1¢ - Blue
3,195 isued - Hard white paper - Scott #102 - 1875

  NY Auction Houses
  MH Used MH Graded Used Graded
Spring 2003 - - $1,300 - - -
Fall 2003 - - $1,300 - $2,100 -
Spring 2004 - - $240 - - -
Fall 2004 - - $675 - - -
Spring 2005 $850 - $160 - $625-$1,300 -
Fall 2005 $525 - $375 - $850 -
Spring 2006 - - $375-$2,500 - - -
Fall 2006 - - $240 - - -
Spring 2007 - - $475 90 $1,150 80
Fall 2007 - - $8,000 98 - -
Spring 2008 - - $500-$1,050 - $550 80
Fall 2008 - - $6,000 95 $725 85
- - - - $1,600 90
- - - - $2,000 95
- - - - $6,000 98
Spring 2009 - - $850 - $950-$2,700 90
Fall 2009 - - $3,750 95 $4,250 98
Spring 2010 $450 - - - - -
Fall 2010 - - - - $650-$800 85
Spring 2011 $550-$605 - - - $1,200 90
Fall 2011 $550 - $3,200 85 - -
2012 $400 - - - $1,600 85
- - - - $1,000 90
2013 - - - - - -
2014 - - - - - -
2015 - - - - - -
2016 - - - - - -



2¢ - Black
979 issued - Hard white paper - Scott #103 - 1875
Only 24 of the used examples exist

  NY Auction Houses
  MH MH Graded Used Graded
Spring 2003 - - - - -
Fall 2003 - $2,900-$4,500 - - -
Spring 2004 - $3,500 - - -
Fall 2004 - $1,800-$5,500 - - -
Spring 2005 $2,600 $2,000 - - -
Fall 2005 - $3,750-$6,000 - - -
Spring 2006 - $9,500-$13,500 - - -
Fall 2006 - $5,500 90 - -
Spring 2007 - $2,000 - - -
Fall 2007 - $2,600 - - -
Spring 2008 - $9,500 90 - -
Fall 2008 - $1,800-$5,500 90 - -
- $7,500-$14,000 95 - -
Spring 2009 $1,150-$4,250 $21,500 - - -
Fall 2009 - $7,500 95 - -
Spring 2010 - - - - -
Fall 2010 - $4,000 85 - -
- $6,500 95 - -
2011 $1,500 $4,500-$5,750 90 $32,500 80
- $7,500 95 - -
2012 - $9.500 95 $10,500 80
- - - $15,000-$45,000 90
2013 - - - - -
2014 - - - - -
2015 - - - - -
2016 - - - - -


3¢ - Brown Red
465 issued - Hard white paper - Scott #104 - 1875
Only 20 used copies (plus one with a non-contemporary cancel)

  NY Auction Houses
  MH Graded Used MH Graded Used Graded
Spring 2003 - - - $1,300 - - -
Fall 2003 - - - - - - -
Spring 2004 - - - - - - -
Fall 2004 - - - $4,250 - - -
Spring 2005 $2,700 - - $4,750 - - -
Fall 2005 - - - $13,000 - $18,000 -
Spring 2006 - - - $2,100-$5,500 - $17,000 -
Fall 2006 - - - $7,500 90 - -
Spring 2007 - - - - - - -
Fall 2007 - - - $9,500 - - -
Spring 2008 - - - $2,400-$4,250 - - -
Fall 2008 - - - $3,750-$5,500 90 - -
Spring 2009 - - - $2,900-$9,500 - $19,000 -
Fall 2009 - - - - - $8,000 -
Spring 2010 - - - $7,500 95 $12,000 -
Fall 2010 - - - - - - -
Spring 2011 - - - - - $28,000 85
Fall 2011 - - - - - $9,500 -
2012 $1,250 75 - $5,750 90 $15,500 85
2013 - - - - - - -
2014 - - - - - - -
2015 - - - - - - -
2016 - - - - - - -


5¢ - Brown
672 issued- Hard white paper - Scott #105 - 1875
Only 37 used examples


