US Stamp Values Scott Catalogue 24 – 1857 1c Benjamin Franklin. Page 8

1c Blue, Ty. V (Scott 24). Original gum, lightly hinged, with attached selvage at bottom, beautiful dark color, essentially perfect centering with wide margins, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb stamp, P.S.E. encapsulated (OGph, XF-Superb 95, SMQ $800.00)

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2011, Sale 1014, Lot 1088

1857, 1¢ blue, type V (Scott 24), block of 4, o.g., never hinged, brilliant fresh gorgeous block in post office condition, select example, Extremely Fine, PC of PF Cert for block of 9, this being the LL block of 4. Scott value $800 as hinged.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Jul 2011, Sale 625, Lot 688

1c Blue, Ty. V (Scott 24). Original gum, lightly hinged, incredibly fresh color with lovely centering, Extremely Fine, with 2009 P.F. certificate (OGph, VF-XF 85)

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2011, Sale 1011, Lot 415

1c Blue, Ty. V (Scott 24). Position 95R7 from the bottom row, Jumbo perfectly balanced margins, bright color and sharp Plate 7 impression on crisp paper, light strike of circular datestamp EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 ONE-CENT PERFORATED TYPE V. THIS IS THE WIDEST-MARGINED EXAMPLE WE HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED. Wide side margins are the norm for 1c Type V stamps printed from Plates 5 and 7 to 10, but the enormous and balanced top and bottom margins on this example are extremely unusual. The stamp was printed from Plate 7, one of the first of the Type V plates and one that produced sharp clear impressions. A few bottom-row stamps from Plates 5 and 7 show wide-spaced horizontal perforations, comparable to the wide-spaced stamps from Plate 4. With 2010 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95 Jumbo, SMQ price $435.00 as 95, $1,400.00 as 98). This is the highest grade awarded to date and is shared by only two others. We frankly believe this is under-graded. In our opinion the grade should be Superb 98 Jumbo, if not Gem 100 Jumbo. Accompanied by the cover from which the stamp originated

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Mar 2011, Sale 1007, Lot 2147

1c Blue, Ty. V (Scott 24). Original gum, with top sheet selvage, nearly complete stamp connected at right and parts of two others at bottom, magnificently centered, three tiny perf hole erosion spots, otherwise Extremely Fine

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Mar 2011, Sale 1007, Lot 2145

1c Blue, Ty. V (Scott 24). Horizontal pair with wide bottom sheet selvage, original gum, ruled magenta manuscript lines obliteration, left stamp some short perfs at top, otherwise Very Fine, some students believe examples of this issue with the ruled invalidation lines were prepared as “salesman’s samples”, interesting and very scarce

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Mar 2011, Sale 1007, Lot 2144

1c Blue, Ty. V (Scott 24). Position 51L7 with part captured imprint at left, tied by “Troy N.Y. Mar. 20” double-circle datestamp on cover to Townsend Mass., fresh and Very Fine, a scarce imprint copy from Plate 7, ex Knapp and Neinken

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Mar 2011, Sale 1006, Lot 1279

1c Blue, Ty. V (Scott 24). Positions 62/72/82L10, vertical strip of three, tied by light strikes of circle of wedges, “Enterprise Miss. Feb. 9” (1861) circular datestamp on cover to Macon Miss., Very Fine, Confederate State use of 1c Type V’s, ex Neinken

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Mar 2011, Sale 1006, Lot 1399

1c Blue, Ty. V (Scott 24). Complete plate reconstruction of the left pane of Plate 9, comprising primarily large unused blocks including three original-gum blocks of 15 (one with bottom left corner selvage), an original-gum block of 12, two blocks of four (one with plate number at left), eight overlapping positions, better positions on the pane include “ear ring” Position 10L9, double transfers etc., some faults to be expected THIS IS THE ASHBROOK-NEINKEN PLATE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE LEFT PANE OF PLATE 9, WHICH INCLUDES SEVERAL LARGE ORIGINAL-GUM BLOCKS. According to the Neinken book, it is likely that Plate 9 was made in the summer of 1859, two years after Plates 5, 7 and 8 were made. Ex Ashbrook and Neinken.

