1912-14
Regular Issue 1c - 7c

1c - Green,
light green or dark green
39,000,000,000 - Flat Plate - Perf 12 - Single line USPS wmk
Scott #405 - 1912
NY Auction Houses |
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MNH |
Graded |
MH |
MNH |
Graded |
|
| Spring 2005 | $13-$26 |
- |
$3-$11 |
- |
- |
| Fall 2005 | - |
- |
$4-$12 |
$15 |
- |
| Spring 2006 | $3 |
- |
- |
$425 |
95 |
| Fall 2006 | $2-$18 |
- |
$5 |
$1,700 |
98J |
| Spring 2007 | $3 |
85 |
$1 |
$350 |
95J |
- |
- |
- |
$2,400 |
98J |
|
| Fall 2007 | $1-$5 |
- |
$1-$2 |
$400 |
95J |
| Spring 2008 | $2-$16 |
- |
$1 |
$2,600 |
98J |
| Fall 2008 | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2009 | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |


How much does a dealers description effect the value?
These all sold at auction during January/February 2005. They are all NH.
The left copy is XF, the seller described it as Superb
The center copy is also XF-Superb and the seller described it as XF
The right copy is Superb-Gem and the seller described it as XF
Pass your mouse over the question
mark below to view the sale prices.
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2c - Carmine,
bright carmine or dark carmine - Type I
There is a shading line in the first
curve of the ribbon above the left "2"
and in the second curve
of the ribbon above the right "2"
Shading of toga button is light.
59,000,000,000 -
Flat Plate - Perf 12 - Single line USPS wmk
Scott #406 - 1912
NY Auction Houses |
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MNH |
Graded |
MH |
MNH |
Graded |
|
| Spring 2005 | $3-$19 |
- |
$1 |
- |
- |
| Fall 2005 | - |
- |
$3 |
$15 |
- |
| Spring 2006 | $45 |
85J |
$2 |
$475 |
90J |
- |
- |
- |
$90 |
90 |
|
| Fall 2006 | $6-$30 |
- |
$1-$4 |
$400 |
95 |
| Spring 2007 | $2-$30 |
- |
$1-$5 |
$1,200 |
98 |
| Fall 2007 | $1-$4 |
- |
$1 |
- |
- |
| Spring 2008 | $5-$8 |
- |
$1 |
$450 |
95J |
| Fall 2008 | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2009 | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |

2c - Carmine - Type I
Booklet pane of six
Scott #406a
NY Auction Houses |
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MNH |
MH |
Used |
MNH |
Graded |
|
| Spring 2005 | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Fall 2005 | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2006 | - |
$12-$25 |
- |
- |
- |
| Fall 2006 | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2007 | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Fall 2007 | - |
$6 |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2008 | - |
$28 |
- |
- |
- |
| Fall 2008 | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2009 | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |

2c - Carmine - Type I
Double Impression
Scott #406b
NY Auction Houses |
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MNH |
Graded |
|
| Spring 2008 | $2,200 |
- |
| Fall 2008 | - |
- |
| Spring 2009 | - |
- |

2c - Lake - Type I
Scott #406c

7c - Black, grayish black or intense black
560,000,000 - Flat Plate - Perf 12
Single line USPS wmk -
Scott #407 - 1912
NY Auction Houses |
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MNH |
MH |
Used |
MNH |
Graded |
|
| Spring 2005 | $75-$100 |
$25-$75 |
$1-$2 |
$450 |
- |
| Fall 2005 | - |
$15-$65 |
$3 |
$175-$425 |
- |
| Spring 2006 | $25-$60 |
$17-$23 |
$1-$6 |
$1,600 |
95 |
| Fall 2006 | $60 |
$16-$23 |
$1-$2 |
$1,450 |
95 |
| Spring 2007 | $40-$250 |
$25-$35 |
$1-$5 |
$1,300 |
- |
| Fall 2007 | - |
$20 |
$1-$7 |
- |
- |
| Spring 2008 | $50-$90 |
$25-$40 |
$2-$7 |
95J |
|
| Fall 2008 | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2009 | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |

7c - Grayish black
Unique - Flat Plate - Imperf
Single line USPS wmk -
Scott #407 (variety) - 1912

1c - Green,
yellowish green or dark green
4,000,000,000 -
Flat Plate - Imperf. - Single line USPS wmk
Scott #408 - 1912
Price for pairs
NY Auction Houses |
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MNH |
MH |
MNH |
Graded |
|
| Spring 2005 | - |
$3-$5 |
- |
- |
| Fall 2005 | - |
$2-$4 |
- |
- |
| Spring 2006 | $1-$2 |
$1 |
$130 |
- |
| Fall 2006 | $1 |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2007 | $2-$5 |
- |
- |
- |
| Fall 2007 | $1 |
< $1 |
- |
- |
| Spring 2008 | $1 |
< $1 |
- |
- |
| Fall 2008 | - |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2009 | - |
- |
- |
- |

2c - Carmine, deep carmine or
scarlet - Type I
There is a shading line in the first curve
of the ribbon above
the left "2" and in the second curve of the
ribbon above the right "2"
Shading of toga button is light.
9,900,000,000 -
Flat Plate - Imperf. - Single line USPS wmk
Scott #409 - 1912
Price for pairs
NY Auction Houses |
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MNH |
MH |
Used |
MNH |
Graded |
|
| Spring 2005 | - |
$2-$3 |
$1 |
- |
- |
| Fall 2005 | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2006 | - |
$1-$3 |
- |
$160 |
- |
| Fall 2006 | - |
$1-$2 |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2007 | $2-$3 |
- |
$14 |
- |
- |
| Fall 2007 | $2-$3 |
< $1 |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2008 | $2-$3 |
< $1 |
- |
- |
- |
| Fall 2008 | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2009 | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |

