Scotts #67 US stamps

#67 - 1861 Buff 5¢

5¢
Buff

Printing Method: Engraved
Printer: National Bank Note Co.
Subject: Thomas Jefferson
Plate #: 17
Quantity Issued: 175,000
Perforations: 12
Scott #: 67
Earliest date of use: August 19th, 1861

#67 Value

Used
$225 - $400
No postmark with gum (MH)
$2,000 - $7,500
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
No sales recorded

#67a

#67a
Brown Yellow
Many are reperforated

#67a Value

Used
$250 - $650
No postmark with gum (MH)
$2,400 - $6,500
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
No sales recorded

#67b

#67b
Olive yellow
Many are reperforated

#67b Value

Used
$4,000 - $9,000
No postmark with gum (MH)
No recent sales recorded
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
No sales recorded

Stamp usage

The stamp was frequently used in combination with other stamps to pay overseas rates. An example of a cover to Nova Scotia is shown above

Multiples

The only unused block of #67

Cleaned stamps

On searching certificates for the last three years I noticed that there were three times more used stamps which had been cleaned than genuine mint stamps. Almost all the stamps that had been cleaned once had a pen cancel. Almost all the #67a and #67b had removed cancels and the majority of these were reperforated.