  NY Auction Houses
  MH Used MNH Graded MH Graded Used
Spring 2003 - - - - - - -
Fall 2003 - - - - $3,000 - -
Spring 2004 - - - - - - -
Fall 2004 - - - - $1,900-$6,250 - -
Spring 2005 $1,900 - - - $1,250-$1,900 - -
Fall 2005 $1,450 - - - - - $2,300-$2,800
Spring 2006 $915 - - - $1,150-$2,500 - $2,100
Fall 2006 - - $6,250 90 - - -
Spring 2007 - - - - - - -
Fall 2007 - - $6,500 - - - -
Spring 2008 $2,650 - - - $1,350-$3,750 - -
Fall 2008 - - - - $8,500 95 -
Spring 2009 - - - - $5,250 - $8,000
Fall 2009 - - - - $6,500 95 $7,000
Spring 2010 - - - - $2,800 80 -
Fall 2010 - - - - $5,250-$8,000 95 -
2011 $2,940 - - - $2,200-$6,750 95 -
2012 - - - - - - $3,750
2013 - - - - - - -
2014 - - - - - - -
2015 - - - - - - -
2016 - - - - - - -


10¢ - Green
451 Issued - Hard white paper - Scott #106 - 1875

  NY Auction Houses
  MH Used MNH Graded MH Graded
Spring 2003 - - - - - -
Fall 2003 - - - - - -
Spring 2004 - - - - $4,000 -
Fall 2004 $6,750 - - - $2,500-$4,250 -
Spring 2005 $2,400 - - - $2,200-$2,400 -
Fall 2005 - - - - $2,100-$3,500 -
Spring 2006 $900 - $4,250 - $1,350-$2,700 -
Fall 2006 - - $6,000 90 - -
Spring 2007 - - - - $1,700 -
Fall 2007 - - $3,250 - - -
Spring 2008 - - - - $5,750-$10,000 -
Fall 2008 - - - - $3,500 90
Spring 2009 - - $2,600 - $2,500 -
Fall 2009 - - - - $3,250 -
Spring 2010 - - $4,000 90 - -
Fall 2010 - - $12,500 95 $4,000 85
2011 - - $7,250 95 - -
2012 - - - - - -
2013 - - - - - -
2014 - - - - - -
2015 - - - - - -
2016 - - - - - -



12¢ - Black
389 issued - Hard white paper - Scott #107 - 1875
(only 13 or 14 used copies)
higher price is for one of the five sound copies

  NY Auction Houses
  Used MNH Graded MH Graded Used Graded
Spring 2003 - - - - - - -
Fall 2003 - $16,000 - - - - -
Spring 2004 - - - $2,000 - - -
Fall 2004 - $16,000 - - - - -
Spring 2005 - - - $1,450 - - -
Fall 2005 - - - $3,750-$4,500 - $14,500 -
Spring 2006 - - - $1,150-$7,500 - - -
Fall 2006 - $21,000 95 - - - -
Spring 2007 - - - - - - -
Fall 2007 $1,500 - - $14,500 95 $9,000 90
Spring 2008 - - - $13,500 - - -
Fall 2008 - - - $10,500 95 $3,500 80J
- - - - - $11,500 90J
Spring 2009 - - - $8,000 - $42,500 95
Fall 2009 - - - - - - -
Spring 2010 - - - $5,750 90 - -
Fall 2010 - - - $600 80 - -
- - - $14,500 95J - -
2011 - - - - - - -
2012 - - - $9.500 95J $22,000 95
2013 - - - - - - -
2014 - - - - - - -
2015 - - - - - - -
2016 - - - - - - -

15¢ - Black
397 issued - Hard white paper - Scott #108 - 1875
(only 14 used copies)


  NY Auction Houses
  MH MNH MH Graded Used Graded
Spring 2003 - - - - - -
Fall 2003 - - $5,000 - - -
Spring 2004 - - $4,000 - - -
Fall 2004 - $16,000 - - - -
Spring 2005 - - $3,750 - - -
Fall 2005 $1,300 - $2,800 - $30,000 -
Spring 2006 - - $2,600-$3,500 - - -
Fall 2006 - - $4,250 - - -
Spring 2007 - - - - - -
Fall 2007 - - $8,000 - - -
Spring 2008 - $18,000 $950-$1,600 (ng) - - -
Fall 2008 - - $6,250 90 - -
Spring 2009 - - $2,500 75 $45,000 75
- - $8,500 90 - -
Fall 2009 - - - - - -
Spring 2010 - - $8,500 90 - -
Fall 2010 $2,000 - $2,800 80 - -
Spring 2011 - - - - $40,000-$42,500 -
Fall 2011 - - - - - -
2012 $945-$1,110 - - - $32,500 75
2013 - - - - - -
2014 - - - - - -
2015 - - - - - -
2016 - - - - - -



