1894 Series 1c - 5c
Quite scarce, poor centering and mispunched holes are
a feature of this design. Only printed one year.



1c - Bright ultramarine, Bright Ultramarine or dark Ultramarine
100,000,000 - Scott #246 - Un-watermarked - 1894

 
NY Auction Houses
 
MNH
MH
MNH
Graded
Spring 2003
-
-
-
-
Fall 2003
-
-
-
-
Spring 2004
$8-$10
$5-$7
-
-
Fall 2004
$15-$22
$7-$10
-
-
Spring 2005
$17-$25
$5-$7
-
-
Fall 2005
$17
$5-$25
$85-$260
-
Spring 2006
$10
$3-$4
$400
90
Fall 2006
$11
$6-$7
-
-
Spring 2007
$20
$3-$10
-
-
Fall 2007
$12
$3-$6
$450
90
Spring 2008
$21
$8-$20
-
-
Fall 2008
-
$12-$17
90
Spring 2009
-
-
-
-
Fall 2009
-
-
-
-
Spring 2010
-
-
-
-
Fall 2010
-
-
-
-
Spring 2011
-
-
-
-


1c - Dark blue, blue or bright blue
300,000,000 - Scott #247 - Un-watermarked - 1894

 
NY Auction Houses
 
MNH
MH
MNH
Graded
Spring 2003
-
-
-
-
Fall 2003
-
-
-
-
Spring 2004
$40-$60
$6-$12
-
-
Fall 2004
$40-$75
$12-$25
$100-$160
-
Spring 2005
$30-$100
$10-$12
$350
-
Fall 2005
$50-$80
$11-$15
$200
-
Spring 2006
-
$10-$21
$800
90
Fall 2006
-
$9
-
-
Spring 2007
$12-$24
$7-$9
$675
90
Fall 2007
$27
$7
-
-
Spring 2008
-
$7
-
-
Fall 2008
$21-$40
$8-$15
-
-
Spring 2009
-
-
-
-
Fall 2009
-
-
-
-
Spring 2010
-
-
-
-
Fall 2010
-
-
-
-
Spring 2011
-
-
-
-


2c - Pale pink or pink
40,000,000 - Scott #248 - Un-watermarked - 1894

 
NY Auction Houses
 
MNH
MH
Used
MNH
Graded
MH
Graded
Spring 2003
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2003
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2004
$10-$40
$1-$2
< $1
-
-
-
-
Fall 2004
$20-$60
$4-$6
$1-$3
-
-
-
-
Spring 2005
$10-$20
$4-$5
< $1
$375
-
-
-
Fall 2005
$20-$50
$5-$10
< $1
$325
-
-
-
Spring 2006
$15-$80
$8
$1
$900
95
-
-
Fall 2006
-
$6-$10
< $1
$1,800
95J
-
-
Spring 2007
$12-$20
$6-$8
-
$90
80
-
-
Fall 2007
$16
$6-$10
$1-$2
-
-
$750
100
Spring 2008
$20-$35
$10-$12
$1-$2
-
-
$200
95J
Fall 2008
$15-$22
$8-$12
$1
-
-
-
-
Spring 2009
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2009
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2010
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2010
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2011
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


2c - Carmine Lake
100,000,000 - Scott #249 - Un-watermarked - 1894

 
NY Auction Houses
 
MNH
Graded
MH
MNH
Graded
MH
Graded
Spring 2003
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2003
-
-
-
$450-$850
-
-
-
Spring 2004
-
-
$35-$40
-
-
-
-
Fall 2004
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2005
-
-
$20-$40
$800
-
-
-
Fall 2005
$365
-
$30
-
-
-
-
Spring 2006
$190
-
$35
$750-$1,200
85
-
-
Fall 2006
-
-
$40-$45
$6,500
95
-
-
-
-
-
$16,000
98
-
-
Spring 2007
$240
75
$60-$85
-
-
-
-
Fall 2007
-
-
-
$400
80J
-
-
-
-
-
$2,800
90J
-
-
Spring 2008
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2008
-
-
-
80
80
-
-
-
95
-
-
Spring 2009
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2009
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2010
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2010
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2011
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


2c - Carmine or Dark carmine - Type I
Horizontal lines run through upper triangles with same thickness
900,000,000 - Scott #250 - Un-watermarked - 1894

 
NY Auction Houses
 
MNH
MH
MNH
Graded
Spring 2003
-
-
-
-
Fall 2003
-
-
-
-
Spring 2004
-
$5-$15
-
-
Fall 2004
-
$20-$50
-
-
Spring 2005
-
$5-$15
$1,050
-
Fall 2005
$35-$50
$5-$15
$75
-
Spring 2006
-
$5-$11
$475
90
Fall 2006
$26
$4-$5
$450
90
Spring 2007
$45
$3-$6
-
-
Fall 2007
$50
$5-$12
-
-
Spring 2008
-
$5-$8
-
-
Fall 2008
$90
$5-$10
-
-
Spring 2009
-
-
-
-
Fall 2009
-
-
-
-
Spring 2010
-
-
-
-
Fall 2010
-
-
-
-
Spring 2011
-
-
-
-


