
$85-$100 |
$8-$19 |
- |
- |
$190 |
- |
| Spring 2005 |
- |
- |
$2-$9 |
$1,400 |
- |
- |
- |
| Fall 2005 |
- |
- |
$2-$6 |
- |
- |
$450 |
- |
| Spring 2006 |
- |
$50-$280 |
$8-$28 |
- |
- |
$200-$375 |
- |
| Fall 2006 |
- |
- |
$2-$9 |
$2,300 |
- |
$1,800 |
90 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
$2,000 |
95 |
| Spring 2007 |
$210 |
$50-$90 |
$2-$10 |
- |
- |
$375 |
85 |
| Fall 2007 |
- |
- |
$2-$20 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2008 |
- |
- |
$3-$20 |
$5,750 |
95 |
$325 |
- |
| Fall 2008 |
$505 |
$50-$150 |
$3-$10 |
$1,800 |
90 |
$750 |
95 |
- |
- |
- |
$4,000-$5,000 |
95 |
- |
- |
| Spring 2009 |
$295-$415 |
$35-$75 |
$3-$7 |
|
85 |
|
90J |
- |
- |
- |
$700 |
90 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
$4,000-$4,250 |
95 |
- |
- |
| Fall 2009 |
- |
$55-$150 |
$3-$10 |
$4,250-$8,000 |
98 |
- |
- |
| Spring 2010 |
- |
- |
$3-$6 |
- |
- |
$400 |
95 |
| Fall 2010 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2011 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Fall 2011 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2012 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |

30c - Full
black or greenish black
XF centering is hard to find on this issue
4,000,000 - Soft porous paper - Scott #190 - 1879
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NY Auction Houses |
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| Spring 2003 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Fall 2003 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
$350-$2,000 |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2004 |
- |
$5-$25 |
$5,000 |
- |
$1,000 |
- |
- |
- |
| Fall 2004 |
- |
$10-$30 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2005 |
- |
$10-$40 |
- |
- |
$1,450 |
- |
- |
- |
| Fall 2005 |
- |
$7-$20 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2006 |
- |
$5-$30 |
- |
- |
$240-$2,300 |
- |
- |
- |
| Fall 2006 |
$1,750 |
$5-$35 |
- |
- |
$3,250 |
95 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
$8,500 |
95J |
- |
- |
| Spring 2007 |
- |
$9-$35 |
- |
- |
$1,700 |
90 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
$4,500 |
95 |
- |
- |
| Fall 2007 |
- |
$6-$25 |
- |
- |
$6,000 |
95 |
- |
- |
| Spring 2008 |
- |
$10-$35 |
$4,500 |
90 |
$450-$800 |
- |
- |
- |
| Fall 2008 |
$435 |
$5-$20 |
- |
- |
$850 |
80 |
$130 |
85 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
$2,700 |
95 |
$500 |
95 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
$6,250 |
95J |
$1,400 |
98 |
| Spring 2009 |
- |
$9-$30 |
- |
- |
|
80 |
$135 |
90 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
$160 |
90J |
| Fall 2009 |
- |
$7-$16 |
- |
- |
$800 |
85 |
- |
- |
| Spring 2010 |
- |
$7-$15 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Fall 2010 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2011 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Fall 2011 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2012 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |

90c - Carmine, rose or carmine rose
200,000 - Soft porous paper - Scott #191 - 1879
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NY Auction Houses |
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| Spring 2003 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
$7,000 |
- |
- |
| Fall 2003 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
$6,000 |
$1,150-$1,800 |
- |
| Spring 2004 |
- |
- |
$30-$70 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Fall 2004 |
- |
- |
$30-$70 |
- |
- |
$1,550 |
- |
| Spring 2005 |
- |
- |
$45-$70 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Fall 2005 |
- |
- |
$45-$70 |
- |
- |
$3,000 |
- |
| Spring 2006 |
- |
- |
$40-$75 |
- |
$11,500 |
$2,300 |
- |
| Fall 2006 |
- |
- |
$35-$100 |
- |
- |
$3,250 |
- |
| Spring 2007 |
- |
$375-$625 |
$35-$75 |
- |
- |
$2,200 |
- |
| Fall 2007 |
- |
- |
$40-$150 |
- |
- |
$3,750 |
90 |
| Spring 2008 |
- |
- |
$55-$85 |
- |
- |
|
95 |
- |
- |
$170 |
75 |
- |
- |
- |
| Fall 2008 |
- |
- |
$80 |
- |
- |
$625 |
70 |
| Spring 2009 |
- |
- |
$50-$60 |
- |
- |
$1,800 |
90 |
| Fall 2009 |
- |
- |
$65 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2010 |
- |
- |
$55-$105 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Fall 2010 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2011 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Fall 2011 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2012 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |

90c - Carmine, rose or carmine rose - imperf
200,000 - Soft porous paper - Scott #191b - 1879
Fall 2008 Auction - $1,200
Spring 2010 Auction - $2,700
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