24¢ - Deep Violet
346 issued - Hard white paper - Scott #109 - 1875
(only 10 used copies)


  NY Auction Houses
  MH MNH MH Graded Used
Spring 2003 - - - - -
Fall 2003 - - $4,750 - -
Spring 2004 - - - - -
Fall 2004 - - $4,250 - -
Spring 2005 $7,000 - $7,000-$9,500 - -
Fall 2005 $3,700 - $6,000-$9,500 - $22,000
Spring 2006 - - $2,500-$4,750 - -
Fall 2006 - - $12,000 - -
Spring 2007 - - $11,500 - -
Fall 2007 - - $4,750-$9,000 - -
Spring 2008 - - $2,600-$7,000 - -
Fall 2008 - - $8,500-$11,500 90 -
Spring 2009 $1,025 - $3,500 - $6,750*
Fall 2009 - - $15,000 95 -
Spring 2010 - - $10,000 90 -
Fall 2010 - - $8,000 95 -
Spring 2011 - - - - -
Fall 2011 - - - - -
2012 $3,000 - - - -
2013 - - - - -
2014 - - - - -
2015 - - - - -
2016 - - - - -

* repaired

30¢ - Brownish Orange
346 issued - Hard white paper - Scott #110 - 1875
Only 146 unused singes, one unused block of four, one unused pair and 14 used copies recorded


  NY Auction Houses
  MH MNH MH Graded Used Graded
Spring 2003 - - - - - -
Fall 2003 - - $2,500-$4,750 - - -
Spring 2004 - - $2,100 - - -
Fall 2004 - - - - - -
Spring 2005 $3,400-$6,750 - $4,000-$7,500 - - -
Fall 2005 - - - - - -
Spring 2006 $2,300 - $2,300-$8,500 - - -
Fall 2006 - - $4,500 - - -
Spring 2007 - - $10,000 - - -
Fall 2007 - - $6,500 80 - -
Spring 2008 - - $2,900(ng)-$4,250 - - -
Fall 2008 - - - - - -
Spring 2009 - - $5,250-$8,000 - - -
Fall 2009 - - $7,500 90 - -
Spring 2010 - - $3,250-$6,000 85 - -
Fall 2010 - - $1,700 80 - -
2011 - - $7,250 85 - -
2012 $2,100-$2,500 - $4,750 80 $19,500 75
2013 - - $3,500 85 - -
2014 - - - - - -
2015 - - - - - -
2016 - - - - - -



90¢ - Blue
317 issued - Hard white paper - Scott #111 - 1875
Only four used copies

  NY Auction Houses
  MH MNH MH Graded Used Graded
Spring 2003 - - - - - -
Fall 2003 - - - - - -
Spring 2004 - - - - - -
Fall 2004 - - $6,000 - - -
Spring 2005 $2,800-$3,500 - $3,500-$6,500 - - -
Fall 2005 $4,000 - $7,000 - - -
Spring 2006 - - $3,250-$5,500 - - -
Fall 2006 - - $8,500 - - -
Spring 2007 - - - - - -
Fall 2007 - - - - - -
Spring 2008 - - $3,250(ng)-$4,750 - - -
Fall 2008 - - - - - -
Spring 2009 - - $2,500-$3,250 - - -
Fall 2009 - - $6,000 85 - -
Spring 2010 - - $2,700 - - -
Fall 2010 - - $2,800 - $190,000 90
2011 - - $3,125-$5,750 - - -
2012 $4,500 - $12,000 90 $150,000 90
2013 - - - - - -
2014 - - - - - -
2015 - - - - - -
2016 - - - - - -

An example of a fake grill (in this case on #111)
As you will see there are no points down or up
It is simple a series of impressed points.
During the early 90's there were many of these
produced by a, since banned, ebay dealer.
Recently these have been produced in Germany
and sold through ebay dealers based in both
the Netherlands and Germany. So be extra
careful when purchasing grills from these
countries. Insist on a large scan of the
reverse of the stamp.