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
 
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
-
Spring 2009
$65,000
Fall 2009
-
Spring 2010
-
Fall 2010
-
Spring 2011
-
Fall 2011
-

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



3c - Brown Rose (The August Issue)
 Perf 15 1/2 - Scott #56 - 1861
 
NY Auction Houses
 
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
-
-
Spring 2009
$210-$550
$375
Fall 2009
-
$225
Spring 2010
-
$150-$650
Fall 2010
-
-
Spring 2011
-
-
Fall 2011
-
-



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

 
NY Auction Houses
 
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
-
Spring 2009
-
Fall 2009
-
Spring 2010
-
Fall 2010
-
Spring 2011
-
Fall 2011
-

10c - Blue Green (The August Issue)
 Perf 15 1/2 - Scott #58 - 1861



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

 
NY Auction Houses
 
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
-
Spring 2009
$200,000
Fall 2009
-
Spring 2010
$60,000
Fall 2010
-
Spring 2011
-
Fall 2011
-

24c - Dark Violet (The August Issue)
 479 - Perf 15 1/2 - Scott #60 - 1861
 
NY Auction Houses
 
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
-
Spring 2009
$15,000-$26,000
Fall 2009
-
Spring 2010
-
Fall 2010
-
Spring 2011
-
Fall 2011
-



30c - Red Orange (The August Issue)
 Perf 15 1/2 - Scott #61 - 1861
Only 12-15 examples exist
 
NY Auction Houses
 
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
-
Spring 2009
-
Fall 2009
$32,500
Spring 2010
$32.500
Fall 2010
-
Spring 2011
-
Fall 2011
-



90c - Dull Blue (The August Issue)
 Perf 15 1/2 - Scott #62 - 1861
Only 21 examples exist

 
NY Auction Houses
 
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
-
Spring 2009
-
Fall 2009
-
Spring 2010
-
Fall 2010
-
Spring 2011
-
Fall 2011
-


90c - Dull Blue (The August Issue)
 Imperf - Scott #62a - 1861
 
NY Auction Houses
 
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
-
Spring 2009
-
Fall 2009
-
Spring 2010
-
Fall 2010
-
Spring 2011
-
Fall 2011
-


10c - Dark green or dark yellow green - Type I - (The August Issue)
An outer line has been added to the ornaments above the stars at the top
and a thick curving line has been cut below the stars.
500,000 - Perf 12 - Scott #62B - 1861
 
NY Auction Houses
 
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
90
-
-
-
-
$25,000
-
Fall 2008
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2009
$180
-
$17,500
80
-
-
Fall 2009
-
-
-
-
$575
-
Spring 2010
-
-
-
-
$450-$2,400
-
Fall 2010
$140
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2011
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2011
-
-
-
-
-
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