• Home
  • Stamp Identifier
  • Buy Catalog
  • Quick Navigate
  • Great Britain
  • About
  • The Swedish Tiger

#38 - 1860 30¢

Image
previous

See below for details

next

Basic Info

30¢
Orange, yellow orange, reddish orange

Printing Method: Engraved
Plate: 1
Printer: Toppan, Carpenter & Co.
Subject: Benjamin Franklin
Number issued:
357,000
Perforations: 15½
Scott #:
38
Earliest: date of use:
August 8th, 1860

Value

Used
$80 - $130
No postmark with gum (MH)
$350 - $1,200
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)

$4,000 (2003)

Sulphurization

Image

The stamp on the left is sulpharized, the iron oxide in the yellow ink has been allowed to turn the ink brown in the drying process. Sulphurized stamps have a discounted value.

Earliest date of use

Image

The earliest recorded date of use, August 8th, 1860

Stamp usage

Image

This stamp typically was used in combination with other stamps to pay for large weight overseas packages. It was commonly used as a single stamp usage to Germany (an example is shown above) and France.

Multiples

Image

The largest known multiple, a block of 45

Image

The largest known unused multiple, a block of 21

The Imprint

Image

We are just with one example of the imprint and this has not been seen since 1995.

Inspiration for the Design

Image

The vignette was based on Giuseppe Ceracchi's 1791 bust of Benjamin Franklin

Essay's and Proofs

Image

Essay 38-E1

Image

Essay 38-E2

Image

Large die proof on India 38-P1

Image

Plate proof 38-P3

Image

Plate proof 38-P3

Image

Color trial proof 38-TC1

Image

Color trial proof 38-TC3

Image

Color trial proof 38-TC5

The 1857 10¢ to 90¢ perforated

Click your selected stamp

Image
31
Image
32
Image
33
Image
34
Image
35
Image
36
Image
36B
Image
37
Image
38
Image
39
Previous Issue
Next Issue
Image