1917-19  Regular Issues, Offset printing


1c - Gray green
Offset printing - Perf 11
Unwatermarked - Scott #525 - 1918

 
NY Auction Houses
 
MNH
MH
MNH
Graded
Spring 2005
-
-
-
-
Fall 2005
$2-$9
<$1
-
-
Spring 2006
$1-$9
-
-
-
Fall 2006
$1
<$1
$180
95
Spring 2007
$1-$30
-
-
-
Fall 2007
$2-$26
-
-
-
Spring 2008
$3-$4
$1
-
-
Fall 2008
$2-$10
$1
-
-
Spring 2009
-
-
-
-


1c - Dark green
Offset printing - Perf 11 - Unwatermarked - Scott #525a - 1918

 
NY Auction Houses
 
MNH
Graded
Spring 2005
-
-
Fall 2005
-
-
Spring 2006
$450
95J
Fall 2006
-
-
Spring 2007
-
-
Fall 2007
-
-
Spring 2008
-
-
Fall 2008
-
-
Spring 2009
-
-


1c - Gray green
Offset printing - Perf 11 - imperforate between
Unwatermarked - Scott #525c - 1918


1c - Gray green
Offset printing - Perf 11
Double Impression
Unwatermarked - Scott #525d - 1918


2c - Carmine - Type IV
Top line of the toga is broken, the first and last lines of shading
in the toga button form a "D" and reversed "D",
the line of color in the left "2" is usually broken or thin.
Offset printing - Perf 11 - Unwatermarked - Scott #526 - 1920

 
NY Auction Houses
 
MNH
MH
MNH
Graded
Spring 2005
-
-
-
-
Fall 2005
$15-$25
$5-$10
-
-
Spring 2006
$30
$8-$15
$700
98J
Fall 2006
-
$5-$11
$750
95
Spring 2007
$10-$60
$7
-
-
Fall 2007
$10-$30
$4-$11
$350
90J
-
-
$375
95J
-
-
$1,600
98J
Spring 2008
$10-$14
$3-$6
-
-
Fall 2008
$10-$30
$5-$9
$1,500
98
Spring 2009
-
-
-
-



2c - Carmine - Type V
Top line of the toga is complete, there are five vertical lines
of shading in the toga button, the line of color
in the left "2" is usually broken or thin.
Offset printing - Perf 11 - Unwatermarked - Scott #527 - 1920

 
NY Auction Houses
 
MNH
Graded
MH
MNH
Graded
Spring 2005
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2005
$9-$20
-
$1-$2
-
-
Spring 2006
$10-$30
-
$2-$5
$1,800
98J
Fall 2006
$9
-
$1
$1,450
98
Spring 2007
$480
95
$1
-
-
Fall 2007
-
-
$4-$11
-
-
Spring 2008
$14-$40
-
$4-$8
$1,700
98
Fall 2008
$8-$30
-
$6-$7
-
-
Spring 2009
-
-
-
-
-



Offset printing - Perf 11 - Imperf vertically
Unwatermarked - Scott #527b - 1920


Offset printing - Perf 11 - Unwatermarked - Scott #527Var - 1920
Line through 2 variety (see left '2')

2c - Carmine - Type Va
As type V, except that the third row of dots from the bottom,
on the shading of the nose, has four dots instead of six.
Offset printing - Perf 11 - Unwatermarked - Scott #528 - 1920

 
NY Auction Houses
 
MNH
MH
Used
MNH
Graded
Spring 2005
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2005
$10
$7-$9
$1-$4
$425
-
Spring 2006
$27
$3-$15
-
$180
90
Fall 2006
$11
$6
-
$500
95J
Spring 2007
$20-$60
$7-$8
$2
-
-
Fall 2007
$1-$4
$1
-
-
-
Spring 2008
$2-$17
$1-$4
-
$525
95
Fall 2008
$5-$17
$2
-
$575
98
Spring 2009
-
-
-
-
-



2c - Carmine - Type VI
As type V, except that the line of color in the left '2' is very heavy
Offset printing - Perf 11 - Unwatermarked - Scott #528A - 1920