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Mar 2011, Sale 1006, Lot 1278

1c Blue, Ty. V (Scott 24). Positions 5-7L8, horizontal strip of three, tied by “Mobile Ala. Jan. 30, 1861” double-circle datestamps on cover with commission merchant’s blue cameo corner card to Corona Miss., right stamp tiny tear at lower right, some slight soiling, Very Fine, scarce Independent State use, Alabama seceded on Jan. 11 and the Confederacy was formed on Feb. 4, ex White and Neinken

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Mar 2011, Sale 1006, Lot 1398

1c Blue, Ty. V (Scott 24). Complete reconstruction of left and right panes of Plate 8 lacking only Position 67L8 to be complete, left pane with 17 overlapping positions and also including unused block of six with selvage at the bottom left corner of the plate, reconstruction of the right pane is aided considerably by unused block of 72 (no gum), right pane with three overlapping positions and also few other unused stamps, all plate flaws are represented, some flaws to be expected THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE LEFT AND RIGHT PANES OF PLATE 8 FORMED BY STANLEY B. ASHBROOK AND MORTIMER L. NEINKEN. ESPECIALLY DESIRABLE AS THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE RIGHT PANE INCLUDES THE UNUSED BLOCK OF 72, WHICH IS AN IMPRESSIVE MULTIPLE IN ITS OWN RIGHT. If one accepts the theory that Plates 5, 7 and 8 were created by Toppan Carpenter expressly to accommodate newly-introduced perforations (and not Plate 4, as previously believed) — a theory espoused by Jerome S. Wagshal (see “U.S. 1-Cent Stamp of 1857: A New Look at Plate 5”, The American Philatelist, Jan. 1970) — then this plate reconstruction of Plate 8 assumes even greater philatelic significance. A full unused pane of the left pane is known, and for the right pane an unused block of 99 is also known. The block of 72 incorporated into this plate reconstruction is the second-largest recorded multiple from the right pane. Ex Ashbrook and Neinken.

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Mar 2011, Sale 1006, Lot 1277

1c Blue, Ty. V (Scott 24). Vertical pair which was partly separated prior to use, used with 3c Dull Red, Ty. III (26), tied by “Terre Haute Ind. Sep. 17” circular datestamp on cover with printed address to Hong Kong, China, red “New-York Br. Pkt. Sep. 20” transit datestamp, manuscript rating, 1859 docketing, minor toning, Very Fine, attractive and scarce with the printed address, the U.S.S. Hartford was commissioned in 1858 and served as the flagship of the East India Squadron until being recalled for the Civil War where she served as Farragut’s flagship in the West Gulf Blockading Squadron and was instrumental in retaking New Orleans, ex Neinken

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Mar 2011, Sale 1006, Lot 1397

1c Blue, Ty. V (Scott 24). Virtually complete reconstructions of the left and right panes of Plate 7, lacking only seven positions on the left pane and 14 positions on the right pane, includes Positions 36L and 65L which had not been plated at the time of the Neinken book’s printing, left pane includes 15 overlapping positions and also some unused incl. block of twelve, right pane includes 11 overlapping positions and ten unused stamps in blocks, left pane shows all of imprint and “No.”, right pane shows most of imprint, many better positions represented incl. 71R7 plate flaw, all six curl positions, range of cancels incl. circular datestamps, manuscript, grids,”Paid”, target, usual plating quality AN UNPRECEDENTED OFFERING OF THE ASHBROOK-NEINKEN PLATE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE LEFT AND RIGHT PANES OF PLATE SEVEN, WHICH INCLUDES ALMOST ALL OF THE MAJOR VARIETIES ON THE PLATE. If one accepts the theory that Plates 5, 7 and 8 were created by Toppan Carpenter expressly to accommodate newly-introduced perforations (and not Plate 4, as previously believed) — a theory espoused by Jerome S. Wagshal (see “U.S. 1-Cent Stamp of 1857: A New Look at Plate 5”, The American Philatelist, Jan. 1970) — then this plate reconstruction of Plate 7 assumes even greater philatelic significance. Plate 7 material is very scarce, and this virtually complete reconstruction represents years of dedicated effort by Ashbrook, Neinken and Wagshal. Ex Ashbrook and Neinken

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Mar 2011, Sale 1006, Lot 1276

1c Blue, Ty. V (Scott 24). Rich color, used with horizontal pair of 10c Green, Ty. V (35) and 24c Gray Lilac (37), tied by grid cancels and “East Dennis Mass. May 15” circular datestamp on cover to Melbourne, Australia, red “Boston Paid 24 May 17” credit circular datestamp, 1861 London transit, missing part of top flap, repaired tears at top, 1c has small fault FINE APPEARANCE. A SCARCE AND COLORFUL FRANKING PAYING THE 45-CENT RATE TO AUSTRALIA VIA MARSEILLES. Ex Neinken.

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Mar 2011, Sale 1006, Lot 1396

1c Blue, Ty. V, Plate Proof on India (Scott 24P3). Positions 23-24L9, horizontal pair, large margins to just touched, accompanying certificate notes “thin spot and small scraping at bottom of the left stamp, light natural creasing & lightened ink on the back”, otherwise Fine and attractive, ex Brazer, with 1990 P.F. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Mar 2011, Sale 1006, Lot 1275