2c - Carmine or Dark Carmine - Type II
Horizontal lines run through upper triangles but thinner inside
triangle giving it the inside of the triangle a lighter impression

100,000,000 - Scott #251 - Un-watermarked - 1894

 
NY Auction Houses
 
MNH
MH
Used
MNH
Graded
MH
Graded
Spring 2003
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2003
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2004
-
$35-$45
$6-$10
-
-
-
-
Fall 2004
$1,150
$35-$80
$4-$10
$400-$1,000
-
-
-
Spring 2005
-
$35-$85
$10-$20
$1,400
-
-
-
Fall 2005
-
$55
-
$525
-
-
-
Spring 2006
-
$50-$95
$3-$9
$4,000
90
-
-
Fall 2006
-
$85
$4-$6
-
-
-
-
Spring 2007
-
-
$2
-
-
-
-
Fall 2007
-
-
$1
-
-
-
-
Spring 2008
-
$70
$1
-
-
-
-
Fall 2008
$560
-
$2
-
-
90
Spring 2009
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2009
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2010
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2010
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2011
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


2c - Carmine or dark carmine - Type III
Horizontal lines run through upper triangles but not through the double white lines that border the triangles.
80,000,000 - Scott #252 - Un-watermarked - 1894

 
NY Auction Houses
 
MNH
Graded
MH
Used
MNH
Graded
Spring 2003
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2003
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2004
-
-
$20-$30
$1-$2
-
-
Fall 2004
-
-
$15-$25
$1-$2
$325-$500
-
Spring 2005
$150-$160
-
$20-$35
$1
-
-
Fall 2005
$80
-
$7-$17
$1
$300
-
Spring 2006
$155
-
$26-$40
<$1
$4,750
95
Fall 2006
-
-
$20
$1-$2
$4,000
95
Spring 2007
$380
80
$20-$75
$1-$3
-
-
Fall 2007
$90
-
$5-$12
$1
$1,100
90
Spring 2008
$35
-
$12-$14
<$1
-
-
Fall 2008
-
-
$20-$30
$2
-
-
Spring 2009
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2009
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2010
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2010
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2011
-
-
-
-
-
-


3c - Dull purple or purple
20,000,000 - Scott #253 - Un-watermarked - 1894

 
NY Auction Houses
 
MNH
MH
Used
MNH
Graded
Spring 2003
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2003
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2004
-
$15-$20
$2-$3
-
-
Fall 2004
-
$10-$15
$1-$2
$250-$300
-
Spring 2005
-
$13-$20
$1-$3
-
-
Fall 2005
-
$11-$25
$1
-
-
Spring 2006
-
$13-$35
$2-$5
$10,500
98
Fall 2006
$50-$130
$17-$40
$1-$5
$700
90
-
-
-
$3,500
95
Spring 2007
-
$18-$32
$1-$10
-
-
Fall 2007
-
-
$1
-
-
Spring 2008
-
$21
$1
-
-
Fall 2008
-
$22-$27
$1
85
-
-
-
90
Spring 2009
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2009
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2010
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2010
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2011
-
-
-
-
-


4c - Dark brown or brown
17,000,000 - Scott #254 - Un-watermarked - 1894

 
NY Auction Houses
 
MNH
MH
Used
MNH
Graded
Spring 2003
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2003
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2004
-
$17-$22
< $1
-
-
Fall 2004
-
$15-$65
< $1
$200-$250
-
Spring 2005
-
$20-$35
$1
$900
-
Fall 2005
-
$20-$45
< $1
$425
-
Spring 2006
-
$35-$40
$1-$4
$250-$900
85
Fall 2006
-
$40
$1-$2
-
-
Spring 2007
-
$26
$1-$2
-
-
Fall 2007
-
$45
< $1
$1,250
90
-
-
-
$5,750
95
Spring 2008
-
$35
< $1
-
-
Fall 2008
$145-$155
$27-$35
$1
95J
Spring 2009
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2009
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2010
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2010
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2011
-
-
-
-
-


5c - Deep chocolate, Yellow brown or Chocolate
31,000,000 - Scott #255 - Un-watermarked - 1894

 
NY Auction Houses
 
MNH
MH
Used
MNH
Graded
Spring 2003
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2003
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2004
-
$20-$35
$1-$3
-
-
Fall 2004
-
$10-$45