 
NY Auction Houses
 
MNH
Graded
MH
MNH
Graded
Spring 2005
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2005
$9-$40
-
$5-$7
-
-
Spring 2006
$23
-
-
$1,100
95
Fall 2006
-
-
$3
$180
90
-
-
-
$950
95
Spring 2007
$175
85
$30
-
-
Fall 2007
$26-$40
-
$9-$11
-
-
Spring 2008
$24-$35
-
-
-
-
Fall 2008
$19-$60
-
$10-#13
-
-
Spring 2009
-
-
-
-
-


2c - Carmine - Type VII
As type V, except that there is an additional row of dots
to the upper lip, additional dots in the hair have been
added and the line of color in the left two is usually continuous.
Offset printing - Perf 11 - Unwatermarked - Scott #528B - 1920

 
NY Auction Houses
 
MNH
MH
Used
MNH
Graded
Spring 2005
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2005
$6-$18
$1-$4
-
-
-
Spring 2006
$12-$15
$3-$6
-
$850
95J
Fall 2006
$4-$7
$4-$8
-
$1,450
98
Spring 2007
$17-$75
$3-$11
$1
-
-
Fall 2007
$11-$14
$3-$15
-
-
-
Spring 2008
$14-$22
$4
-
-
-
Fall 2008
$15-$18
$10-$13
-
-
-
Spring 2009
-
-
-
-
-


2c - Carmine - Type VII (see above)
Double Impression
Offset printing - Perf 11 - Unwatermarked
Scott #528c - 1920

 
NY Auction Houses
 
MNH
Graded
Spring 2005
-
-
Fall 2005
-
-
Spring 2006
$1,100
95
Fall 2006
-
-
Spring 2007
-
-
Fall 2007
-
-
Spring 2008
-
-
Fall 2008
-
-
Spring 2009
-
-

 


3c - Violet, light violet or dark violet - Type III
There is a line of color separating the "P" and "O" of postage. The top line of the toga rope is strong
, the center line of shading of the toga button is comprised of two dashes and a central dot. 
Offset printing - Perf 11 - Unwatermarked - Scott #529 - 1918

 
NY Auction Houses
 
MNH
MH
MNH
Graded
Spring 2005
-
-
-
-
Fall 2005
$4-$20
$1
-
-
Spring 2006
$3-$9
$1
$240
95J
Fall 2006
-
$2-$3
-
-
Spring 2007
$5-$17
$1-$2
-
-
Fall 2007
$1-$2
$1
-
-
Spring 2008
$4-$7
-
-
-
Fall 2008
$4-$11
-
-
-
Spring 2009
-
-
-
-


3c - Violet, light violet or dark violet - Type III
Double Impression
Offset printing - Perf 11 - Unwatermarked - Scott #529a - 1918


3c - Violet, light violet or dark violet - Type III
Printed both sides
Offset printing - Perf 11 - Unwatermarked - Scott #529b - 1918

 
NY Auction Houses
 
MNH
Spring 2005
-
Fall 2005
-
Spring 2006
-
Fall 2006
$350
Spring 2007
-
Fall 2007
-
Spring 2008
-
Fall 2008
$500
Spring 2009
-


3c - Purple, light purple or deep purple - Type IV
The "P" and "O" of postage are joined. At the bottom line of the
vignette the frame line is broken, the shading lines
of the toga rope are complete and the second and
fourth shading lines of the toga rope are broken. 
Offset printing - Perf 11 - Unwatermarked - Scott #530 - 1918

 
NY Auction Houses
 
MNH
MH
MNH
Graded
Spring 2005
-
-
-
-
Fall 2005
$1-$6
-
-
-
Spring 2006
$2-$5
-
$210
-
Fall 2006
$3-$12
$2
$650
98
Spring 2007
$2-$21
< $1
-
-
Fall 2007
$2-$3
$1
$900
98J
Spring 2008
$2-$6
$1
-
-
Fall 2008
$2-$5
$1
$150
95
Spring 2009
-
-
-
-


3c - Purple, light purple or deep purple - Type IV
Double Impression
Offset printing - Perf 11 - Unwatermarked - Scott #530a - 1918


3c - Purple, light purple or deep purple - Type IV
Printed both sides
Offset printing - Perf 11 - Unwatermarked - Scott #530b - 1918

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