1c - Green or dark green
4,000,000,000 -
Flat Plate - Perf 8 1/2 horizontally
Single line USPS wmk -
Scott #410 - 1912
Price for pairs
NY Auction Houses |
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MNH |
MH |
Used |
MNH |
Graded |
Used |
Graded |
|
| Spring 2005 | $15-$70 |
$10-$15 |
- |
$6 |
- |
- |
- |
| Fall 2005 | $10-$45 |
$3-$6 |
- |
$80 |
90 |
- |
- |
| Spring 2006 | $5-$30 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Fall 2006 | $5-$20 |
$5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2007 | $9-$55 |
$6 |
- |
$500 (LP) |
95 |
- |
- |
| Fall 2007 | $10-$15 |
$6-$8 |
- |
- |
- |
$1,200 (LP) |
95 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
$1,150 |
98J |
|
| Spring 2008 | $7-$22 |
$4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Fall 2008 | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2009 | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |

2c - Carmine or deep carmine - Type I
There is a shading line in the first curve
of the ribbon above the left "2" and in the second curve of the
ribbon above the right "2"
Shading of toga button is light.
9,900,000,000 -
Flat Plate - Perf 8 1/2 horizontally
Single line USPS wmk -
Scott #411 - 1912
Values are for pairs
NY Auction Houses |
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MNH |
MH |
Used |
MNH |
Graded |
|
| Spring 2005 | $15-$25 |
$9-$11 |
- |
- |
- |
| Fall 2005 | $10-$45 |
$20-$40 |
- |
$125-$150 |
- |
| Spring 2006 | $15 |
$4-$25 |
- |
$325 |
95 |
| Fall 2006 | $25 |
$7 |
- |
$325 |
95 |
| Spring 2007 | $8-$60 |
- |
- |
$1,700 (LP) |
98 |
| Fall 2007 | $10 |
$4 |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2008 | $12-$40 |
- |
$4 |
- |
- |
| Fall 2008 | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2009 | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |

1c - Green or
deep green
Flat Plate - Perf 8 1/2 vertically - Single line USPS wmk
Scott #412 - 1912
Values are for pairs
NY Auction Houses |
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MNH |
MH |
Used |
MNH |
Graded |
|
| Spring 2005 | - |
$17 |
- |
$525 |
- |
| Fall 2005 | - |
$20 |
$32 |
$460 |
- |
| Spring 2006 | - |
- |
- |
$375 |
90 |
| Fall 2006 | - |
$15-$40 |
- |
$750 |
95 |
| Spring 2007 | $22-$70 |
$10 |
- |
$2,600 (LP) |
98 |
| Fall 2007 | - |
$7-$11(LP) |
- |
$425 |
90 |
| Spring 2008 | - |
- |
$5 |
$270 |
85 |
- |
- |
- |
$750 (LP) |
90 |
|
| Fall 2008 | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2009 | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
NY Auction Houses |
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MNH |
MH |
Used |
MNH |
Graded |
|
| Spring 2006 | $33 |
$11 |
$5 |
- |
- |
| Fall 2006 | $5-$7 |
$1-$7 |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2007 | $10-$20 |
$1-$6 |
$1-$3 |
$425 |
- |
| Fall 2007 | $7 |
$4 |
$1 |
$260 |
95 |
- |
- |
- |
$425 |
98 |
|
| Spring 2008 | $21-$25 |
$2-$4 |
- |
- |
- |
| Fall 2008 | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2009 | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |

2c - Carmine or dark carmine - Type I
There is a shading line in the first curve
of the ribbon above
the left "2" and in the second curve of the
ribbon above the right "2"
Shading of toga button is light.
Flat Plate - Perf 8 1/2 vertically - Single line USPS wmk
Scott #413 - 1912
Used pairs are considerably scarcer than mint
Values are for pairs
NY Auction Houses |
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MNH |
MH |
Used |
MNH |
Graded |
|
| Spring 2005 | - |
- |
- |
$400 |
- |
| Fall 2005 | - |
- |
- |
$625-$950 |
- |
| Spring 2006 | $325 |
$23-$60 |
- |
$290 |
- |
| Fall 2006 | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2007 | $70-$90 |
$30 |
- |
$6,250 (LP) |
98 |
| Fall 2007 | $85 |
$12 |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2008 | $90-$195 |
$13 |
$22 |
- |
- |
| Fall 2008 | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2009 | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Values are for singles
NY Auction Houses |
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MNH |
MH |
Used |
MNH |
Graded |
|
| Spring 2005 | - |
$30 |
- |
- |
- |
| Fall 2005 | - |
$20-$40 |
$3 |
- |
- |
| Spring 2006 | $20 |
$5-$10 |
$3 |
$260 |
- |
| Fall 2006 | $50 |
$16-$20 |
<$1 |
- |
- |
| Spring 2007 | - |
$13-$30 |
$1 |
$225 |
- |
| Fall 2007 | $90 |
$15-$60 |
$1 |
- |
- |
| Spring 2008 | - |
$8-$12 |
$1 |
- |
- |
| Fall 2008 | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Spring 2009 | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |

1c - Green
Private Perforation
Scott #408
Brinkerhoff, Type I

1c - Green
Private Perforation
Scott #408
US Auto Vending, Type III

1c - Green
Private Perforation
Scott #408
Mail-o-Meter

1c - Green
Private Perforation -
Scott #408
Shermack, Type III

2c - Carmine
Private Perforation
Scott #409
Schermack Type-III

2c - Carmine
Private Perforation
Scott #409
Mail-o-Meter - Type IV

2c - Carmine
Private Perforation
Scott #409
Farwell Company - Type A


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